Unemployed people in Maine

as of September, 2021:

32,946

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Labor Force

679,310

Employment

646,364

Employment-Population Ratio

57.5%

Labor Force Participation Rate

60.4%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Androscoggin 51,752 2,473 4.6 54,225
Aroostook 27,089 1,458 5.1 28,547
Cumberland 156,744 5,608 3.5 162,352
Franklin 12,941 591 4.4 13,532
Hancock 28,052 1,091 3.7 29,143
Kennebec 58,834 2,334 3.8 61,168
Knox 18,965 748 3.8 19,713
Lincoln 16,156 615 3.7 16,771
Oxford 24,518 1,233 4.8 25,751
Penobscot 71,769 3,079 4.1 74,848
Piscataquis 7,136 316 4.2 7,452
Sagadahoc 18,221 588 3.1 18,809
Somerset 20,945 1,260 5.7 22,205
Waldo 19,633 837 4.1 20,470
Washington 12,061 781 6.1 12,842
York 109,095 3,988 3.5 113,083