Maryland adds 2,800 jobs in April

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According to the latest employment estimates released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm employment in Maryland rose by 2,800 jobs in April, Maryland Department of Labor officials announced May 22. 

Despite the job increase, the state’s unemployment rate increased slightly 4.4% last month, just above the national rate of 4.3%, BLS estimates show.

According to state officials, BLS has revised its preliminary estimates of Maryland’s employment gains in March, adding another 2,100 jobs to bring the total to an increase of 5,300 jobs for the month. 

The state’s job growth has outperformed national trends so far this year “despite continued headwinds from the federal government,” according to a release, as Maryland has added 11,700 total jobs in 2026. Employment in the state has grown roughly twice as fast as national trends, according to the Department of Labor. 

The industries experiencing  the largest estimated employment gains in April included healthcare and social assistance (1,400 jobs); administrative and support and waste management and remediation (900); wholesale trade (500); construction (500); retail trade (400); and government (net gain of 400).

Conversely, the sectors that saw the largest estimated employment losses last month included manufacturing (loss of 1,000 jobs); other services (loss of 700); professional, scientific and technical services (loss of 100); and management (loss of 100). 

The employment announcement comes as the Department of Labor announced it is welcoming Angela Lagdameo Cabellon as the agency’s deputy secretary for modernization and Andrew Stettner as assistant secretary for unemployment insurance. 

Cabellon is tasked with focusing on the launch of FAMLI and other key modernization and cross-agency implementation efforts, according to a May 27 release.

Stettner brings more than 25 years of experience of modernizing social insurance programs and workforce protections to the new role.