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 WEEKLY WAGE
1	Total Employment	4,520	100%	58,521	100%	982
2	Public Employment	93	2.1%	8,164	14.0%	1,137
3	Federal Gov't	11	0.4%	361	0.7%	1,245
4	State Gov't	62	0.2%	1,194	2.2%	1,156
5	Local Gov't	4,520	1.4%	6,204	11.4%	1,009
8	Private Employment	4,424	98%	46,477	85.7%	733
9	Natural Resources & Mining	41	0.9%	441	0.8%	1,149
10	Construction	817	18.1%	5,903	10.9%	1,298
11	Manufacturing	142	3.1%	3,910	7.2%	768
12	Trade, Transportation & Utilities	825	18.3%	11,452	21.1%	1,621

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