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.


   

Please select a date range

    Jan 1976    
 
 
    Mar 2026
Persons
Name Mar 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2025
Maine
23,228 26,017 26,780
Androscoggin County
1,845 2,023 2,107
Aroostook County
1,382 1,554 1,547
Cumberland County
4,450 4,787 5,226
Franklin County
519 571 615
Hancock County
1,205 1,466 1,489
Kennebec County
1,874 2,081 2,121
Knox County
669 819 766
Lincoln County
573 634 657
Oxford County
1,025 1,111 1,122
Penobscot County
2,626 2,939 3,128
Piscataquis County
348 401 400
Sagadahoc County
505 548 584
Somerset County
1,029 1,222 1,171
Waldo County
801 920 815
Washington County
712 812 782
York County
3,664 4,128 4,249
   

Back to Top