East Central Penobscot, ME Unemployment Rate Report

East Central Penobscot, ME Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in East-Central-Penobscot, Maine has ranged from 0.9% in January 1990 to 19.5% in July 1993. The current unemployment rate for East-Central-Penobscot is 2.7% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

East Central Penobscot, ME Unemployment Rate by Month

Low Unemployment Area

East Central Penobscot, ME Current Unemployment - 2.7%

East Central Penobscot, ME Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2022	2.7%	4.3%	4.0%
2 / 2022	1.8%	4.2%	3.8%
3 / 2022	2.6%	4.1%	3.6%
4 / 2022	1.8%	3.1%	3.6%
5 / 2022	2.7%	3.0%	3.6%
6 / 2022	2.7%	3.0%	3.6%
7 / 2022	1.8%	2.7%	3.5%
8 / 2022	2.7%	2.9%	3.7%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2021	4.6%	6.4%	6.3%
2 / 2021	3.6%	5.6%	6.2%
3 / 2021	4.5%	5.4%	6.0%
4 / 2021	4.5%	5.3%	6.1%
5 / 2021	7.1%	5.1%	5.8%
6 / 2021	5.4%	5.1%	5.9%
7 / 2021	5.3%	4.6%	5.4%
8 / 2021	5.4%	4.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	5.2%	3.8%	4.7%
10 / 2021	2.7%	3.7%	4.6%
11 / 2021	2.7%	3.8%	4.2%
12 / 2021	1.8%	3.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2020	4.3%	3.4%	3.6%
2 / 2020	4.3%	4.3%	3.5%
3 / 2020	3.4%	3.6%	4.4%
4 / 2020	11.4%	11.3%	14.7%
5 / 2020	7.4%	9.4%	13.3%
6 / 2020	6.4%	6.5%	11.1%
7 / 2020	8.6%	9.4%	10.2%
8 / 2020	4.5%	6.2%	8.4%
9 / 2020	2.7%	5.4%	7.9%
10 / 2020	1.8%	4.8%	6.9%
11 / 2020	4.4%	4.7%	6.7%
12 / 2020	4.4%	5.2%	6.7%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2019	4.4%	4.1%	4.0%
2 / 2019	4.3%	4.0%	3.8%
3 / 2019	4.3%	3.9%	3.8%
4 / 2019	5.0%	3.4%	3.6%
5 / 2019	4.3%	3.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	4.3%	2.8%	3.7%
7 / 2019	1.8%	2.7%	3.7%
8 / 2019	1.8%	2.3%	3.7%
9 / 2019	1.7%	2.3%	3.5%
10 / 2019	2.5%	2.4%	3.6%
11 / 2019	2.6%	2.8%	3.5%
12 / 2019	2.6%	2.9%	3.5%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2018	4.4%	3.9%	4.1%
2 / 2018	4.3%	3.9%	4.1%
3 / 2018	4.3%	3.9%	4.0%
4 / 2018	4.3%	3.5%	3.9%
5 / 2018	4.3%	3.2%	3.8%
6 / 2018	3.4%	3.2%	4.0%
7 / 2018	2.6%	3.1%	3.9%
8 / 2018	2.7%	2.7%	3.8%
9 / 2018	2.6%	2.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	2.6%	2.7%	3.8%
11 / 2018	2.6%	3.1%	3.7%
12 / 2018	2.6%	3.1%	3.9%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2017	2.7%	4.3%	4.7%
2 / 2017	4.3%	4.3%	4.7%
3 / 2017	5.9%	4.2%	4.4%
4 / 2017	6.7%	3.7%	4.4%
5 / 2017	7.5%	3.5%	4.4%
6 / 2017	5.9%	3.3%	4.3%
7 / 2017	5.9%	3.2%	4.3%
8 / 2017	5.1%	2.7%	4.4%
9 / 2017	7.4%	2.7%	4.2%
10 / 2017	10.2%	2.7%	4.1%
11 / 2017	5.8%	3.0%	4.2%
12 / 2017	4.3%	3.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2016	5.2%	4.8%	4.9%
2 / 2016	6.7%	4.7%	4.9%
3 / 2016	8.3%	4.7%	5.0%
4 / 2016	6.7%	4.2%	5.0%
5 / 2016	4.3%	3.8%	4.8%
6 / 2016	5.1%	3.6%	4.9%
7 / 2016	3.4%	3.5%	4.8%
8 / 2016	5.9%	3.1%	4.9%
9 / 2016	4.2%	3.1%	5.0%
10 / 2016	5.0%	3.1%	4.9%
11 / 2016	3.4%	3.5%	4.7%
12 / 2016	2.6%	3.4%	4.7%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2015	4.3%	5.8%	5.7%
2 / 2015	5.8%	5.7%	5.5%
3 / 2015	7.4%	5.5%	5.4%
4 / 2015	5.8%	4.9%	5.4%
5 / 2015	5.1%	4.6%	5.6%
6 / 2015	5.0%	4.2%	5.3%
7 / 2015	6.7%	4.0%	5.2%
8 / 2015	5.9%	3.5%	5.1%
9 / 2015	2.6%	3.4%	5.0%
10 / 2015	2.6%	3.4%	5.0%
11 / 2015	2.6%	3.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	5.0%	3.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2014	9.6%	7.0%	6.6%
2 / 2014	9.4%	7.1%	6.7%
3 / 2014	10.0%	6.7%	6.7%
4 / 2014	7.8%	6.2%	6.2%
5 / 2014	8.7%	5.7%	6.3%
6 / 2014	7.8%	5.3%	6.1%
7 / 2014	9.8%	5.2%	6.2%
8 / 2014	8.5%	4.7%	6.1%
9 / 2014	9.8%	4.8%	5.9%
10 / 2014	8.3%	4.7%	5.7%
11 / 2014	8.7%	5.2%	5.8%
12 / 2014	8.9%	5.1%	5.6%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2013	11.4%	8.2%	8.0%
2 / 2013	11.8%	8.2%	7.7%
3 / 2013	10.6%	7.8%	7.5%
4 / 2013	11.1%	7.2%	7.6%
5 / 2013	9.7%	6.7%	7.5%
6 / 2013	9.6%	6.4%	7.5%
7 / 2013	10.1%	6.2%	7.3%
8 / 2013	10.0%	5.7%	7.2%
9 / 2013	8.5%	5.7%	7.2%
10 / 2013	7.6%	5.6%	7.2%
11 / 2013	7.9%	6.1%	6.9%
12 / 2013	9.3%	6.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2012	11.4%	8.7%	8.3%
2 / 2012	12.6%	8.9%	8.3%
3 / 2012	12.0%	8.6%	8.2%
4 / 2012	11.2%	8.0%	8.2%
5 / 2012	11.7%	7.6%	8.2%
6 / 2012	8.9%	7.3%	8.2%
7 / 2012	10.2%	7.1%	8.2%
8 / 2012	8.7%	6.5%	8.1%
9 / 2012	7.9%	6.5%	7.8%
10 / 2012	9.1%	6.6%	7.8%
11 / 2012	10.7%	7.0%	7.7%
12 / 2012	10.8%	7.2%	7.9%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2011	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
2 / 2011	9.8%	9.3%	9.0%
3 / 2011	9.1%	9.0%	9.0%
4 / 2011	10.5%	8.5%	9.1%
5 / 2011	10.5%	8.0%	9.0%
6 / 2011	10.3%	7.7%	9.1%
7 / 2011	11.6%	7.4%	9.0%
8 / 2011	11.6%	6.9%	9.0%
9 / 2011	10.2%	7.0%	9.0%
10 / 2011	10.1%	7.0%	8.8%
11 / 2011	12.2%	7.5%	8.6%
12 / 2011	10.9%	7.6%	8.5%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2010	9.9%	9.2%	9.8%
2 / 2010	6.7%	9.5%	9.8%
3 / 2010	8.3%	9.2%	9.9%
4 / 2010	7.4%	8.5%	9.9%
5 / 2010	9.1%	8.1%	9.6%
6 / 2010	12.0%	7.9%	9.4%
7 / 2010	10.4%	7.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	10.6%	7.2%	9.5%
9 / 2010	9.6%	7.2%	9.5%
10 / 2010	7.3%	7.3%	9.4%
11 / 2010	6.6%	7.9%	9.8%
12 / 2010	5.9%	8.0%	9.3%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2009	7.7%	8.4%	7.8%
2 / 2009	7.7%	8.9%	8.3%
3 / 2009	6.5%	9.1%	8.7%
4 / 2009	11.7%	8.5%	9.0%
5 / 2009	8.9%	8.3%	9.4%
6 / 2009	9.6%	8.1%	9.5%
7 / 2009	11.3%	7.8%	9.5%
8 / 2009	11.3%	7.3%	9.6%
9 / 2009	7.7%	7.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	5.2%	7.3%	10.0%
11 / 2009	6.5%	7.9%	9.9%
12 / 2009	5.9%	8.1%	9.9%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2008	5.7%	5.7%	5.0%
2 / 2008	5.1%	5.8%	4.9%
3 / 2008	6.3%	5.7%	5.1%
4 / 2008	7.9%	5.3%	5.0%
5 / 2008	7.4%	5.1%	5.4%
6 / 2008	7.5%	5.0%	5.6%
7 / 2008	8.1%	5.1%	5.8%
8 / 2008	8.8%	4.8%	6.1%
9 / 2008	5.2%	5.1%	6.1%
10 / 2008	5.6%	5.4%	6.5%
11 / 2008	6.8%	6.2%	6.8%
12 / 2008	6.3%	6.8%	7.3%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2007	4.5%	5.2%	4.6%
2 / 2007	6.3%	5.4%	4.5%
3 / 2007	5.1%	5.2%	4.4%
4 / 2007	5.1%	4.9%	4.5%
5 / 2007	6.3%	4.6%	4.4%
6 / 2007	5.2%	4.4%	4.6%
7 / 2007	8.1%	4.5%	4.7%
8 / 2007	7.0%	4.0%	4.6%
9 / 2007	5.7%	4.2%	4.7%
10 / 2007	4.4%	4.3%	4.7%
11 / 2007	2.6%	4.6%	4.7%
12 / 2007	1.9%	4.7%	5.0%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2006	6.3%	5.3%	4.7%
2 / 2006	6.3%	5.4%	4.8%
3 / 2006	5.1%	5.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	5.7%	4.6%	4.7%
5 / 2006	5.1%	4.5%	4.6%
6 / 2006	8.1%	4.4%	4.6%
7 / 2006	9.3%	4.5%	4.7%
8 / 2006	7.0%	4.0%	4.7%
9 / 2006	3.9%	4.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	5.0%	4.1%	4.4%
11 / 2006	3.8%	4.5%	4.5%
12 / 2006	4.4%	4.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2005	8.0%	5.6%	5.3%
2 / 2005	10.2%	5.8%	5.4%
3 / 2005	9.1%	5.7%	5.2%
4 / 2005	5.6%	5.2%	5.2%
5 / 2005	8.0%	4.9%	5.1%
6 / 2005	11.8%	4.7%	5.0%
7 / 2005	9.6%	4.7%	5.0%
8 / 2005	9.1%	4.2%	4.9%
9 / 2005	5.6%	4.4%	5.0%
10 / 2005	7.2%	4.3%	5.0%
11 / 2005	2.5%	4.6%	5.0%
12 / 2005	4.9%	4.5%	4.9%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2004	7.5%	5.6%	5.7%
2 / 2004	6.3%	5.6%	5.6%
3 / 2004	7.5%	5.4%	5.8%
4 / 2004	3.2%	4.8%	5.6%
5 / 2004	4.5%	4.4%	5.6%
6 / 2004	3.9%	4.3%	5.6%
7 / 2004	6.3%	4.3%	5.5%
8 / 2004	3.3%	3.9%	5.4%
9 / 2004	3.9%	4.1%	5.4%
10 / 2004	2.5%	4.2%	5.5%
11 / 2004	3.8%	4.6%	5.4%
12 / 2004	6.2%	4.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2003	5.1%	5.6%	5.8%
2 / 2003	6.3%	5.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	6.2%	5.7%	5.9%
4 / 2003	5.0%	5.3%	6.0%
5 / 2003	3.2%	4.8%	6.1%
6 / 2003	3.8%	4.8%	6.3%
7 / 2003	7.5%	4.8%	6.2%
8 / 2003	6.3%	4.3%	6.1%
9 / 2003	3.8%	4.5%	6.1%
10 / 2003	5.5%	4.5%	6.0%
11 / 2003	5.0%	4.8%	5.8%
12 / 2003	5.6%	4.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2002	4.6%	5.0%	5.7%
2 / 2002	4.5%	4.9%	5.7%
3 / 2002	4.5%	4.9%	5.7%
4 / 2002	2.0%	4.5%	5.9%
5 / 2002	1.9%	4.2%	5.8%
6 / 2002	2.0%	4.2%	5.8%
7 / 2002	5.7%	4.1%	5.8%
8 / 2002	5.7%	3.6%	5.7%
9 / 2002	3.2%	3.8%	5.7%
10 / 2002	4.9%	3.9%	5.7%
11 / 2002	1.9%	4.5%	5.9%
12 / 2002	4.3%	4.6%	6.0%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2001	3.9%	4.0%	4.2%
2 / 2001	4.4%	4.3%	4.2%
3 / 2001	4.4%	4.1%	4.3%
4 / 2001	3.8%	4.0%	4.4%
5 / 2001	3.2%	3.8%	4.3%
6 / 2001	1.9%	3.7%	4.5%
7 / 2001	6.7%	3.7%	4.6%
8 / 2001	6.3%	3.3%	4.9%
9 / 2001	3.2%	3.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	3.1%	3.6%	5.3%
11 / 2001	3.1%	4.0%	5.5%
12 / 2001	1.3%	4.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2000	3.3%	4.5%	4.0%
2 / 2000	1.9%	4.4%	4.1%
3 / 2000	3.8%	4.2%	4.0%
4 / 2000	2.5%	3.6%	3.8%
5 / 2000	1.9%	3.3%	4.0%
6 / 2000	1.9%	3.1%	4.0%
7 / 2000	1.9%	3.0%	4.0%
8 / 2000	2.5%	2.6%	4.1%
9 / 2000	1.9%	2.7%	3.9%
10 / 2000	1.9%	2.7%	3.9%
11 / 2000	1.9%	3.2%	3.9%
12 / 2000	1.3%	3.1%	3.9%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1999	5.1%	4.9%	4.3%
2 / 1999	3.4%	5.1%	4.4%
3 / 1999	3.4%	4.8%	4.2%
4 / 1999	4.2%	4.1%	4.3%
5 / 1999	1.7%	4.0%	4.2%
6 / 1999	1.6%	3.9%	4.3%
7 / 1999	7.9%	3.6%	4.3%
8 / 1999	1.7%	3.2%	4.2%
9 / 1999	1.6%	3.3%	4.2%
10 / 1999	1.6%	3.3%	4.1%
11 / 1999	5.5%	3.6%	4.1%
12 / 1999	4.0%	3.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1998	8.3%	6.2%	4.6%
2 / 1998	1.9%	5.8%	4.6%
3 / 1998	3.7%	5.5%	4.7%
4 / 1998	3.7%	4.6%	4.3%
5 / 1998	4.4%	4.2%	4.4%
6 / 1998	4.4%	4.1%	4.5%
7 / 1998	12.1%	4.3%	4.5%
8 / 1998	14.7%	3.7%	4.5%
9 / 1998	4.4%	3.7%	4.6%
10 / 1998	1.8%	3.9%	4.5%
11 / 1998	1.8%	4.1%	4.4%
12 / 1998	0.9%	4.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1997	8.3%	6.1%	5.3%
2 / 1997	8.5%	6.4%	5.2%
3 / 1997	6.7%	6.1%	5.2%
4 / 1997	6.8%	5.7%	5.1%
5 / 1997	6.7%	5.0%	4.9%
6 / 1997	4.6%	4.8%	5.0%
7 / 1997	10.1%	4.7%	4.9%
8 / 1997	11.0%	4.0%	4.8%
9 / 1997	6.4%	4.1%	4.9%
10 / 1997	1.8%	4.2%	4.7%
11 / 1997	1.9%	4.7%	4.6%
12 / 1997	6.3%	4.9%	4.7%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1996	9.1%	6.5%	5.6%
2 / 1996	7.3%	6.8%	5.5%
3 / 1996	8.5%	6.4%	5.5%
4 / 1996	7.0%	5.9%	5.6%
5 / 1996	1.8%	5.2%	5.6%
6 / 1996	8.9%	4.9%	5.3%
7 / 1996	12.8%	4.8%	5.5%
8 / 1996	12.0%	4.2%	5.1%
9 / 1996	7.8%	4.2%	5.2%
10 / 1996	7.0%	4.2%	5.2%
11 / 1996	6.1%	4.7%	5.4%
12 / 1996	9.4%	4.8%	5.4%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1995	18.0%	7.7%	5.6%
2 / 1995	12.1%	7.5%	5.4%
3 / 1995	6.4%	7.2%	5.4%
4 / 1995	6.4%	6.6%	5.8%
5 / 1995	4.5%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 1995	7.5%	5.7%	5.6%
7 / 1995	7.5%	5.5%	5.7%
8 / 1995	7.8%	4.9%	5.7%
9 / 1995	7.1%	4.9%	5.6%
10 / 1995	10.6%	4.9%	5.5%
11 / 1995	4.3%	5.5%	5.6%
12 / 1995	3.6%	5.5%	5.6%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1994	8.2%	8.5%	6.6%
2 / 1994	12.9%	8.8%	6.6%
3 / 1994	10.6%	8.4%	6.5%
4 / 1994	15.8%	7.7%	6.4%
5 / 1994	12.4%	7.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	10.7%	6.8%	6.1%
7 / 1994	12.3%	6.5%	6.1%
8 / 1994	13.6%	5.9%	6.0%
9 / 1994	5.2%	5.8%	5.9%
10 / 1994	11.2%	5.9%	5.8%
11 / 1994	13.3%	6.3%	5.6%
12 / 1994	4.5%	6.3%	5.5%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1993	8.8%	8.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	1.9%	8.4%	7.1%
3 / 1993	1.9%	8.2%	7.0%
4 / 1993	1.9%	7.7%	7.1%
5 / 1993	5.5%	7.3%	7.1%
6 / 1993	12.1%	7.0%	7.0%
7 / 1993	19.5%	6.6%	6.9%
8 / 1993	14.5%	6.2%	6.8%
9 / 1993	10.4%	6.4%	6.7%
10 / 1993	10.0%	6.4%	6.8%
11 / 1993	19.3%	7.2%	6.6%
12 / 1993	7.6%	7.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1992	5.7%	9.0%	7.3%
2 / 1992	9.0%	9.2%	7.4%
3 / 1992	7.2%	8.9%	7.4%
4 / 1992	14.2%	8.0%	7.4%
5 / 1992	8.5%	7.3%	7.6%
6 / 1992	14.4%	6.8%	7.8%
7 / 1992	17.6%	6.4%	7.7%
8 / 1992	17.8%	5.9%	7.6%
9 / 1992	18.6%	6.0%	7.6%
10 / 1992	15.0%	6.2%	7.3%
11 / 1992	15.0%	7.0%	7.4%
12 / 1992	4.3%	7.2%	7.4%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1991	9.4%	8.6%	6.4%
2 / 1991	11.1%	9.5%	6.6%
3 / 1991	8.8%	9.5%	6.8%
4 / 1991	9.1%	8.9%	6.7%
5 / 1991	5.4%	7.9%	6.9%
6 / 1991	8.2%	7.1%	6.9%
7 / 1991	3.7%	6.7%	6.8%
8 / 1991	3.6%	5.9%	6.9%
9 / 1991	0.9%	6.0%	6.9%
10 / 1991	5.9%	6.1%	7.0%
11 / 1991	0.9%	6.8%	7.0%
12 / 1991	3.7%	7.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	East Central Penobscot, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1990	0.9%	5.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	2.7%	5.8%	5.3%
3 / 1990	0.9%	5.6%	5.2%
4 / 1990	2.8%	5.1%	5.4%
5 / 1990	2.6%	4.7%	5.4%
6 / 1990	7.9%	4.6%	5.2%
7 / 1990	7.8%	4.8%	5.5%
8 / 1990	0.9%	4.3%	5.7%
9 / 1990	0.9%	4.7%	5.9%
10 / 1990	1.7%	5.3%	5.9%
11 / 1990	5.0%	6.4%	6.2%
12 / 1990	5.1%	6.8%	6.3%