Maryland Adds 5,100 May Jobs as Hospitality and Health Care Offset Federal Cuts

1 articles · Updated · The Southern Maryland Chronicle · Jun 25

Maryland added 5,100 nonfarm jobs in May, while April’s gain was revised up by 1,200 to 4,000 and the unemployment rate held at 4.4%.
Accommodation and food services led with 2,700 new jobs, followed by administrative support at 2,100 and health care and social assistance at 2,000, reflecting tourism, consumer spending and aging-driven demand.
Professional and technical services lost 900 jobs, retail shed 800, finance 600, manufacturing 500 and transportation 400, showing weakness in higher-wage, consumer-facing and goods-producing sectors.
Federal workforce reductions that accelerated in late 2025 and early 2026 have cut tens of thousands of jobs statewide, but Maryland has still added 18,000 positions this year, outpacing national job growth.