Anne Arundel County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Anne Arundel County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. Employers filed 7 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 634 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Anne Arundel County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
319,477
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
590,936
people in Anne Arundel County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$120,324
median household income
Source: Census ACS
52%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Anne Arundel County layoffs

7
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
662
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
7
employers

WARN notices filed in Anne Arundel County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 23, 2026	J. Alexander’s Restaurant, LLCTakes effect Oct 26, 2026	Annapolis	45	Plant Closure	State record
Sep 24, 2026	ColonialWebb Contracting CompanyTakes effect Dec 1, 2026	Glen Burnie	13	Mass Layoff- No Recall	State record
Aug 25, 2026	Crosby Marketing CommunicationsTakes effect Oct 30, 2026	Annapolis	20	Mass Layoff- No Recall	State record
Apr 23, 2026	Republic National Distributing Company, LLCTakes effect Jun 21, 2026	Jessup	318	Mass Layoff - No Recall	State record
Apr 2, 2026	LeidosTakes effect May 31, 2026	Fort Meade	71	Mass Layoff - No Recall	State record
Apr 2, 2026	Tyto Athene, LLCTakes effect May 31, 2026	Fort Meade	39	Mass Layoff - No Recall	State record
Jan 28, 2026	AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026	Glen Burnie	156	Plant Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Anne Arundel 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.

CACI International42 open roles
Peraton40 open roles
Northrop Grumman34 open roles
HII Mission Technologies30 open roles
Grvty28 open roles
Amazon23 open roles
Luminis Health21 open roles
Caci International16 open roles
Leidos15 open roles
Defense Information Systems Agency14 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Anne Arundel County

Anne Arundel Community College1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Anne Arundel County

Colleges in Anne Arundel County
College	City	Type	Students
United States Naval Academy	Annapolis	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
St. John's College	Annapolis	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Anne Arundel County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Anne Arundel County Local Workforce Development Board
Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel Workforce at BWI
Bwi Airport · Affiliate · 410-684-6838
Tuesday and Thursdays 10am-2pm
Anne Arundel County Career Center
Linthicum Heights · Affiliate · 410-424-3240
M-F 8:00am - 4:00pm

Cities in Anne Arundel County

Annapolis246 jobs
Fort Meade234 jobs
Jessup53 jobs
Linthicum43 jobs
Glen Burnie17 jobs
Odenton15 jobs
Gambrills7 jobs
Severn5 jobs
Severna Park5 jobs
Crofton4 jobs

Other Maryland counties

All of Maryland

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Maryland’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.