February 2014 Unemployment Rates

The Garrett County Office of Economic Development has shared the February 2014 Unemployment Rates.  February and year-to-date unemployment rates for Garrett County, Maryland and the United States are as follows:

                          Garrett County               Maryland            United States
Feb - 2014                7.8%                             6.0%                      7.0%
Feb - 2013                9.0%                             7.1%                      8.1%
YTD 2014                  7.8%                             6.0%                      7.0%
YTD 2013                  9.3%                             7.2%                      8.3%

Below are the February 2014 Unemployment Rates for the rest of the Maryland Counties and Baltimore City.

Baltimore City     8.4%             Allegany             7.8%
Anne Arundel      5.3%             Washington      7.9%
Baltimore             6.1%             Somerset           9.6%
Carroll                   5.5%             Wicomico          8.2%
Harford                 6.0%             Caroline             7.6%
Howard                 4.2%             Cecil                   7.5%
Queen Anne's      5.6%             Dorchester        9.3%
Calvert                   5.0%            Garrett               7.8%
Charles                  5.5%             Kent                   7.8%
Prince George's   6.1%             St. Mary's          5.2%
Frederick               5.2%            Talbot                 6.9%
Montgomery        4.4%            Worcester        15.4%

Two jurisdictions, Allegany and Kent Counties, had the same unemployment rate of 7.8% in February.  Six jurisdictions had higher unemployment rates in February:  Baltimore City, Dorchester, Somerset, Washington, Wicomico and Worchester.