A monthly economic snapshot — unemployment, job growth, home sales, and commercial property.
Employment
Unemployment rates by geography, current vs. prior year.
Anne Arundel County
3.4%
▼ -0.2 pts vs June 2025
10,992 unemployed · +557 vs prior month
Maryland
4.3%
▲ +0.2 pts vs June 2025
139,026 unemployed · -3,013 vs prior month
United States
4.2%
▲ +0.1 pts vs June 2025
7,094,000 unemployed · -213,000 vs prior month
Geography
Unempl. rate June 2026
Unempl. rate June 2025
# Unemployed
Net chg. vs prior month
Anne Arundel County
3.4%
3.6%
10,992
+557
Maryland
4.3%
4.1%
139,026
-3,013
United States
4.2%
4.1%
7,094,000
-213,000
U.S. Unemployment Rate was 4.1% in July; previous year's data may include revisions.
Source: MD Dept. of Labor/Office of Workforce Information & Performance; Bureau of Labor Statistics; MD & U.S. unemployment stats are seasonally adjusted.
Employment & Wages / Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (Job Growth)
Quarterly average employment by industry sector.
Total quarterly average employment
295,138
▲ +2,173 jobs (+0.7%) vs 4th Quarter 2024
Industry
4th Quarter 2025
4th Quarter 2024
4th Quarter 2023
Net change (yr/yr)
Government
50,445
51,080
50,635
▼ -635
Construction
20,812
19,476
19,431
▲ +1,336
Manufacturing
19,549
18,842
18,212
▲ +707
Trade, Transportation, Utilities
56,257
55,812
54,978
▲ +445
Information
1,967
1,926
1,771
▲ +41
Financial Activities
9,420
9,435
10,006
▼ -15
Professional & Business Services
50,123
49,838
46,080
▲ +285
Education & Health Services
41,995
41,358
36,358
▲ +637
Leisure & Hospitality
34,140
35,018
33,033
▼ -878
Other Services
10,059
9,824
9,342
▲ +235
Total Quarterly Average Employment
295,138
292,965
280,164
▲ +2,173
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (previous years' data may include revisions).
Home Sales
Three-year comparison of sold prices and unit volume.
Average Sold Price
$681,785
▲ +10.0% vs July 2025
Median Sold Price
$553,500
▲ +9.6% vs July 2025
Total Units Sold
750
▼ -0.1% vs July 2025
Metric
July 2026
July 2025
July 2024
% change (yr/yr)
Average Sold Price
$681,785
$620,085
$578,323
▲ +10.0%
Median Sold Price
$553,500
$505,000
$485,000
▲ +9.6%
Total Units Sold
750
751
737
▼ -0.1%
Source: Maryland Realtors Association (previous years' data may include revisions).
Commercial Property
Inventory and vacancy rates by property type.
Type
# of properties
Total size (SF)
Vacancy July 2026
Vacancy July 2025
Change
Office
1,164
24,296,835
7.4%
7.6%
▼ -0.2 pts
Flex
376
13,085,371
7.9%
8.0%
▼ -0.1 pts
Industrial
538
28,130,504
8.7%
7.5%
▲ +1.2 pts
Retail
2,277
31,793,671
3.0%
3.1%
▼ -0.1 pts
Source: CoStar (vacancy rate is vacant available space).