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Montgomery County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Montgomery County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 26 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 989 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Montgomery County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 558,736

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,057,586

    people in Montgomery County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $128,733

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 60%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Montgomery County layoffs

  • 26

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 2,061

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 18

    employers

WARN notices filed in Montgomery County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
True Food KitchenTakes effect Dec 4, 2026Bethesda41Plant ClosureState record
Savista, LLCBethesda39Mass Layoff- No RecallState record
Kolon TissueGene, Inc.Takes effect Aug 31, 2026Rockville37Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.Takes effect Oct 4, 2026Gaithersburg34Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
EchoStar CorporationTakes effect Sep 22, 2026Germantown240Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
EchoStar CorporationTakes effect Sep 22, 2026Germantown48Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
EchoStar CorporationTakes effect Sep 22, 2026Gaithersburg42Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
ZeniMax Media Inc.Takes effect Sep 4, 2026Rockville166Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
General Dynamics Information TechnologyTakes effect Aug 31, 2026Germantown32Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
General Dynamics Information TechnologyTakes effect Jul 22, 2026Bethesda34Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
Sibley- Suburban Home Health Agency, Inc. d/b/a Potomac Home Health Care and Po…Takes effect Jul 6, 2026Bethesda163Plant ClosureState record
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Rockville84Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
CBRE Government & Defense ServicesTakes effect May 17, 2026Bethesda174Mass Layoff - No RecallState record
Hendall Inc.Takes effect Jun 10, 2026Rockville50Mass Layoff - No Recall Note: Temporary, may become permanentState record
*RESCINDED* Hendall Inc.Takes effect Jun 10, 2026Rockville50Mass Layoff - No Recall Note: Temporary, may become permanentState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Montgomery 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. Astrazeneca74 open roles
  2. Adventist Healthcare37 open roles
  3. Black Canyon Consulting33 open roles
  4. Leidos29 open roles
  5. ZoomInfo29 open roles
  6. The Emmes Company28 open roles
  7. Eagle Bancorp23 open roles
  8. BAE Systems20 open roles
  9. Dufry20 open roles
  10. Noblis20 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Montgomery County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Montgomery County

Colleges in Montgomery County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Washington Adventist UniversityTakoma ParkPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva College of the Nations CapitalSilver SpringPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Montgomery County

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

Conferences in Montgomery County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Montgomery County. 1 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Worksource Germantown - American Job Center

    Germantown · Comprehensive · 240-406-5485

    Mon-Thu 8:30am - 5:00pm; Fri 8:30am - 3:00pm

  • WorkSource Montgomery American Job Center

    Wheaton · Comprehensive · 301-929-6880

    Mon - Thursday 8:30 - 5:00 and Fri 8:30 - 3:00

Cities in Montgomery County

Other Maryland counties

All of Maryland

Laid off or looking for work in Montgomery 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.