La Plata, MD jobs, layoffs and employers

7 open professional jobs in La Plata. La Plata is in Charles County.

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Jobs in La Plata

Growth Marketing Associate | Flexible Hours + CommissionGregconklinsf
Front End Entry LevelAlbertsons Companies
Manager Physical EnvironmentUniversity Of Maryland Medical System
Copywriter & Content DeveloperCollege of Southern Maryland
Brand ManagerWills Group
Senior AccountantSynectics

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Employers hiring most in La Plata

Albertsons Companies1 open role
College of Southern Maryland1 open role
Gregconklinsf1 open role
Synectics1 open role
University Of Maryland Medical System1 open role
Wills Group1 open role

La Plata layoffs

No layoff notices naming La Plata 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.

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Charles 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 6.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 5.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.9%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+727 jobs), health care (+582 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−300 jobs)

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving La Plata. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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Southern Maryland Workforce Development Board
Calvert, Charles, St. Marys

Charles County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
86,867
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
168,710
people in Charles County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$120,592
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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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