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 1976    
 
 
    Feb 2026
Persons
Name Feb 2026 Jan 2026 Feb 2025
Maine
670,947 666,759 671,812
Androscoggin County
53,800 53,457 53,196
Aroostook County
27,149 26,990 27,557
Cumberland County
169,568 168,874 168,337
Franklin County
14,008 13,761 14,000
Hancock County
24,967 24,625 25,015
Kennebec County
60,461 60,071 61,527
Knox County
18,424 18,347 18,206
Lincoln County
15,353 15,302 15,381
Oxford County
25,641 25,450 25,720
Penobscot County
73,087 72,372 72,992
Piscataquis County
5,986 5,976 6,134
Sagadahoc County
18,807 18,711 18,872
Somerset County
21,088 20,947 21,448
Waldo County
17,496 17,406 17,564
Washington County
11,086 10,966 11,425
York County
114,026 113,504 113,725
   

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