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	4,578	100%	58,224	100%	843
2	Public Employment	92	2.0%	8,158	14.0%	917
3	Federal Gov't	19	0.4%	337	0.6%	1223
4	State Gov't	11	0.2%	1,266	2.2%	989
5	Local Gov't	62	1.4%	6,553	11.3%	888
8	Private Employment	4,486	98%	50,065	86.0%	830
9	Natural Resources & Mining	47	1.0%	471	0.8%	658
10	Construction	816	17.8%	5,797	10.0%	1,075
11	Manufacturing	135	2.9%	3,792	6.5%	1,229
12	Trade, Transportation & Utilities	883	19.3%	12,414	21.3%	685

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