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Cecil County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cecil County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 21 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Cecil County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 52,675

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 104,366

    people in Cecil County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $91,146

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cecil 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 4.7% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 3.2% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 3.5%, down 1.0 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: arts & recreation (+1,028 jobs), wholesale (+787 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−1,167 jobs), retail (−931 jobs)

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Cecil County layoffs

  • 3

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 92

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 3

    employers

Layoff notices filed in Cecil County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
ChristianaCareTakes effect Jul 18, 2026Elkton31Mass Layoff - No Recall Note: Performing work at Family Birth Center located in Union Hospital of Cecil County, Inc.State record
Legacy Supply ChainTakes effect Jun 6, 2026Perryville21Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
NFI Interactive Technologies, LLCTakes effect Mar 30, 2026Perryville40Plant ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cecil 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.

  1. Northrop Grumman9 open roles
  2. Northrop Grumman Systems5 open roles
  3. The Ephrata National Bank2 open roles
  4. W. L. Gore & Associates2 open roles
  5. CubeSmart1 open role
  6. Tenet Healthcare1 open role
  7. Upstream Rehabilitation1 open role

Job fairs and business events in Cecil County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Cecil County.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cecil 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).

  • Susquehanna Workforce Center - Elkton

    Elkton · Comprehensive · 410-996-0550

    Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Cecil County

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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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