St. Mary's County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meSt. Mary's County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
57,828
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
114,372
people in St. Mary's County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$114,580
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where St. Mary's County ranks
Where St. Mary's County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Mid-Atlantic41% · of 100
- #8Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors41% · of 100
- #25Fastest-growing job markets in the Mid-Atlantic+5.6% · of 100
St. Mary's 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 5.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: professional & technical (+596 jobs), health care (+590 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−900 jobs)
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St. Mary's County layoffs
No layoff notices naming St. Mary's 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 St. Mary's 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.
- Trinzic19 open roles
- MAG Aerospace10 open roles
- American Systems9 open roles
- Vector CSP7 open roles
- Medstar Health6 open roles
- Perrygo Consulting Group3 open roles
- ClearanceJobs2 open roles
- HRB2 open roles
- KBR2 open roles
- Leidos2 open roles
Colleges in St. Mary's County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | St. Mary's City | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving St. Mary's 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).
- Southern Maryland Workforce Development Board
Calvert, Charles, St. Marys
Southern Maryland Job Source
California · Affiliate · 301-844-6404
M-TH, 9:00 AM -12 PM, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Friday, 9:00 AM- 12 PM
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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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