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Labor Availability
(by place of residence)
Civilian Labor Force (2022 avg.)
Employment Unemployment rate
County Labor Market Area*
14,466 114,190 3.5% 3.5%
9.1%
generate 140 MWh of clean energy. Utility- and community-sized solar installations across the county are adding to the renewable energy mix. New electric-vehicle charging stations are being installed in key locations to ensure power is available for every trip.
Arts & Culture: The Garrett County Arts Council, Garrett County’s official arts agency, supports all forms of art through grant funding and advocacy at the state and local level. The opening of the Performing Arts Center at Garrett College in 2022 marked
a major milestone for the arts and culture scene, but arts and crafts have long been celebrated at galleries, shops and venues throughout the county.
NOTABLE BUSINESSES
A few of Garrett County’s more notable businesses include:
Beitzel Corporation: Beitzel Corporation
is a turnkey industrial contractor founded
in 1974 to service coal mines and industrial facilities in the mountains of Western Maryland. Beitzel Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Pillar Innovations, LLC, have grown to offer products and solutions in the mining, oil and natural gas, aggregate, automotive, engineering, fiber optics and security/access control sectors for businesses across the country.
Garrett Container Systems, Inc.: Garrett Container Systems, a subsidiary of Albers Aerospace, is a major manufacturer of reusable aluminum shipping containers. Its product line includes general-purpose cargo containers, dog kennels for military K-9 units, and
welded, air-tight units. The company is also
a distributor of high-end tactical equipment used by the U.S. military, law enforcement, and other government agencies.
Phenix Technologies, Inc: Phenix Technologies, a division of Doble Engineering, an ESCO Technologies Company, is the leading manufacturer of high-voltage, high-current, high-power
test systems and components in the world. Offering innovative solutions for any project, Phenix is a supplier to over 110 countries around the world.
Simon Pearce (MD), Inc: One of the last American glassblowing companies in existence, Simon Pearce is renowned for
its beautifully designed, handcrafted glass and pottery pieces. Founded by artisan and master glassblower Simon Pearce in 1971
in Kilkenny, Ireland, the company moved to the United States in 1981 and expanded into Garrett County in 1998.
Total civilian labor force
14,983
118,361
Unemployment
517
4,171
Residents commuting outside the county to work (2017-2021)
Number
Percent
Employment in selected occupations (2017-2021)
Management, business, science and arts
4,947
36%
Science
*Allegany, Garrett and Washington Counties
2,346 17.1%
Sales and office
2,720
19.8%
Production, transportation and material moving
1,891
13.8%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland Department of Labor Office of Workforce Information and Performance, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hourly Wage Rates (2021)
Selected Occupations
Median
Entry
Experienced
Accountants
Biological technicians
Computer hardware engineers
Computer user support specialists
Electrical engineers
Industrial truck opera-tors
Machinists
Mechanical engineers
Packing/filling machine operators
Secretaries
Stock clerks; order fillers
$29.82 $19.81
23.79 17.36
59.37 36.38
19.98 16.16
41.60 33.98
21.39 15.49
26.58 16.46
47.62 17.90
13.95 12.43
17.91 13.60
14.48 12.62
$38.28
25.68
64.70
25.49
59.17
23.74
28.61
30.78
17.96
21.58
18.35
Assemblers and fabricators
17.41
13.84
21.12
Bookkeeping/accounting clerks
18.27
13.88
22.64
Computer systems analysts
34.09
22.16
42.19
Customer service representatives
17.35
12.93
19.70
Freight, stock and material movers
14.06
12.64
17.00
Inspectors, testers, sorters
18.48
13.62
25.56
Maintenance workers – machinery
26.41
17.90
30.78
Network support specialists
37.32
26.23
45.28
Packers and packagers – hand
14.33
11.97
15.68
Shipping/receiving clerks
14.73
12.31
19.34
Telemarketers
14.47
13.31
16.28
Wages are an estimate of what workers might expect to receive in Western Maryland (Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties) and may vary by industry, employer and locality.
Source: Maryland Department of Labor Office of Workforce Information and Performance
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