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Labor Availability
(by place of residence)
Total civilian labor force
15,274
250,140
Unemployment
1,013
21,432
Residents commuting outside the county to work (2015-2019)
Number
Percent
Management, business, science and arts
4,979
35.9%
Sales and office
2,302
16.6%
Production, transportation and material moving
1,859
13.4%
Hourly Wage Rates (2020 Avg.)
Selected Occupations
Median
Entry
Experienced
Bookkeeping/accounting clerks
18.19
12.81
21.29
Computer user support specialists
16.09
13.58
19.18
Electrical engineers
44.62
29.16
55.58
Industrial truck operators
17.99
14.29
20.47
Machinists
19.99
13.96
25.80
Mechanical engineers
39.12
26.04
51.21
Packing/filling machine operators
18.72
13.84
23.81
Secretaries
17.13
12.33
20.30
Stock clerks; order fillers
12.16
11.22
14.48
Telemarketer
13.78
11.00
15.54
technology incubator and supplies its tenants with resources and low-cost office space at Garrett College’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Garrett College also hosts an outpost of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), which helps small businesses from startup through expansion. For more information about local SBDC services, visit marylandsbdc.org/locations/western- region.
Here are some of the most important tax credits and incentive programs offered by the federal, state and local government:
• There are three federal Opportunity Zones (business.garrettcounty.org/ strategic-advantages/opportunity-zones) located in Garrett County:
o Census Tract 2, located in Northern Garrett County, which includes within its boundaries the Northern Garrett Industrial Park and Keysers Ridge Business Park;
o Census Tracts 6 and 7 located in Southern Garrett County, which include within their boundaries the Southern Garrett Industrial Park, the Southern Garrett Business and Technology Park and county- owned property located along Francis Sanders Drive in Mountain Lake Park.
Civilian Labor Force (2020 avg.)
Employment Unemployment rate
County Labor Market Area*
14,261 228,708 6.6% 8.6%
3,371 25.1%
QUALITY OF LIFE: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Employment in selected occupations (2015-2019)
Science
2,413 17.4%
*Garrett and Allegany counties, MD; Grant, Mineral, Monongalia, Preston and Tucker counties, WV; Bedford, Fayette and Somerset counties, PA
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland Department of Labor Office of Workforce Information and Performance, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Three state-designated Enterprise Zones
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allow companies operating there to receive local and state tax breaks (commerce. maryland.gov/fund/programs-for- businesses/enterprise-zone-tax-credit).
• Garrett County is a Tier 1 County in Maryland’s More Jobs for Marylanders Incentive Program for Manufacturers (commerce.maryland.gov/fund/programs- for-businesses/more-jobs-for-marylanders) and the One Maryland Tax Credit Program (commerce.maryland.gov/fund/programs- for-businesses/one-maryland-tax-credit).
• Garrett County has a business property tax incentive program available to all new and expanding businesses in the county that meet the qualification criteria.
• There are two Maryland Arts & Entertainment Districts located in Garrett County — one in Grantsville and one in Oakland. Unique destinations reflecting
the traditions and evolving culture of their communities, these districts help develop and promote community involvement, tourism and revitalization through tax- related incentives that attract artists, arts organizations and other creative enterprises.
• The federal Small Business Administration (sba.gov/hubzone) has designated the entire county a HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) Zone, which confers federal contracting preference to qualified businesses in the area.
Accountants
Computer systems analysts Customer service representatives Freight, stock and material movers Inspectors, testers, sorters Maintenance workers – machinery Network support specialists Packers and packagers – hand Shipping/receiving clerks
Team assemblers
$27.97 $17.85 31.95 20.27 13.97 11.46 14.46 11.26 20.64 13.94 24.69 19.54 28.19 19.69 13.14 11.01 16.06 12.31 13.40 12.64
$36.16 41.53 16.39 17.94 23.37 28.21 33.70 14.46 19.35 16.58
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, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Workforce Information and Performance
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