Maryland Code, Labor and Employment § 8-104

(1) reduce and prevent unemployment;

(2) encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational training, retraining, and guidance;

(3) advise, assist, and conduct investigations regarding the establishment and operation by a county, a municipality, or the State, of reserves for public works to be used in times of business depression and unemployment;

(4) promote the reemployment of unemployed workers throughout the State in each other way that may be feasible; and

(5) conduct investigations and research studies and publish the results.