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Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (LAUS)

Current Month: December 2009

News Release: Maine Unemployment Rate 8.3 Percent in December

Seasonally-Adjusted Civilian Labor Force Estimates, 1978-2009 (Excel)

Historical Overview:

  • Seasonally-Adjusted Labor Force Estimates, 1976-2009 (Excel)
  • Not Seasonally-Adjusted Labor Force Estimates, 1976-2009 (Excel)

Labor Force and Unemployment Data and Charts

County

2009 Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Maine Counties (Excel)

2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000

Historical Overview (Excel):

Androscoggin | Aroostook | Cumberland | Franklin | Hancock | Kennebec | Knox | Lincoln | Oxford | Penobscot | Piscataquis | Sagadahoc | Somerset | Waldo | Washington | York

Labor Market Area (LMA)

2009 Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Maine Labor Market Areas (Excel)

2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000

Historical Overview (Excel):

Augusta | Bangor | Belfast | Boothbay Harbor | Bridgton-Paris | Brunswick | Calais | Camden | Conway | Dover-Foxcroft | Ellsworth | Farmington | Houlton | Lewiston | Lincoln | Machias | Madawaska | Millinocket | Pittsfield | Portland | Portsmouth | Presque Isle | Rochester-Dover | Rockland | Rumford | Sanford | Skowhegan | St. George | Waldoboro | Waterville | York

Minor Civil Division (MCD)

2008 Annual Average Labor Force and Unemployment by Town in Maine (Excel)

These data, which are not seasonally adjusted, are developed by the Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research and Information, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data presented here are rounded, with the exception of the unemployment rate which is based on unrounded civilian labor force and unemployment estimates. Employment and unemployment may not add to the civilian labor force due to rounding.

Labor Market Area Definitions

 

Unemployment Rates (seasonally adjusted)

  Dec 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2008
Maine 8.3% 8.0% 6.5%
U.S. 10.0% 10.0% 7.4%

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  • Maine Labor Market Area Map (PDF) (HTML)

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