Baltimore County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Baltimore County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 5 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 220 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Baltimore County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
450,376
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
849,586
people in Baltimore County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$90,904
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Baltimore 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 0.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+9,849 jobs), wholesale (+1,677 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−4,209 jobs), admin & staffing (−3,680 jobs)

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Baltimore County layoffs

5
Layoff notices, last 12 months
206
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
5
employers

Layoff notices filed in Baltimore County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 14, 2026	Sleep Med, LLCTakes effect Aug 31, 2026	Towson	5	Mass Layoff- No Recall	State record
Jul 1, 2026	Kirson Medical LLCTakes effect Jul 26, 2026	Essex	20	Plant Closure	State record
Apr 23, 2026	Apple Inc.Takes effect Jun 24, 2026	Towson	78	Plant Closure Note: Store located in Towson Town Center Mall	State record
Apr 20, 2026	Stoney River Steakhouse & GrillTakes effect Jun 26, 2026	Towson	68	Plant Closure	State record
Jan 14, 2026	PeratonTakes effect Feb 28, 2026	Woodlawn	35	Mass Layoff - No Recall	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Baltimore County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Rocket Lab17 open roles
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services11 open roles
Dewberry9 open roles
McCormick & Company8 open roles
RadNet7 open roles
Social Security Administration5 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing4 open roles
Lumelight4 open roles
Towson University4 open roles
Wawa4 open roles

Colleges in Baltimore County

Colleges in Baltimore County
College	City	Type	Students
Towson University	Towson	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Goucher College	Baltimore	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Stevenson University	Owings Mills	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore	Baltimore	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000
Ner Israel Rabbinical College	Baltimore	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Baltimore County. 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).

Baltimore County Department of Economic and Workforce Development
Baltimore

Hunt Valley Career Center
Hunt Valley · Comprehensive · 410-887-7940
Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Walk-in hours: 9 a.m. - noon Closed from noon to 1 p.m.; Appointments only from 1:30-3:30
Liberty Career Center
Randallstown · Comprehensive · 410-887-8912
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Computer Lab opens for walk-in services from 9:00 to 12:00; closes from 12:00 - 1:00 for lunch. Open by appointment only from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Maryland’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Maryland unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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