Kent County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kent County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Kent County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
9,088
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,265
people in Kent County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,402
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kent 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 down 0.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, down 1.0 points from a year ago

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Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Kent County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Kent 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kent 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.

Acts Retirement-Life Communities1 open role
Dixon Valve1 open role
Eastman Chemical1 open role
Gillespie Precast1 open role
Radcliffe Creek School1 open role

Colleges in Kent County

Colleges in Kent County
College	City	Type	Students
Washington College	Chestertown	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Upper Shore Workforce Development Board
Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Annes, Talbot

American Job Center - Chestertown
Chestertown · Affiliate · 410-778-3525
Monday & Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Cities in Kent County

Chestertown5 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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