Unemployment Rate in Howard County, MD was 3.10% in December of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Howard County, MD reached a record high of 7.70 in May of 2020 and a record low of 1.20 in December of 1999. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Howard County, MD - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.