Fort Detrick  Military and Family Support Center

If you are seeking Employment Readiness assistance please utilize the Frederick County Employment Works services for Resume writing, Dress for success, Computer Skills, Job search, interview skills  www.frederickworks.com  for assistance. The Soldier for Life (SFL) program is a centrally funded commanders program that provides transition assistance to eligible service members. For more information about the SFL program please contact the
FT Detrick Soldier For Life program (301-619-9678) that is located in building #1520, Freedman Drive, FT Detrick MD 21702. The SFL Virtual Center can be reached at 1-800-325-4715 or at http://www.SFL-tap.army.mil.

 If you are seeking Employment Readiness assistance please utilize the Frederick County Employment Works services for Resume writing, Dress for success, Computer Skills, Job search, interview skills  www.frederickworks.com for assistance. The Soldier for Life (SFL) program is a centrally funded commanders program that provides transition assistance to eligible service members. For more information about the SFL program please contact the FT Detrick Soldier For Life program (301-619-9678) that is located in building #1520, Freedman Drive, FT Detrick MD 21702. The SFL Virtual Center can be reached at 1-800-325-4715 or at http://www.SFL-tap.army.mil

The Ft. Detrick Education Center provides transition assistance to military personnel exiting the service.  The Fort Detrick Education Center is located in building #1520 Freedman Drive, 301-619-2854.

MyCAA

For information on MyCAA and Military Spouse Education and Career Opportunities, visit Military OneSource.

If a spouse gives up their job at another location due to a military move, Maryland may pay unemployment benefits. For more information on how to file a claim, visit the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation at www.dllr.state.md.us.

The Fort Detrick campus is the number one employer in Frederick County Maryland. The Frederick County Public School Systems are in second place. Other top employers include Frederick Memorial Healthcare, Frederick County Government, Leidos Biomedical Research, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Frederick Community College and the City of Frederick Government. Currently the unemployment rate in Frederick County Maryland is 2.9% with the expected job grown predicted to be 34.2% over the next ten years.

Fort Detrick, located in Frederick County in central/western Maryland, fifty miles west of Baltimore, Maryland and northwest of Washington, DC. Founded in 1748, Frederick County contains 664 square miles (Maryland's largest county), and includes four national parks and two mountain ranges within its borders.

The unemployment rate for Frederick is County is 2.9% as of March 2019 and 5.3% for Maryland.

Frederick County's labor force includes graduates from three top-quality higher education institutions: Frederick Community College, Hood College and Mount Saint Mary's University and 35,000+ students enrolled in our award-winning school system, plus 42% of our highly educated workers commute out of our County each day.

Besides providing outstanding business services, Frederick offers an excellent transportation network, low tax structure, highly educated and skilled workforce, nationally recognized public education system, excellent state and local job training resources and financial and training assistance. Some of the best-known names in American businesses are located in Frederick County. Bechtel, State Farm, MedImmune, National Cancer Institute, and Fannie Mae are just a few of the many outstanding companies that have located and expanded in the County.

• Maryland Workforce Exchange - provides online job postings for employers and job seekers for the State of Maryland.