Talbot County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Talbot County economy
3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
17,926
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
37,707
people in Talbot County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$84,378
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Talbot County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Talbot County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Talbot 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.
- Pyramid Global Hospitality5 open roles
- Illinois Tool Works3 open roles
- Terawulf2 open roles
- Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company1 open role
- Distinct | North America1 open role
- Hub Group1 open role
- i4 Search Group1 open role
- The Country School1 open role
- University Of Maryland Medical System1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Talbot County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Upper Shore Workforce Development Board
Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Annes, Talbot
Talbot County American Job Center
Easton · Comprehensive · 410-822-3030
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cities in Talbot County
- Easton11 jobs
- St. Michaels5 jobs
Other Maryland counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.