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Wicomico County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wicomico County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 48 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Wicomico County economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.7% the month before

  • 53,325

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 104,117

    people in Wicomico County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $72,861

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wicomico County layoffs

  • 4

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 319

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 4

    employers

WARN notices filed in Wicomico County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Federal Express CorporationTakes effect Aug 3, 2026Salisbury25Mass Layoff - No Recall: Note: Performing work at SBYA facilityState record
Tishcon Corp.Salisbury134Plant ClosureState record
Crothall HealthcareTakes effect Jul 1, 2026Salisbury109Mass Layoff - No Recall Note: Work performed at the client’s facility, TidalHealth Peninsula RegionalState record
Viskon-Aire CorporationSalisbury51Plant ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Wicomico 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. Perdue Farms31 open roles
  2. TidalHealth3 open roles
  3. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings2 open roles
  4. Airgas1 open role
  5. Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
  6. Arthur J. Gallagher1 open role
  7. Brighter Signals1 open role
  8. Dover Fueling Solutions1 open role
  9. Gallagher1 open role
  10. Gallagher Bassett1 open role

Colleges in Wicomico County

Colleges in Wicomico County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Salisbury UniversitySalisburyPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Lower Shore American Job Center

    Salisbury · Comprehensive · 410-341-8533

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

Cities in Wicomico County

Other Maryland counties

All of Maryland

Laid off or looking for work in Wicomico 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.