Cambridge, MD jobs, layoffs and employers

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Show me jobs near meJobs in Cambridge
- General ManagerChipotle Mexican Grill
- Director of Human ResourcesDorchester County Economic Development
- FUL-Wildlife Refuge Specialist (GS-9)U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Employers hiring most in Cambridge
- Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
- Dorchester County Economic Development1 open role
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1 open role
Cambridge layoffs
No layoff notices naming Cambridge in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Conferences in Cambridge
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Cambridge. 1 with dates announced.
- MLA|DLA Annual Conference
May 5 to May 7, 2027 · Cambridge, MD
Paid ticket. Registration opens January 2027; pricing not yet posted
Dorchester County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 3.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+442 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Cambridge
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cambridge. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Maryland? How to file for unemployment in Maryland (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Upper Shore Workforce Development Board
Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Annes, Talbot
Dorchester County American Job Center
Cambridge · Affiliate · 410-290-2608
Monday through Thursday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Dorchester County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
15,684
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
32,612
people in Dorchester County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,495
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Maryland’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Maryland unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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