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    
 
 
    Jul 2026
Persons
Name Jul 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2025
Androscoggin County
55,880 55,537 56,361
Aroostook County
27,298 27,478 28,424
Cumberland County
180,896 179,244 183,680
Franklin County
13,491 13,275 13,721
Hancock County
30,498 29,710 31,390
Kennebec County
62,283 61,798 63,618
Knox County
20,056 19,912 20,520
Lincoln County
17,730 17,309 18,098
Oxford County
26,453 26,172 27,031
Penobscot County
74,778 75,038 75,568
Piscataquis County
6,417 6,411 6,648
Sagadahoc County
19,931 19,795 20,375
Somerset County
22,078 22,082 22,765
Waldo County
18,672 18,575 19,211
Washington County
11,601 11,704 12,278
York County
121,535 120,542 123,687
   

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