"Among the second smartest cities in America"
by Forbes.com 2008 Rankings of Smartest Cities in America Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick Metro Division
Frederick County draws from one of the largest, most technologically advanced labor forces with approximately 2.9 million workers in Maryland. Maryland claims the top spot in the country for the percentage of technical and professional workers in the workplace (25.7%), for the total number of doctoral scientists and engineers as a percentage of total employment (0.98%), and is first among the states in the percentage of population 25 and over with a graduate or professional degree (15.7%).
And Frederick County is reaping the benefits.
- Frederick County had the 6th highest number of new jobs created in Maryland from 2nd Quarter 2004-2008, or 5,704 new jobs.
Source: MD Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, 2nd Quarter 2004-2008
- Frederick County Workforce Investment Area (WIA) ranks 3rd among WIAs in the percentage of doctoral scientists and engineers as a percentage of total employment (3.0%)
Source: MD Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, 2004-2014 Workforce Investment Area (WIA) Occupational Projections data
- Frederick County ranks 5th in the state of Maryland in Bachelor's degree attainment (32.9%), 5th in the state for Advanced degee attainment (13.3%) and 4th in the state for high school diploma attainment (91.4%).
Source: US Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey
| Area |
August 2009 |
March 2008 |
August 2009 |
March 2008 |
| Frederick County |
125,359 |
125,422 |
5.9% |
3.7% |
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg MD Metropolitan Division |
639,554 |
641,517 |
5.3% |
3.4% |
| Maryland |
2,977,774 |
3,018,410 |
7.1% |
4.6% |
Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
| PRIVATE SECTOR |
75,251 |
$862 |
| Goods-Producing |
13,540 |
$1,020 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
465 |
$723 |
| Construction |
7,860 |
$936 |
| Manufacturing |
5,216 |
$1,174 |
| Services-Providing |
61,710 |
$828 |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilties |
15,179 |
$591 |
| Information |
1,361 |
$1,025 |
| Financial Activities |
7,585 |
$1,100 |
| Professional & Business Services |
14,155 |
$1,364 |
| Education & Health Services |
11,739 |
$746 |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
8,635 |
$295 |
| Other Services |
3,056 |
$571 |
| GOVERNMENT SECTOR |
15,899 |
$997 |
| TOTAL EMPLOYMENT |
91,150 |
$886 |
Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, 1st quarter 2009
