About 900 MD Jobs Will Be Gone By End Of 2018

The New Year is usually a time for optimism, a fresh start and new goals, but for some in Maryland it will unfortunately mean layoffs. Several companies have announced that workers would lose their jobs before the start of 2019 or at some point during the new year because of downsizing or company closures. There are more than 900 scheduled layoffs set for that timeframe with most taking place just before or after the start of 2019.

Among some of the biggest layoffs are General Dynamics in Rockville with 122 layoffs, Crothall Healthcare Laundry Facility in Belcamp with 152 and Sodexo at McDaniel College in Westminster with 107, as the college changes food service vendor to AVI Foodsystems. Current hourly food service employees can apply for jobs with AVI Foodsystems. Kmart, a part of Sears which recently declared bankruptcy after years of financial challenges, is set to shed 188 positions when its Frederick and Oxon Hill stores close at the end of the year.

Maryland added 10,700 jobs in October, the second highest gain since October 2015, according to the latest data from the state Department of Labor. Compared with this time last year, Maryland jobs are up by 38,500, for an over-the-year change of 1.4 percent. The state’s unemployment rate has now fallen to 4.1 percent.. he job growth rate was 1.3 percent over the year and the October unemployment rate was 4.2 percent.

Other Services posted the highest gains last month, with an increase of 2,600 jobs, state labor officials said in a news release. Professional and Business Services increased by a total of 2,300 jobs within the Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services subsector (1,800 jobs) and the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services subsector (500 jobs). Education and Health Services increased by 1,500 jobs within the Health Care and Social Assistance (900 jobs) and Educational Services (600 jobs) subsectors.

The Financial Activities sector was the only sector to experience decline last month, the state said. A decrease of 800 jobs was shared by the Finance and Insurance subsector (600 jobs) and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing subsector (200 jobs).

Here are some recent entries on layoff list from the Maryland Department of Labor:

• CSRA (General Dynamics Information Technology) in Rockville, 122 layoffs on Nov. 26.
• Wells Fargo & Company in Frederick, 61 layoffs on Nov. 25.
• Dawson's Market (Subsidiary of Ellwood Thompson, Inc.) in Rockville, 62 layoffs on Oct. 27.
• Lonza Walkersville, Inc. in Walkersville, 60 layoffs on Dec. 31.
• Kmart in Frederick, 82 layoffs on Jan. 1, 2019.
• Kmart in Oxon Hill, 96 layoffs on Jan. 1, 2019.
• First Transit in Glen Burnie, 47 layoffs on Jan. 1, 2019.
• Saks Fith Avenue (Distribution Center) in Aberdeen, number of layoffs to be determined between March 1 and Aug. 31, 2019.
• Crothall Healthcare Laundry Facility in Belcamp, 152 layoffs on Jan. 7, 2019.
• Maintenance Supply Headquarters, LP in Laurel, 51 layoffs on Nov. 9.
• Sodexo at McDaniel College in Westminster, 107 layoffs on Dec. 31.
• Wells Fargo & Company in Frederick, 8 layoffs on Jan. 1, 2019.
• GE Healthcare in Laurel, 76 layoffs between Dec. 31, 2018 and July 31, 2019

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