Carroll County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meCarroll County economy
2.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
96,682
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
174,318
people in Carroll County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$115,876
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Carroll County ranks
Where Carroll County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #8Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mid-Atlantic2.7% · of 100
Carroll 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 4.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.7%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,381 jobs), hotels & food (+316 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Carroll County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Large retailer closing after 29 years in WestminsterWBAL-TV on MSN · Oct 13, 2026
Learn and get funded in Carroll County
- 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.
Carroll County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Carroll County 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.
Employers hiring most in Carroll 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.
- SpaceX5 open roles
- Northrop Grumman4 open roles
- M Force Staffing2 open roles
- Acts Retirement-Life Communities1 open role
- Advance Auto Parts1 open role
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Bertelsmann1 open role
- Bertelsmann Corporate1 open role
- Carroll Community College1 open role
- Curaleaf Holdings1 open role
Colleges in Carroll County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDaniel College | Westminster | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Carroll 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).
Carroll County Workforce Development (CCWD)
Westminster · Comprehensive · 410-386-2820
Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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