The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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    Jan 1990    
 
 
    Aug 2026
Persons
Name Aug 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2025
Androscoggin County
55,187 55,562 56,307
Aroostook County
27,204 27,333 28,634
Cumberland County
179,944 180,875 183,262
Franklin County
13,470 13,475 13,744
Hancock County
30,588 30,528 31,734
Kennebec County
61,779 62,395 63,086
Knox County
20,046 20,082 20,602
Lincoln County
17,678 17,761 18,063
Oxford County
26,178 26,443 26,902
Penobscot County
74,032 74,521 75,620
Piscataquis County
6,370 6,402 6,698
Sagadahoc County
19,875 19,928 20,332
Somerset County
21,993 22,075 22,756
Waldo County
18,652 18,690 19,291
Washington County
11,635 11,613 12,380
York County
121,021 121,518 123,426
   

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