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Jobs where it serves
287
open professional jobs
In 1 county
77
entry-level or early-career
1
say no experience is needed
2 more describe paid training
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
333,916 residents
Counts are live postings from employers’ own career sites in the area’s cities, checked daily.
Employers hiring most in the area
- HII Mission Technologies32 open
- Grace Therapeutics15 open
- Sargent & Lundy15 open
- Medstar Health10 open
- Bigbear8 open
- RTX7 open
- Trinzic7 open
- Caci, Inc. - Federal6 open
- Synergy ECP6 open
- Mettler-Toledo5 open
Recently verified roles
- Associate AI/ML Engineer4A-Consulting · Ellicott City, MD
- Staff Application Engineer*- Columbia, MDRohde & Schwarz · Columbia, MD
- Information Systems Security Engineer ( ISSE)Caci-Iss · Columbia, MD, US
- Business Banking Senior Relationship ManagerManufacturers and Traders Trust Company · Columbia, MD
- Senior/Lead Electrical EngineerMerrick Medical Center · Ellicott City, Maryland
- Senior Mechanical EngineerMerrick Medical Center · Ellicott City, Maryland; Richmond, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
- Regional Sales Manager - FederalKeysight Technologies · Columbia, Maryland
- Principal Cybersecurity Analyst (Attack Surface Mgt.) On Site MNLHC Group · Columbia, MD
How to reach it
- Address
- 9755 Patuxent Woods Drive, Suite 300, Columbia, MD 21046
- Website
- howardcountymd.gov/wdb
Colleges in the area
Maryland University of Integrative Health
Laurel · Private non-profit 4-year
Other help in the same area
Workforce boards
American Job Centers
Economic development
County served
Company news from SEC filings
Acquisitions, leadership changes and capital raised by the employers hiring most in this area, from their SEC filings in the last six months.
- Rtx: Leadership change · Executive or director change · SEC filing
- Grace Therapeutics: Capital raised · Raised capital (SEC Form D) · SEC filing
- Grace Therapeutics: Capital raised · Sold shares outside a registered offering · SEC filing
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Claim this pageLayoff notices in this board’s area
Layoff notices filed with Maryland for employers in the workforce area this organization serves. 5 notices in the last 12 months, 1,053 workers where a headcount is given.
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream | Laurel | 803 | Temporary Mass Layoff Note: Temporary 2 week layoff for necessary maintenance | State record | |
| Provider Partners Management Services, LLCTakes effect Dec 7, 2026 | Columbia | 39 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record | |
| Grassroots Crisis Intervention CenterTakes effect Sep 29, 2026 | Columbia | 60 | Mass-Layoff - No Recall | State record | |
| DRB Systems, Inc.Takes effect Jul 27, 2026 | Elkridge | 33 | Plant Closure | State record | |
| Panera, LLC | Dorsey Run Jessup | 118 | Plant Closure | State record |
Sources: CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor for the organization; Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the area; open jobs from employers’ career sites, checked daily. Last changed Nov 10, 2026. All in Maryland.
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