"Among the second smartest cities in America"
Source: Forbes.com 2009 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 was one of only 9 counties in Maryland that experienced a positive job growth from 2005-2009.
Source: MD Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, CY 2005-2009
- 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, 2006-2008 American Community Survey
| Area |
June
2010 |
June
2009 |
June
2010 |
June
2009 |
| Frederick County |
122,659 |
124,635 |
6.5% |
6.6% |
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg MD Metropolitan Division |
633,237 |
644,034 |
5.8% |
6.0 |
| Maryland |
2,970,314 |
3,024,909 |
7.3% |
7.3% |
Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
| PRIVATE SECTOR |
75,866 |
$843 |
| Goods-Producing |
13,268 |
$992 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
496 |
$705 |
| Construction |
7,741 |
$947 |
| Manufacturing |
5,031 |
$1,089 |
| Services-Providing |
62,598 |
$811 |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilties |
15,148 |
$615 |
| Information |
1,362 |
$1,096 |
| Financial Activities |
7,758 |
$1,020 |
| Professional & Business Services |
14,298 |
$1,282 |
| Education & Health Services |
11,829 |
$776 |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
9,074 |
$305 |
| Other Services |
3,129 |
$573 |
| GOVERNMENT SECTOR |
15,704 |
$1,012 |
| TOTAL EMPLOYMENT |
91,570 |
$872 |
Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, CY 2009
