Carroll County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Carroll County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 32 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Carroll County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
96,536
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
174,318
people in Carroll County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$115,876
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Carroll County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Carroll County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Carroll 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.

Northrop Grumman5 open roles
Flowserve3 open roles
SpaceX3 open roles
Northrop Grumman Systems2 open roles
Tevis Family of Companies2 open roles
Actalent1 open role
Advance Auto Parts1 open role
Bertelsmann Corporate1 open role
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA1 open role
Brown Schultz Sheridan1 open role

Colleges in Carroll County

Colleges in Carroll County
College	City	Type	Students
McDaniel College	Westminster	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Job fairs and business events in Carroll County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Carroll County.

Small-business counselingNov 1, 2026
MD SBDC No-Cost & Low-Cost Training For Maryland Small Businesses
Economic development: Carroll County Department of Economic Development

Workforce development and job centers

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

Carroll County Workforce Development Board
Carroll

Carroll County Workforce Development (CCWD)
Westminster · Comprehensive · 410-386-2820
Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

Cities in Carroll County

Westminster20 jobs
Sykesville7 jobs
Taneytown5 jobs

Other Maryland counties

All of Maryland

Laid off or looking for work in Carroll County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.