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Howard County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Howard County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 343 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Howard County economy

  • 3.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 183,834

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 333,916

    people in Howard County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $146,982

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 66%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Howard County layoffs

  • 3

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 132

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 3

    employers

WARN notices filed in Howard County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Provider Partners Management Services, LLCTakes effect Dec 7, 2026Columbia39Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
Grassroots Crisis Intervention CenterTakes effect Sep 29, 2026Columbia60Mass-Layoff - No RecallState record
DRB Systems, Inc.Takes effect Jul 27, 2026Elkridge33Plant ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Howard 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. HII Mission Technologies35 open roles
  2. Grace Therapeutics15 open roles
  3. AT&T11 open roles
  4. Medstar Health11 open roles
  5. CACI International10 open roles
  6. Bigbear8 open roles
  7. RTX8 open roles
  8. Trinzic8 open roles
  9. Caci International7 open roles
  10. Synergy ECP7 open roles

Colleges in Howard County

Colleges in Howard County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Maryland University of Integrative HealthLaurelPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Howard County Workforce Center

    Columbia · Comprehensive · 410-290-2600

    Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:00pm

Cities in Howard County

Other Maryland counties

All of Maryland

Laid off or looking for work in Howard 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.