Somerset County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Somerset County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Somerset County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.0% the month before
9,676
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
24,685
people in Somerset County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,462
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Somerset 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 5.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.2%, down 0.8 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Somerset County. Each link goes to the publisher.

U.S. 13 Business to close overnight for Salisbury bridge workYahoo · Oct 20, 2026

Learn and get funded in Somerset County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Somerset County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Somerset 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 Somerset 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.

Hebron Savings Bank1 open role
PNC Financial Services Group1 open role
University of Maryland Eastern Shore1 open role

Colleges in Somerset County

Colleges in Somerset County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Lower Shore Workforce Alliance
Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester

Cities in Somerset County

Princess Anne3 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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