Fort Meade, MD jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Fort Meade
- Senior Information Designer (Fort Meade)Link Cell Therapies
- SIGINT Analyst (Technical Targeting Officer - TTO)Caci International
- Senior Systems Engineer - Cloud Migration & Strategic DevelopmentCaci International
- Software EngineerCaci International
- Senior Program ManagerCaci International
- CNO Software & Reverse EngineerCaci International
- Cloud Software EngineerCaci International
- Senior Systems Engineer / Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)Caci International
- Technical WriterCaci International
- Linux Systems AdministratorCaci International
Employers hiring most in Fort Meade
- Peraton50 open roles
- HII Mission Technologies34 open roles
- Grvty32 open roles
- Caci International18 open roles
- Agile Defense11 open roles
- Booz Allen Hamilton11 open roles
- Joint Activities10 open roles
- Leidos10 open roles
- Peraton Enterprise Solutions10 open roles
- Caci, Inc. - Federal9 open roles
Fort Meade layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
110
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeidosTakes effect May 31, 2026 | Fort Meade | 71 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record | |
| Tyto Athene, LLCTakes effect May 31, 2026 | Fort Meade | 39 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record |
Where Fort Meade ranks
Where Fort Meade placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Best cities for government pay after cost of living$137k · of 18
- #6Best cities for mid-career professionals66% · of 100
- #7Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Mid-Atlantic66% · of 85
- #11Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mid-Atlantic59 / 100 · of 37
- #14Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Mid-Atlantic$142k · of 37
- #15Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Mid-Atlantic54 / 100 · of 37
Anne Arundel County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 8.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+6,329 jobs), professional & technical (+4,618 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−1,156 jobs), retail (−852 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
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Laid off in Maryland? How to file for unemployment in Maryland (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
Anne Arundel County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
321,951
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
590,936
people in Anne Arundel County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$120,324
median household income
Source: Census ACS
52%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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