Gaithersburg, MD jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Senior Systems Integration & Test EngineerLeidos
- Lead Systems Integration & Test EngineerLeidos
- Mid-Level Backend Software EngineerLeidos
- Lead System Integration and Test EngineerLeidos
- Account Executive, Healthcare (WMHS)Zane State College
- Senior Technical WriterLeidos
- SQL EngineerLeidos
- Operations SupervisorCasella Waste Systems
- Executive Director, Strategy, Cell TherapyAstrazeneca
- Global Clinical Head- Executive DirectorAstrazeneca
Employers hiring most in Gaithersburg
- Astrazeneca76 open roles
- Adventist Healthcare28 open roles
- Leidos19 open roles
- AstraZeneca11 open roles
- Black & Veatch4 open roles
- National Institute of Standards and Technology3 open roles
- Rollins3 open roles
- Zachary Piper Solutions3 open roles
- BAYADA Home Health Care2 open roles
- Carvana2 open roles
Gaithersburg layoffs
4
Layoff notices, last 12 months
261
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.Takes effect Oct 4, 2026 | Gaithersburg | 34 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record | |
| EchoStar CorporationTakes effect Sep 22, 2026 | Gaithersburg | 42 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record | |
| Excelitas | Gaithersburg | 30 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record | |
| AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026 | Gaithersburg | 155 | Plant Closure | State record |
Where Gaithersburg ranks
Where Gaithersburg placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Mid-Atlantic30% · of 85
- #3Best cities for director and executive jobs41% · of 100
- #3Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Mid-Atlantic41% · of 85
- #8Best cities for AI-skill jobs30% · of 100
- #19Best cities for life sciences and biotech jobs82 openings · of 41
- #21Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Mid-Atlantic1.1% · of 84
Montgomery 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 up 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, down 1.0 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+9,114 jobs), arts & recreation (+1,572 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−5,490 jobs), finance & insurance (−2,927 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Gaithersburg
- 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.
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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).
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Montgomery
Montgomery County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
560,766
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,057,586
people in Montgomery County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$128,733
median household income
Source: Census ACS
60%
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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