Gov. Wes Moore announced a new process to simplify the hiring procedures for four types of state government positions on April 18 to support a growing number of Maryland workers affected by federal layoffs.
Maryland experienced job losses across a number of sectors in March, with public sector jobs being hit particularly hard. According to the Maryland Department of Labor, Maryland lost 3,500 public sector jobs, including 2,700 federal government jobs. Several other sectors also suffered losses, including private educational services, construction, information, and real estate, which collectively lost 1,300 jobs.
Maryland added about 2,300 private sector jobs, in areas like health care and finance, but it was not enough to offset the losses.
Moore’s initiative creates a cumulative application process for four types of positions: human resources, procurement officers, accountants and fiscal accounts technicians. This single application allows federal workers to apply for jobs across several agencies and locations in Maryland. According to the Maryland Department of Labor, “applications will be put into an expedited pathway to get considered and potentially interviewed for available openings within weeks.”
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