Maryland Jobs Overview
By: Matt, October 24th, 2008
Maryland has often been called “America in miniature” due to the fact that within its borders can be found landscapes, cities, towns, industries, culture and events that are representative of the U.S. as a whole. From the ancient Appalachian Mountains in the West to the seashore in the East, Maryland features a variety of other landscapes as well. The Piedmont region of Western Maryland is shared with other east coast states and is marked in places by rugged ridgelines that slope steeply to valleys that are often marked by rivers and creeks. In other areas, plateaus feature oak and pine forests that offer excellent opportunities for sportsmen of all stripes. Flatter land is to be found in the southern part of the state and on the Eastern Shore, where the state’s vacation haven, Ocean City, is located. The focal point of the state’s geography is most definitely the Chesapeake Bay, which is the largest estuary in the United States and which has long been known as a source of seafood (especially the blue crab) that is enjoyed locally and exported throughout the country.
Culturally, Maryland’s nickname of the “Old Line State” is quite telling. Directly on the south side of the Mason Dixon Line, Maryland’s more rural areas, located to the South, East and West, generally have a Southern culture, while Central Maryland is dominated by a culture more akin to the Northeastern states that emanates from Baltimore and Washington, DC. In 2007, Maryland had the distinction of having the highest per capita income in the United States, supplanting New Jersey with a mark just of $68,000.
Maryland was founded as a province in 1628 by George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore both as a means to recoup earlier business losses through tobacco trade and as a haven for Catholicism. The province of Maryland became the colony of Maryland under Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore in 1632 and was later the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, in 1788.
Top Maryland Employers
University of Maryland
5115 Plant Science Blvd.
College Park, MD 20704
Northrop Grumman
7323 Aviation Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21240
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt Rd.
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe St., #B110
Baltimore, MD 21287-0005
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
5600 Fishers Ln., #17A
Rockville, MD 20852-1750
Giant Food Stores
8301 Professinal Pl., #115
Hyattsville, MD 20785-2351/p>
Carefirst, Inc.
10455 Mill Run Circle
Owings Mills, MD 21117-4208
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Maryland Employment & Labor Markets
With a wealth of employers located in and around Baltimore, Washington DC, Annapolis, Frederick and the other numerous mid-sized cities in the state, Maryland is a veritable haven for employment opportunities. The state is marked by a thriving life sciences industry and is home to a wide variety of private companies and government entities, including the University Systems of Maryland, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medimmune, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a number of other private and public companies and institutions.
In addition to offering a wide variety of career options for employees, Maryland’s workforce is the most educated in the nation, with over 30% holding a bachelor’s degree or higher. While the largest employer in the state is the combined agencies of the U.S. Government, the business climate in Maryland is generally positive, with a variety of technology and health sciences companies offering jobs for qualified candidates.
Maryland Unemployment Rate: 5.6% (September, 2008)
Mean Commute Time to Work: 31.2 Minutes
Maryland Postal Abbreviation: MD
Popular Area Job Listings Sites
Insourced
CareerBuilder
Indeed
Craigslist
MarylandJobs.com
Maryland One-Stop Career Centers
Job-Hunt.org
Maryland Colleges & Universities
University of Maryland
Mt. St. Mary’s University
Johns Hopkins University
Salisbury University
Loyola College
Towson University
Entertainment & Things to Do in Maryland
Baltimore Aqarium
Preakness
Maryland State Fair
U.S. Naval Academy
B&O Railroad Museum
Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Orioles
Population & Demographics
Total Population: 5,615,727
Population Under 18 Years: 24.2%
Population Over 65 Years: 11.6%
Percentage Female: 51.6%
Percentage Male: 48.4%
Income
Median Household Income: $68,080
Per Capita Income: $25,614
Percentage Below Poverty: 9.2%
Education
High School Graduate: 83.8%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 31.4%
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