United States Government Employment Information

The County of Baltimore, Maryland, has a population of more than 754,000 and operates under charter government form. It offers a wide range of public welfare, economic development, employment, planning and zoning, educational, transportation and health services. The county offers direct financing programs, building investment loans, small business loan partnership, advanced technology loan funds and tax-exempt bonds. It also offers a variety of employment services, including publishing monthly schedules of seminars, training opportunities and special events, and providing information, career consultation, training and computer access. Baltimore County has a Board of Appeals that hears a variety of appeals arising from zoning decisions, disability retirement cases, building permits and code violations. The county also offers a wide range of online services, including property tax searches, electronic newsletter, parking tickets payments, water bills, job applications, alerts, notifications and library renewals.

The United States International Trade Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial, federal agency that has investigative responsibilities on a variety of trade matters. It investigates the effects of dumped and subsidized imports on domestic industries, as well as conducts global safeguard investigations. The agency adjudicates cases that involve alleged infringement by the imports of intellectual property rights. The United States International Trade Commission serves as a federal resource for gathering and analyzing trade data. It maintains the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). In addition, the United States International Trade Commission determines import injuries to U.S. industries in antidumping, countervailing duty and global and safeguard investigations.