Business Composition & Key Industries

CARROLL COUNTY BUSINESS COMPOSITION & KEY INDUSTRIES

Annual Average 2018

Carroll’s business composition incudes growing Professional and Business Services firms; Trade, Transportation and Utility companies; Construction; and Education and Health Services. Additionally, over the last two years manufacturing employment has increased through plant relocations and expansions.

3792

Manufacturing Jobs

85.6%

Private Sector Employment

50065

Total Private Sector Jobs

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wdt_ID	SECTOR	# OF FIRMS	% OF TOTAL	# OF EMPLOYEES	% OF TOTAL	AVERAGE WAGE
1	Total Employment	4,606	100%	58,521	100%	860
2	Public Employment	93	2.0%	8,164	14.0%	948
3	Federal Gov't	20	0.4%	345	0.6%	1,221
4	State Gov't	11	0.2%	1,255	2.1%	1,052
5	Local Gov't	62	1.3%	6,564	11.2%	913
8	Private Employment	4,513	98%	50,356	86.0%	846
9	Natural Resources & Mining	48	1.0%	521	0.9%	716
10	Construction	836	18.2%	6,071	10.4%	1,121
11	Manufacturing	138	3.0%	3,939	6.7%	1,239
12	Trade, Transportation & Utilities	845	18.3%	11,955	20.5%	707

Source: MD Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
Last updated: July 03, 2019