Garrett County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Garrett County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 11 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Garrett County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
14,332
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
28,713
people in Garrett County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,031
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Garrett County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
72
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Garrett County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 9, 2026	Savage Infrastructure LLC	Oakland	72	Plant Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Garrett 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.

Beitzel2 open roles
Pillar Innovations2 open roles
WVU Medicine2 open roles
Amazon1 open role
American Heart Association1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Fortis Hayes1 open role
GRMC Garrett Regional Medical Center1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Western Maryland Workforce Investment Board
Allegany, Garrett, Washington

Western Maryland Consortium
Mchenry · Affiliate
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 3:30pm

Cities in Garrett County

Oakland6 jobs
Grantsville5 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.