EASTON, MARYLAND — Talbot County's unemployment rate fell to 3.3% in September, the lowest of the six months shown in the state's latest county figures, according to the Maryland Department of Labor.
The drop came as the county's labor force shrank. The state counted 17,747 Talbot residents working or looking for work in September, down from 17,934 in August and 18,479 in June. Of those, 17,162 had jobs and 585 were unemployed, compared with 17,309 employed and 625 unemployed in August.
Talbot's rate had been 3.5% in August and 3.8% in July. In April it was 4.2%.
On the Mid-Shore, Queen Anne's County had the lowest September rate at 2.8%. Caroline was at 3.4%, Kent at 3.6% and Dorchester at 4.0%. Statewide, the September rate was 3.5% on the same basis. Nine of Maryland's 24 jurisdictions, its 23 counties and Baltimore City, had lower rates than Talbot, and Garrett and Worcester counties matched it.
The county figures are not seasonally adjusted, so they rise and fall with seasonal hiring. That is why the statewide 3.5% differs from the seasonally adjusted 3.9% statewide rate the department released earlier this month. The state's tables note that October 2025 figures are not available because of the federal shutdown.
The figures do not say why the labor force declined.
Source: Maryland Department of Labor
Also: Maryland Department of Labor (2)
Drawn from public records; drafted with AI and edited by Peter Gorman before publication.
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