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REGIONAL LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
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Harford County, MD |
Baltimore, MD |
Philadelphia, PA |
Washington DC |
| Civilian Labor Force |
130,736 |
1,378,036 |
1,958,300 |
337,500 |
| Employment |
121,424 |
1,278,134 |
1,786,400 |
300,400 |
| Unemployment |
9,312 |
99,902 |
171,900 |
37,100 |
| Unemployment Rate |
7.12% |
7.25% |
8.78% |
10.99% |
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| Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations |
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MAJOR EMPLOYERS
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GOVERNMENT SECTOR
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| Aberdeen Proving Ground |
16,944 |
| Harford County Public Schools |
5,349 |
| Harford County Government |
1,938 |
| Harford County Public Library |
396 |
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PRIVATE SECTOR
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| Upper Chesapeake Health Systems |
2,720 |
| Harford Community College |
1,219 |
| Rite Aid Mid-Atlantic Customer Distribution Center |
1,198 |
| SAIC |
788 |
| Jacobs Technology, Inc. |
785 |
| Sephora Central Distribution |
700 |
| Saks Fifth Avenue |
525 |
| Frito-Lay, Inc. |
435 |
| CSC |
410 |
| American Infrastructure |
352 |
| Constar |
343 |
| Custom Direct, LLC |
295 |
| Blue Dot of Maryland |
270 |
| SURVICE Engineering |
244 |
| APG Federal Credit Union |
242 |
| Nutramax |
240 |
| Science & Technology Corporation |
240 |
| WAVE (Worthington Armstrong Ventures) |
224 |
| C&S Wholesale Grocers |
220 |
| Cytec Engineered Materials, Inc. |
220 |
| SafeNet |
206 |
| PNC Bank |
199 |
| Homestead Publishing |
198 |
| Alcore, Inc. |
194 |
| Battelle |
194 |
| Case-Mason |
193 |
| The ARC Northern Chesapeake Region |
193 |
| Independent Can Company |
185 |
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| Source: Harford County Office of Economic Development |
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EMPLOYERS ON THE MOVE TO HARFORD COUNTY
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CACI
Proctor & Gamble
R4
Redner's Markets
Trilogy Flavors
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| Source: Harford County Office of Economic Development |
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APPROXIMATE COMMUTE TIME & DISTANCE TO APG
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| Town/City |
County/State |
Time |
Distance |
| Aberdeen |
Harford, MD
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5-10 |
1.33 |
| Bel Air |
Harford, MD
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20-30 |
12.35 |
| Havre de Grace |
Harford, MD
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10-15 |
5.84 |
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT
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3 port facilities and 3 international airports within two hours reach Proximity to Washington DC Market places Harford companies at the center of international relations, trade organizations and monetary exchanges. Maryland's Department of Business and Economic Development International Trade Office supports county efforts for all international activities and serves as a "one-stop-shop" for international businesses and Maryland businesses interested in expanding overseas.
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Overseas Businesses
In Harford County |
Selected Harford County Companies
Doing Business Overseas |
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Boettcher America, Germany
Colwell North American, Inc., Britain
Custom Direct, Canada
Lafarge North America, France
Mercedes Benz of North America, Germany
Oldcastle Precast Group, Ireland
SafetNet
Sephora, France
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Alban Tractor
Cytec Engineered Materials, Inc.
EFC Systems, Inc.
Harford Systems, Inc.
Huber Engineered Materials
Independent Can Company
Innovative Plastic Solutions
McCormick & Company, Inc.
MCI Communications
Michel Distribution Services, Inc.
Nutramax Laboratories
Onguard Industries LLC
Paramount Die Company, Inc.
SWS Security
TIC Gums, Inc.
Titronics, Inc.
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| Source: Harford County Office of Economic Development |
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EMPLOYMENT & LABOR FORCE
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Annual Average Employment |
Average Weekly Wage |
| TOTAL EMPLOYMENT |
82,872 |
$ 981 |
| PRIVATE SECTOR |
66,043 |
$ 718 |
| Construction |
6,874 |
$ 814 |
| Education & Health Services |
9,237 |
$ 711 |
| Financial Activities |
3,569 |
$ 804 |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
8,808 |
$ 255 |
| Manufacturing |
4,555 |
$ 973 |
| Other |
2,714 |
$ 562 |
| Professional Business Services |
11,355 |
$ 1,035 |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
18,931 |
$ 591 |
| GOVERNMENT SECTOR |
16,829 |
$ 3,091 |
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HOURLY WAGE RATES*
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| Selected Occupations |
Median |
Entry |
Experienced |
| Accountants |
$30.00 |
$20.75 |
$54.00 |
| Bookkeeping/accounting clerks |
$18.00 |
$12.25 |
$21.75 |
| Computer system analysts |
$36.50 |
$23.50 |
$43.00 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators |
$18.00 |
$15.00 |
$20.25 |
| Customer service representatives |
$13.50 |
$10.00 |
$16.25 |
| Electrical engineers |
$37.50 |
$27.50 |
$44.75 |
| Electronic engineering technicians |
$34.75 |
$25.50 |
$38.50 |
| Freight, stock and materials movers, hand |
$12.00 |
$8.75 |
$15.00 |
| Industrial truck operators |
$15.00 |
$11.25 |
$17.00 |
| Machinists |
$23.25 |
$17.50 |
$25.25 |
| Network administrators |
$34.25 |
$23.00 |
$40.25 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators |
$12.75 |
$10.75 |
$16.50 |
| Packers and Packagers, hand |
$10.50 |
$7.50 |
$13.00 |
| Secretaries |
$16.25 |
$11.50 |
$19.25 |
| Shipping/receiving clerks |
$17.00 |
$11.75 |
$19.00 |
| Team assemblers |
$13.00 |
$9.50 |
$16.00 |
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* These wages are an estimate or what workers might expect to receive. Wages may vary by industry, employer and locality.
Source: Maryland Department of Economic Development Brief Economic Facts
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