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    
 
 
    Jun 2026
Persons
Name Jun 2026 May 2026 Jun 2025
Maine
19,291 21,425 20,393
Androscoggin County
1,608 1,755 1,768
Aroostook County
1,194 1,401 1,219
Cumberland County
4,094 4,498 4,401
Franklin County
508 565 510
Hancock County
747 862 759
Kennebec County
1,696 1,813 1,743
Knox County
512 563 528
Lincoln County
458 520 448
Oxford County
837 976 874
Penobscot County
2,183 2,449 2,495
Piscataquis County
262 309 261
Sagadahoc County
448 490 470
Somerset County
801 878 819
Waldo County
533 584 561
Washington County
488 551 523
York County
2,922 3,211 3,013
   

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