Oakland, MD jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Oakland
- Marketing, Communications and Outreach CoordinatorMountain Laurel Medical Center
- Operations Manager General AdminBuilders FirstSource
- Recruiter - HYBRIDWVU Medicine
Employers hiring most in Oakland
- Builders FirstSource1 open role
- Mountain Laurel Medical Center1 open role
- WVU Medicine1 open role
Oakland layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
72
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savage Infrastructure LLC | Oakland | 72 | Plant Closure | State record |
Garrett 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 4.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
Learn and get funded in Oakland
- 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 Oakland. 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).
- Western Maryland Workforce Investment Board
Allegany, Garrett, Washington
Garrett County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
14,215
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
28,713
people in Garrett County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,031
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Laid off or looking for work in Oakland?
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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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