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Frederick County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Frederick County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 161 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Frederick County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.9% the month before

  • 155,263

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 280,341

    people in Frederick County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $120,458

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 51%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Frederick County layoffs

  • 2

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 55

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 2

    employers

WARN notices filed in Frederick County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
The Banner School IncTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Frederick19Plant ClosureState record
U.S. BankTakes effect Jul 24, 2026Frederick36Mass LayoffState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Frederick 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.

  1. Leidos Biomedical Research15 open roles
  2. Amazon11 open roles
  3. Oshkosh8 open roles
  4. Federal Emergency Management Agency5 open roles
  5. LHH5 open roles
  6. Thermo Fisher Scientific5 open roles
  7. Turner Construction5 open roles
  8. Aston Carter3 open roles
  9. M.C. Dean3 open roles
  10. Advanced Behavioral Health2 open roles

Colleges in Frederick County

Colleges in Frederick County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Hood CollegeFrederickPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburgPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Frederick County American Job Center

    Frederick · Comprehensive · 301-600-2255

    Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cities in Frederick County

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.