Somerset County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Somerset County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Somerset County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.4% the month before
9,746
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
24,685
people in Somerset County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,462
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Somerset County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Somerset County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Somerset 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.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore4 open roles
Autozone1 open role

Colleges in Somerset County

Colleges in Somerset County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Lower Shore Workforce Alliance
Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester

Cities in Somerset County

Princess Anne5 jobs

Other Maryland counties

All of Maryland

Laid off or looking for work in Somerset 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.