8.22.2010

Maryland Unemployment Rates 2010 Maryland Unemployment Rates, MD unemployment rate finished the year at 6.9 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from November and just 0.2 points lower than its midyear high.

The national unemployment rate held steady at 10 percent for December, two full percentage points below the rate in the District. The jobless rate in neighboring Maryland and Virginia remained well below the national average, despite December upticks.

Maryland saw a 0.2-point increase in the December unemployment rate, finishing at 7.5 percent statewide -- its highest level since 1983. The state's civilian labor force shed more than 10,000 jobs from November to December.

The Virginia unemployment rate finished the year at 6.9 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from November and just 0.2 points lower than its midyear high.

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