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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.
Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Maryland after looking at the best places in Maryland a short while ago.
These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.
After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Maryland, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Old Line State are:
Salisbury Hagerstown Cumberland Baltimore College Park Chillum Suitland Landover Langley Park Frederick
Read on to see how we did it.
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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Old Line State
After getting the data for every place in Maryland, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.
That left us with 100 cities.
We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.
Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Maryland To Find A Job”.
The criteria we looked at were:
1. Salisbury
Population: 30,407Recent Job Growth: -1.44%Future Job Growth: 28.90%
2. Hagerstown
Population: 40,078Recent Job Growth: -1.67%Future Job Growth: 29.30%
3. Cumberland
Population: 20,776Recent Job Growth: -0.03%Future Job Growth: 33.60%
4. Baltimore
Population: 620,644Recent Job Growth: 0.71%Future Job Growth: 33.60%
5. College Park
Population: 30,478Recent Job Growth: 0.19%Future Job Growth: 34.60%
6. Chillum
Population: 36,023Recent Job Growth: 0.19%Future Job Growth: 34.80%
7. Suitland
Population: 25,060 Recent Job Growth: 0.19%Future Job Growth: 34.80%
8. Landover
Population: 22,956Recent Job Growth: 0.19%Future Job Growth: 34.80%
9. Langley Park
Population: 20,675Recent Job Growth: 0.19%Future Job Growth: 34.80%
10. Frederick
Population: 65,171Recent Job Growth: -0.47%Future Job Growth: 34.20%
Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks
After crunching all the numbers, Salisbury took the “top” spot as the worst city in Maryland for a job.
So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Maryland, these cities lag behind.
Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.
Detailed List Of Worst Places In Maryland To Get A Job
City
Rank
Population
Recent Job Growth
Future Job Growth
salisbury 1
30,407
-1.44%
28.90%
hagerstown 2
40,078
-1.67%
29.30%
cumberland 3
20,776
-0.03%
33.60%
baltimore 4
620,644
0.71%
33.60%
college park 5
30,478
0.19%
34.60%
chillum 6
36,023
0.19%
34.80%
suitland 7
25,060
0.19%
34.80%
landover 8
22,956
0.19%
34.80%
langley park 9
20,675
0.19%
34.80%
frederick 10
65,171
-0.47%
34.20%
easton 11
16,044
0.16%
34.80%
greenbelt 12
23,113
0.19%
34.80%
south laurel 13
25,207
0.19%
34.80%
laurel 14
25,026
0.19%
34.80%
hyattsville 15
17,549
0.19%
34.80%
dundalk 16
62,459
0.71%
35.80%
glassmanor 17
17,400
0.19%
34.80%
hillcrest heights 18
15,229
0.19%
34.80%
clinton 19
36,044
0.19%
34.80%
essex 20
38,666
0.71%
35.80%
oxon hill 21
19,198
0.19%
34.80%
adelphi 22
15,045
0.19%
34.80%
east riverdale 23
16,005
0.19%
34.80%
lexington park 24
12,387
-0.25%
34.70%
ballenger creek 25
18,490
-0.47%
34.60%
beltsville 26
16,673
0.19%
34.80%
parkville 27
30,337
0.71%
35.80%
woodlawn baltimore
28
39,216
0.71%
35.80%
seabrook 29
16,231
0.19%
34.80%
camp springs 30
19,034
0.19%
34.80%
silver spring 31
74,476
-0.47%
35.00%
lochearn 32
25,557
0.71%
35.80%
milford mill 33
29,754
0.71%
35.80%
middle river 34
25,301
0.71%
35.80%
fort washington 35
24,841
0.19%
34.80%
elkton 36
15,393
0.80%
35.30%
catonsville 37
42,527
0.71%
35.80%
towson 38
55,811
0.71%
35.80%
wheaton 39
48,089
-0.47%
35.00%
fairland 40
24,067
-0.47%
35.00%
aspen hill 41
48,858
-0.47%
35.00%
gaithersburg 42
60,223
-0.47%
35.00%
reisterstown 43
27,431
0.71%
35.80%
germantown 44
88,039
-0.47%
35.00%
carney 45
27,589
0.71%
35.80%
white oak 46
16,614
-0.47%
35.00%
owings mills 47
31,930
0.71%
35.80%
randallstown 48
32,626
0.71%
35.80%
rosedale 49
18,224
0.71%
35.80%
pikesville 50
31,713
0.71%
35.80%
takoma park 51
16,902
-0.47%
35.00%
kettering 52
13,130
0.19%
34.80%
montgomery village 53
32,458
-0.47%
35.00%
calverton 54
18,442
-0.47%
35.00%
glenn dale 55
13,973
0.19%
34.80%
cockeysville 56
19,759
0.71%
35.80%
arbutus 57
19,913
0.71%
35.80%
perry hall 58
27,978
0.71%
35.80%
north bethesda 59
42,894
-0.47%
35.00%
edgewood 60
25,719
0.71%
36.10%
bethesda 61
59,591
-0.47%
35.00%
rossville 62
15,530
0.71%
35.80%
aberdeen 63
14,958
0.71%
36.10%
overlea 64
12,728
0.71%
35.80%
waldorf 65
68,947
0.19%
35.30%
glenmont 66
13,619
-0.47%
35.00%
potomac 67
45,360
-0.47%
35.00%
olney 68
33,789
-0.47%
35.00%
redland 69
17,292
-0.47%
35.00%
north potomac 70
24,220
-0.47%
35.00%
glen burnie 71
66,456
0.71%
36.60%
damascus 72
15,478
-0.47%
35.00%
colesville 73
14,709
-0.47%
35.00%
havre de grace 74
13,066
0.71%
36.10%
rockville 75
60,960
-0.47%
35.20%
cloverly 76
14,735
-0.47%
35.00%
bowie 77
55,059
0.19%
35.80%
joppatowne 78
13,085
0.71%
36.10%
clarksburg 79
13,394
-0.47%
35.00%
westminster 80
18,614
0.71%
36.90%
bel air south 81
46,512
0.71%
36.10%
brooklyn park 82
14,650
0.71%
36.60%
bel air north 83
30,723
0.71%
36.10%
ferndale 84
17,517
0.71%
36.60%
severn 85
43,690
0.71%
36.60%
annapolis 86
38,309
0.71%
36.90%
odenton 87
36,495
0.71%
36.60%
pasadena 88
24,400
0.71%
36.60%
parole 89
16,300
0.71%
36.60%
lake shore 90
18,580
0.71%
36.60%
maryland city 91
15,177
0.71%
36.60%
severna park 92
38,014
0.71%
36.60%
crofton 93
28,086
0.71%
36.60%
arnold 94
22,626
0.71%
36.60%
eldersburg 95
31,650
0.71%
36.90%
north laurel 96
19,810
0.71%
37.50%
elkridge 97
14,959
0.71%
37.50%
columbia 98
100,735
0.71%
37.50%
ellicott city 99
66,476
0.71%
37.50%
ilchester 100
24,035
0.71%
37.50%
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