Garrett County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Garrett County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

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

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Garrett County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
72
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Garrett County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 9, 2026	Savage Infrastructure LLC	Oakland	72	Plant Closure	State record

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Employers hiring most in Garrett 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.

Amazon1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Doble Engineering Company1 open role
First United Bank & Trust1 open role
Mountain Laurel Medical Center1 open role
WVU Medicine1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Western Maryland Workforce Investment Board
Allegany, Garrett, Washington

Western Maryland Consortium
Mchenry · Affiliate
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 3:30pm

Cities in Garrett County

Oakland4 jobs

Other Maryland counties

All of Maryland

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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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