Cecil County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cecil County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 27 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cecil County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.9% the month before
52,815
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
104,366
people in Cecil County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$91,146
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cecil County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
92
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Cecil County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 18, 2026	ChristianaCareTakes effect Jul 18, 2026	Elkton	31	Mass Layoff - No Recall Note: Performing work at Family Birth Center located in Union Hospital of Cecil County, Inc.	State record
Apr 1, 2026	Legacy Supply ChainTakes effect Jun 6, 2026	Perryville	21	Mass Layoff - No Recall	State record
Feb 4, 2026	NFI Interactive Technologies, LLCTakes effect Mar 30, 2026	Perryville	40	Plant Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cecil 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 Grumman13 open roles
Medline Industries3 open roles
Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health2 open roles
Northrop Grumman Systems2 open roles
CubeSmart1 open role
Medline1 open role
Social Security Administration1 open role
Tenet Healthcare1 open role
The Ephrata National Bank1 open role
Upstream Rehabilitation1 open role

Job fairs and business events in Cecil County

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

Career workshopOct 26, 2026 · Havre de Grace, MD
Virtual LinkedIn Seminar
With Susquehanna Workforce Center - Elkton · With Susquehanna Workforce Center Havre de Grace @ Swan Creek · Workforce board: Susquehanna Workforce Network
Career workshopNov 12, 2026 · Havre de Grace, MD
Virtual Résumé Seminar
With Susquehanna Workforce Center - Elkton · With Susquehanna Workforce Center Havre de Grace @ Swan Creek · Workforce board: Susquehanna Workforce Network
Career workshopNov 18, 2026 · Elkton, MD
In-Person Résumé Seminar
With Susquehanna Workforce Center - Elkton · With Susquehanna Workforce Center Havre de Grace @ Swan Creek · Workforce board: Susquehanna Workforce Network

Workforce development and job centers

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

Susquehanna Workforce Network
Cecil, Harford

Susquehanna Workforce Center - Elkton
Elkton · Comprehensive · 410-996-0550
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Cecil County

Elkton23 jobs
Perryville4 jobs

Other Maryland counties

All of Maryland

Laid off or looking for work in Cecil County?

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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.