CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES FOR MAINE AND MAINE COUNTIES,
BY MONTH AND ANNUAL AVERAGE, 2000 1/

  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVE
STATEWIDE Civilian Labor Force 665,200 666,700 668,700 668,700 671,600 684,400 687,900 685,200 668,900 670,000 665,600 666,200 672,400
Employed 635,700 637,500 641,100 645,000 650,800 664,000 668,500 668,400 651,300 651,400 644,900 646,100 650,400
Unemployed 29,500 29,300 27,700 23,700 20,800 20,400 19,400 16,800 17,600 18,600 20,800 20,100 22,100
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.3
ANDROSCOGGIN Civilian Labor Force 56,040 55,520 55,250 55,150 55,010 55,950 55,730 55,530 54,250 54,890 54,730 54,860 55,240
Employed 53,630 53,060 52,950 53,210 53,310 54,220 54,130 54,080 52,670 53,290 52,990 53,280 53,400
Unemployed 2,410 2,460 2,310 1,940 1,700 1,730 1,600 1,450 1,580 1,590 1,730 1,580 1,840
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.4 4.2 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.3
AROOSTOOK Civilian Labor Force 35,230 35,270 35,440 35,160 34,780 34,990 34,470 33,940 34,210 33,920 34,040 34,080 34,630
Employed 33,340 33,520 33,610 33,360 33,260 33,700 33,250 32,870 33,170 32,840 32,740 32,740 33,200
Unemployed 1,890 1,750 1,830 1,790 1,520 1,290 1,220 1,070 1,040 1,080 1,300 1,330 1,430
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.4 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.8 3.9 4.1
CUMBERLAND Civilian Labor Force 146,120 145,910 146,420 146,850 148,190 151,230 153,620 152,350 147,870 149,180 148,250 148,400 148,700
Employed 141,260 141,300 141,910 143,280 144,690 147,700 150,290 149,510 144,800 145,910 145,030 145,500 145,100
Unemployed 4,860 4,610 4,510 3,560 3,510 3,530 3,330 2,840 3,070 3,260 3,230 2,900 3,600
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.4
FRANKLIN Civilian Labor Force 14,770 15,140 15,270 14,560 14,220 14,100 13,840 13,970 13,900 14,070 14,090 14,460 14,370
Employed 13,970 14,340 14,530 13,770 13,480 13,420 13,220 13,350 13,290 13,440 13,310 13,740 13,660
Unemployed 800 790 740 790 740 680 620 620 600 630 780 710 710
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.2 4.8 5.4 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.5 5.5 4.9 4.9
  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVE
HANCOCK Civilian Labor Force 26,530 26,560 26,890 27,570 28,510 30,890 31,550 31,260 30,270 29,050 27,360 27,090 28,630
Employed 24,710 24,680 25,270 26,310 27,530 30,010 30,740 30,600 29,600 28,330 26,270 25,900 27,500
Unemployed 1,820 1,890 1,620 1,260 970 870 810 660 670 720 1,090 1,190 1,130
Unemployment Rate 6.8 7.1 6.0 4.6 3.4 2.8 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.5 4.0 4.4 4.0
KENNEBEC Civilian Labor Force 60,970 60,990 61,320 61,120 61,000 61,590 61,340 61,150 60,120 60,240 59,910 60,160 60,830
Employed 58,210 58,230 58,630 58,920 59,080 59,610 59,400 59,530 58,400 58,430 58,060 58,400 58,740
Unemployed 2,760 2,760 2,690 2,190 1,920 1,990 1,940 1,620 1,720 1,810 1,850 1,770 2,090
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.5 4.4 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.4
KNOX Civilian Labor Force 20,220 20,280 20,290 20,720 20,890 21,830 22,070 21,730 20,860 20,790 20,380 20,150 20,850
Employed 19,420 19,480 19,550 20,130 20,360 21,330 21,570 21,330 20,440 20,320 19,860 19,640 20,290
Unemployed 800 800 740 590 530 500 490 400 420 480 530 510 570
Unemployment Rate 3.9 4.0 3.6 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.7
LINCOLN Civilian Labor Force 16,970 16,970 17,240 17,410 17,780 18,770 19,000 19,220 18,090 17,770 16,990 16,930 17,760
Employed 16,210 16,220 16,560 16,860 17,310 18,320 18,560 18,850 17,680 17,350 16,500 16,440 17,240
Unemployed 760 750 690 550 470 450 440 380 410 420 500 490 520
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.9 2.9 3.0
OXFORD Civilian Labor Force 28,640 28,440 28,330 27,060 26,940 27,660 28,080 27,760 26,780 26,940 26,850 27,550 27,590
Employed 27,310 27,060 27,090 25,860 25,870 26,550 27,070 26,830 25,840 26,010 25,770 26,570 26,490
Unemployed 1,330 1,380 1,250 1,200 1,070 1,110 1,010 930 940 930 1,080 980 1,100
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.6 4.0
  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVE
PENOBSCOT Civilian Labor Force 73,670 75,020 75,130 75,040 75,310 74,710 74,750 74,190 74,490 75,080 75,310 75,550 74,850
Employed 70,140 71,550 71,840 72,070 72,720 72,190 72,300 72,100 72,300 72,770 72,790 73,050 72,150
Unemployed 3,530 3,470 3,290 2,970 2,590 2,520 2,460 2,090 2,190 2,310 2,520 2,500 2,700
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.6
PISCATAQUIS Civilian Labor Force 8,000 7,940 8,050 7,890 7,940 7,950 7,840 7,690 7,870 7,920 7,830 7,810 7,890
Employed 7,490 7,470 7,580 7,450 7,580 7,620 7,490 7,360 7,500 7,550 7,410 7,360 7,490
Unemployed 510 470 480 450 360 320 360 330 370 370 420 440 410
Unemployment Rate 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.6 4.5 4.1 4.6 4.2 4.7 4.7 5.4 5.7 5.1
SAGADAHOC Civilian Labor Force 18,690 18,770 18,880 18,890 18,890 18,860 18,890 19,640 18,620 18,790 18,230 18,390 18,800
Employed 17,980 18,090 18,230 18,330 18,390 18,390 18,470 19,290 18,250 18,370 17,840 18,030 18,310
Unemployed 720 680 650 560 490 470 420 350 370 410 390 360 490
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.6 3.5 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.6
SOMERSET Civilian Labor Force 25,120 25,100 25,280 25,320 25,260 25,530 25,150 25,390 24,860 24,570 24,430 24,470 25,040
Employed 23,600 23,580 23,820 23,990 24,160 24,500 24,140 24,520 23,960 23,640 23,310 23,220 23,870
Unemployed 1,520 1,520 1,460 1,330 1,100 1,030 1,010 870 900 940 1,110 1,250 1,170
Unemployment Rate 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.6 5.1 4.7
WALDO Civilian Labor Force 18,500 18,640 18,720 18,870 18,990 19,450 19,480 19,340 18,980 19,020 18,890 18,880 18,980
Employed 17,390 17,490 17,650 18,070 18,370 18,840 18,910 18,850 18,450 18,480 18,290 18,230 18,250
Unemployed 1,100 1,150 1,070 800 620 610 580 490 530 540 600 650 730
Unemployment Rate 6.0 6.2 5.7 4.2 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.8
  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVE
WASHINGTON Civilian Labor Force 15,610 15,820 15,760 15,490 15,500 15,730 15,260 16,570 15,470 15,110 16,050 15,650 15,670
Employed 14,380 14,510 14,590 14,360 14,640 14,900 14,480 15,890 14,820 14,430 15,250 14,800 14,750
Unemployed 1,230 1,310 1,170 1,130 850 830 780 670 650 690 800 860 910
Unemployment Rate 7.9 8.3 7.4 7.3 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.1 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.5 5.8
YORK Civilian Labor Force 100,130 100,360 100,480 101,560 102,450 105,090 106,820 105,490 102,300 102,670 102,300 101,810 102,620
Employed 96,610 96,890 97,290 98,990 100,050 102,680 104,520 103,440 100,140 100,270 99,430 99,200 99,960
Unemployed 3,520 3,460 3,190 2,570 2,400 2,410 2,300 2,050 2,160 2,400 2,880 2,610 2,660
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.5 3.2 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.6

 

1/ These data, which are not seasonally adjusted, are developed by the Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, 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.