Maryland adds 4,900 jobs in December; unemployment rate holds steady

Maryland gained 4,900 jobs in December, reversing course from a month before and keeping the state’s unemployment rate steady at 6.6 percent.

Maryland's private sector created 7,700 jobs during the month, the state's best December for private sector job growth since 1990.

Preliminary numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor show the leisure and hospitality sector led private sector job growth, adding 2,300 jobs during the month. The state’s professional and business services industry was next,…