Maryland's 27 unemployment and career center offices cover 24 cities, split between the federal-contracting and government-adjacent job market of the D.C.–Baltimore corridor and the more agricultural, tourism-driven economy of the Eastern Shore across the Chesapeake Bay. Browse the city list below to find yours.
Step-by-step filing instructions and what you'll need to apply.
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Career Center
1201 Technology Drive University Center- Room 107
Aberdeen, MD 21001
4 locations
Career Center
2 South Bond Street Mary Risteau Building Suite 204
Bel Air, MD 21014
Career Center
627-A Race Street
Cambridge, MD 21613
Affiliate Office
125 Comet Drive
Centreville, MD 21617
Affiliate Office
115A Lynchburg Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
Career Center
7161 Columbia Gateway Drive Suite D
Columbia, MD 21046
Career Center
138 Baltimore Street Suite 102
Cumberland, MD 21502
Affiliate Office
300 Market Street Suite 201 PO Box 400
Denton, MD 21629
Career Center
301 Bay Street Suite 301
Easton, MD 21601
Career Center
1275 West Pulaski Highway
Elkton, MD 21921
Career Center
200 Monroe Ave. Suite 1
Frederick, MD 21701
☎ 301-600-2255 or 301-600-2761
TTY: 301-600-1862
Fax: 301-600-2906
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Career Center
12900 Middlebrook Road
Germantown, MD 20874
Career Center
14 North Potomac Street Suite 100
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Career Center
11101 McCormick Road Suite 102
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Career Center
1801 McCormick Drive Suite 120
Largo, MD 20774
Career Center
312 Marshall Avenue 6th Floor
Laurel, MD 20707
Fax: 301-362-9719
M - F, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM *By appointment or prior reservation only.
Affiliate Office
21795-F N. Shangri-La Drive
Lexington Park, MD 20653
Affiliate Office
613 Global Way
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
Career Center
3637 Offutt Road
Randallstown, MD 21133
Career Center
31901 Tricounty Way Suite 111
Salisbury, MD 21804
Career Center
175 Post Office Road
Waldorf, MD 20602
Career Center
224 North Center Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Career Center
11002 Veirs Mill Road 1st Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902
TTY: 301-946-4020
Fax: 301-933-4427
Monday & Wed, 8:30 an - 5:00 pm; Tues & Thurs, 8:30 am - 6:00 pm, Friday 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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