These Are The 10 Best Places in Maryland To Get A Job

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If you’re starting to look for a job in Maryland, you’ve come to the right place.

You might think off the top of your head that Annapolis would be an excellent place to find a job. And while the capital does offer many opportunities, it isn’t the best in the state according to the data.

Here at Zippia, we aim to answer questions like this using cold hard facts and analysis. So we set our sights on determining the best place in Maryland to find a job.

After analyzing all 67 plus places in Maryland, we came up with this list as the best places for jobs in the Old Line State:

So listen up Chillum as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.

How We Determined The Best Places For Jobs In Old Line State

We first researched detailed data on all places in Maryland. However, in order to properly compare places in an apples-to-apples manner, we set a minimum population threshold of 5,000 people.

This left us with 67 places in Maryland to analyze.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 67, with one being the best.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Place For Jobs In Maryland”.

The criteria we looked at were:

Unemployment rate
Recent job growth
Future job growth
Median household income

Sources of criteria include the the BLS and Sperling’s Best Places.

If your city or town isn’t among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart and a downloadable file of all the data.

Otherwise, learn how these cities moved up the career ladder.

1. Annapolis

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 38,309Unemployment Rate: 4.50%
Recent Job Growth: 0.71%
Future Job Growth: 36.90%

2. Parole

Population: 16,300 Unemployment Rate: 4.80%
Recent Job Growth: 0.71%
Future Job Growth: 36.60%

3. Elkridge

Population: 14,959 Unemployment Rate: 3.90%
Recent Job Growth: 0.71%
Future Job Growth: 37.50%

4. Pasadena

Population: 24,400 Unemployment Rate: 4.80%
Recent Job Growth: 0.71%
Future Job Growth: 36.60%

5. Ilchester

Population: 24,035 Unemployment Rate: 3.90%
Recent Job Growth: 0.71%
Future Job Growth: 37.50%

6. Arnold

Population: 22,626 Unemployment Rate: 4.80%
Recent Job Growth: 0.71%
Future Job Growth: 36.60%

7. Columbia

Population: 100,735 Unemployment Rate: 3.90%
Recent Job Growth: 0.71%
Future Job Growth: 37.50%

8. Severn

Population: 43,690 Unemployment Rate: 4.80%
Recent Job Growth: 0.71%
Future Job Growth: 36.60%

9. Odenton

Population: 36,495 Unemployment Rate: 4.80%
Recent Job Growth: 0.71%
Future Job Growth: 36.60%

10. Eldersburg

Population: 31,650 Unemployment Rate: 4.50%
Recent Job Growth: 0.71%
Future Job Growth: 36.90%

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Maryland For Jobs

City	Rank	Population	Unemployment Rate	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
Annapolis	1	38,309	4.50%	0.71%	36.90%
Parole	2	16,300	4.80%	0.71%	36.60%
Elkridge	3	14,959	3.90%	0.71%	37.50%
Pasadena	4	24,400	4.80%	0.71%	36.60%
Ilchester	5	24,035	3.90%	0.71%	37.50%
Arnold	6	22,626	4.80%	0.71%	36.60%
Columbia	7	100,735	3.90%	0.71%	37.50%
Severn	8	43,690	4.80%	0.71%	36.60%
Odenton	9	36,495	4.80%	0.71%	36.60%
Eldersburg	10	31,650	4.50%	0.71%	36.90%
Crofton	11	28,086	4.80%	0.71%	36.60%
Westminster	12	18,614	4.50%	0.71%	36.90%
Ferndale	13	17,517	4.80%	0.71%	36.60%
Cockeysville	14	19,759	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Pikesville	15	31,713	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Rosedale	16	18,224	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Edgewood	17	25,719	5.30%	0.71%	36.10%
Rossville	18	15,530	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Joppatowne	19	13,085	5.30%	0.71%	36.10%
Catonsville	20	42,527	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Aberdeen	21	14,958	5.30%	0.71%	36.10%
Arbutus	22	19,913	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Elkton	23	15,393	6.30%	0.80%	35.30%
Randallstown	24	32,626	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Towson	25	55,811	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Carney	26	27,589	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Essex	27	38,666	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Overlea	28	12,728	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Waldorf	29	68,947	5.10%	0.19%	35.30%
Bowie	30	55,059	4.60%	0.19%	35.80%
Rockville	31	60,960	3.90%	-0.47%	35.20%
Lochearn	32	25,557	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Damascus	33	15,478	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Dundalk	34	62,459	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Cloverly	35	14,735	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Reisterstown	36	27,431	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Clarksburg	37	13,394	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Easton	38	16,044	5.50%	0.16%	34.80%
Potomac	39	45,360	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Parkville	40	30,337	5.60%	0.71%	35.80%
Olney	41	33,789	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Redland	42	17,292	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Colesville	43	14,709	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Calverton	44	18,442	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Bethesda	45	59,591	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Glenmont	46	13,619	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Fairland	47	24,067	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Germantown	48	88,039	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Clinton	49	36,044	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Gaithersburg	50	60,223	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Beltsville	51	16,673	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Frederick	52	65,171	4.90%	-0.47%	34.20%
Wheaton	53	48,089	4.10%	-0.47%	35.00%
Kettering	54	13,130	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Baltimore	55	620,644	7.80%	0.71%	33.60%
Greenbelt	56	23,113	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Seabrook	57	16,231	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Hagerstown	58	40,078	7.40%	-1.67%	29.30%
Cumberland	59	20,776	6.30%	-0.03%	33.60%
Adelphi	60	15,045	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Landover	61	22,956	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Laurel	62	25,026	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Suitland	63	25,060	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Hyattsville	64	17,549	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Glassmanor	65	17,400	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%
Salisbury	66	30,407	8.20%	-1.44%	28.90%
Chillum	67	36,023	5.60%	0.19%	34.80%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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