Central Aroostook, ME Unemployment Rate Report

Central Aroostook, ME Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Central-Aroostook, Maine has ranged from 0.0% in January 1990 to 25.0% in May 1992. The current unemployment rate for Central-Aroostook is 5.6% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Central Aroostook, ME Unemployment Rate by Month

Very High Unemployment Area

Central Aroostook, ME Current Unemployment - 5.6%

Central Aroostook, ME Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2022	1.2%	4.3%	4.0%
2 / 2022	1.2%	4.2%	3.8%
3 / 2022	2.3%	4.1%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.7%	3.1%	3.6%
5 / 2022	3.5%	3.0%	3.6%
6 / 2022	4.5%	3.0%	3.6%
7 / 2022	4.5%	2.7%	3.5%
8 / 2022	5.6%	2.9%	3.7%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2021	5.6%	6.4%	6.3%
2 / 2021	5.5%	5.6%	6.2%
3 / 2021	5.5%	5.4%	6.0%
4 / 2021	5.6%	5.3%	6.1%
5 / 2021	4.5%	5.1%	5.8%
6 / 2021	4.4%	5.1%	5.9%
7 / 2021	5.4%	4.6%	5.4%
8 / 2021	4.4%	4.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	3.5%	3.8%	4.7%
10 / 2021	6.7%	3.7%	4.6%
11 / 2021	1.2%	3.8%	4.2%
12 / 2021	1.2%	3.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2020	4.2%	3.4%	3.6%
2 / 2020	4.2%	4.3%	3.5%
3 / 2020	4.2%	3.6%	4.4%
4 / 2020	11.6%	11.3%	14.7%
5 / 2020	8.6%	9.4%	13.3%
6 / 2020	5.6%	6.5%	11.1%
7 / 2020	8.2%	9.4%	10.2%
8 / 2020	6.8%	6.2%	8.4%
9 / 2020	8.1%	5.4%	7.9%
10 / 2020	4.2%	4.8%	6.9%
11 / 2020	3.4%	4.7%	6.7%
12 / 2020	4.3%	5.2%	6.7%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2019	1.4%	4.1%	4.0%
2 / 2019	1.4%	4.0%	3.8%
3 / 2019	1.4%	3.9%	3.8%
4 / 2019	4.2%	3.4%	3.6%
5 / 2019	4.2%	3.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	4.2%	2.8%	3.7%
7 / 2019	4.1%	2.7%	3.7%
8 / 2019	4.1%	2.3%	3.7%
9 / 2019	1.4%	2.3%	3.5%
10 / 2019	1.4%	2.4%	3.6%
11 / 2019	1.4%	2.8%	3.5%
12 / 2019	1.4%	2.9%	3.5%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2018	1.4%	3.9%	4.1%
2 / 2018	4.0%	3.9%	4.1%
3 / 2018	1.4%	3.9%	4.0%
4 / 2018	1.4%	3.5%	3.9%
5 / 2018	1.4%	3.2%	3.8%
6 / 2018	1.4%	3.2%	4.0%
7 / 2018	1.4%	3.1%	3.9%
8 / 2018	1.4%	2.7%	3.8%
9 / 2018	1.4%	2.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	1.4%	2.7%	3.8%
11 / 2018	1.4%	3.1%	3.7%
12 / 2018	1.4%	3.1%	3.9%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2017	1.4%	4.3%	4.7%
2 / 2017	1.4%	4.3%	4.7%
3 / 2017	1.3%	4.2%	4.4%
4 / 2017	1.4%	3.7%	4.4%
5 / 2017	1.4%	3.5%	4.4%
6 / 2017	1.4%	3.3%	4.3%
7 / 2017	1.3%	3.2%	4.3%
8 / 2017	1.3%	2.7%	4.4%
9 / 2017	1.4%	2.7%	4.2%
10 / 2017	1.3%	2.7%	4.1%
11 / 2017	1.4%	3.0%	4.2%
12 / 2017	1.4%	3.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2016	1.4%	4.8%	4.9%
2 / 2016	1.4%	4.7%	4.9%
3 / 2016	1.4%	4.7%	5.0%
4 / 2016	1.4%	4.2%	5.0%
5 / 2016	1.4%	3.8%	4.8%
6 / 2016	1.3%	3.6%	4.9%
7 / 2016	1.3%	3.5%	4.8%
8 / 2016	1.3%	3.1%	4.9%
9 / 2016	1.4%	3.1%	5.0%
10 / 2016	1.3%	3.1%	4.9%
11 / 2016	1.4%	3.5%	4.7%
12 / 2016	1.4%	3.4%	4.7%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2015	1.4%	5.8%	5.7%
2 / 2015	1.4%	5.7%	5.5%
3 / 2015	1.3%	5.5%	5.4%
4 / 2015	1.4%	4.9%	5.4%
5 / 2015	1.4%	4.6%	5.6%
6 / 2015	1.3%	4.2%	5.3%
7 / 2015	1.3%	4.0%	5.2%
8 / 2015	1.3%	3.5%	5.1%
9 / 2015	1.4%	3.4%	5.0%
10 / 2015	1.3%	3.4%	5.0%
11 / 2015	1.4%	3.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	1.4%	3.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2014	1.3%	7.0%	6.6%
2 / 2014	1.4%	7.1%	6.7%
3 / 2014	1.3%	6.7%	6.7%
4 / 2014	1.4%	6.2%	6.2%
5 / 2014	1.4%	5.7%	6.3%
6 / 2014	1.4%	5.3%	6.1%
7 / 2014	1.3%	5.2%	6.2%
8 / 2014	1.3%	4.7%	6.1%
9 / 2014	1.4%	4.8%	5.9%
10 / 2014	1.4%	4.7%	5.7%
11 / 2014	1.4%	5.2%	5.8%
12 / 2014	1.4%	5.1%	5.6%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2013	1.3%	8.2%	8.0%
2 / 2013	1.3%	8.2%	7.7%
3 / 2013	2.6%	7.8%	7.5%
4 / 2013	1.3%	7.2%	7.6%
5 / 2013	2.6%	6.7%	7.5%
6 / 2013	2.6%	6.4%	7.5%
7 / 2013	2.5%	6.2%	7.3%
8 / 2013	1.3%	5.7%	7.2%
9 / 2013	1.3%	5.7%	7.2%
10 / 2013	1.3%	5.6%	7.2%
11 / 2013	1.3%	6.1%	6.9%
12 / 2013	1.3%	6.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2012	1.3%	8.7%	8.3%
2 / 2012	1.3%	8.9%	8.3%
3 / 2012	2.6%	8.6%	8.2%
4 / 2012	1.3%	8.0%	8.2%
5 / 2012	2.6%	7.6%	8.2%
6 / 2012	2.6%	7.3%	8.2%
7 / 2012	1.3%	7.1%	8.2%
8 / 2012	1.3%	6.5%	8.1%
9 / 2012	1.3%	6.5%	7.8%
10 / 2012	1.3%	6.6%	7.8%
11 / 2012	1.3%	7.0%	7.7%
12 / 2012	1.3%	7.2%	7.9%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2011	2.6%	9.1%	9.1%
2 / 2011	2.6%	9.3%	9.0%
3 / 2011	2.6%	9.0%	9.0%
4 / 2011	1.3%	8.5%	9.1%
5 / 2011	2.6%	8.0%	9.0%
6 / 2011	2.6%	7.7%	9.1%
7 / 2011	2.6%	7.4%	9.0%
8 / 2011	1.3%	6.9%	9.0%
9 / 2011	1.3%	7.0%	9.0%
10 / 2011	1.3%	7.0%	8.8%
11 / 2011	2.6%	7.5%	8.6%
12 / 2011	1.3%	7.6%	8.5%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2010	2.5%	9.2%	9.8%
2 / 2010	2.5%	9.5%	9.8%
3 / 2010	2.5%	9.2%	9.9%
4 / 2010	2.6%	8.5%	9.9%
5 / 2010	2.6%	8.1%	9.6%
6 / 2010	2.5%	7.9%	9.4%
7 / 2010	2.5%	7.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	1.3%	7.2%	9.5%
9 / 2010	1.3%	7.2%	9.5%
10 / 2010	1.3%	7.3%	9.4%
11 / 2010	2.5%	7.9%	9.8%
12 / 2010	1.3%	8.0%	9.3%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2009	3.8%	8.4%	7.8%
2 / 2009	3.8%	8.9%	8.3%
3 / 2009	3.8%	9.1%	8.7%
4 / 2009	2.0%	8.5%	9.0%
5 / 2009	3.9%	8.3%	9.4%
6 / 2009	3.8%	8.1%	9.5%
7 / 2009	3.8%	7.8%	9.5%
8 / 2009	1.9%	7.3%	9.6%
9 / 2009	3.8%	7.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	3.8%	7.3%	10.0%
11 / 2009	3.8%	7.9%	9.9%
12 / 2009	3.8%	8.1%	9.9%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2008	1.9%	5.7%	5.0%
2 / 2008	1.9%	5.8%	4.9%
3 / 2008	1.9%	5.7%	5.1%
4 / 2008	5.5%	5.3%	5.0%
5 / 2008	1.9%	5.1%	5.4%
6 / 2008	1.9%	5.0%	5.6%
7 / 2008	3.7%	5.1%	5.8%
8 / 2008	1.9%	4.8%	6.1%
9 / 2008	1.9%	5.1%	6.1%
10 / 2008	1.9%	5.4%	6.5%
11 / 2008	3.7%	6.2%	6.8%
12 / 2008	5.5%	6.8%	7.3%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2007	5.5%	5.2%	4.6%
2 / 2007	1.9%	5.4%	4.5%
3 / 2007	5.4%	5.2%	4.4%
4 / 2007	1.9%	4.9%	4.5%
5 / 2007	1.9%	4.6%	4.4%
6 / 2007	1.9%	4.4%	4.6%
7 / 2007	7.1%	4.5%	4.7%
8 / 2007	7.1%	4.0%	4.6%
9 / 2007	11.9%	4.2%	4.7%
10 / 2007	1.9%	4.3%	4.7%
11 / 2007	1.9%	4.6%	4.7%
12 / 2007	5.5%	4.7%	5.0%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2006	11.5%	5.3%	4.7%
2 / 2006	8.6%	5.4%	4.8%
3 / 2006	5.4%	5.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	5.5%	4.6%	4.7%
5 / 2006	1.9%	4.5%	4.6%
6 / 2006	1.9%	4.4%	4.6%
7 / 2006	1.9%	4.5%	4.7%
8 / 2006	5.3%	4.0%	4.7%
9 / 2006	11.7%	4.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	11.5%	4.1%	4.4%
11 / 2006	7.0%	4.5%	4.5%
12 / 2006	1.8%	4.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2005	8.8%	5.6%	5.3%
2 / 2005	8.8%	5.8%	5.4%
3 / 2005	14.8%	5.7%	5.2%
4 / 2005	8.8%	5.2%	5.2%
5 / 2005	1.9%	4.9%	5.1%
6 / 2005	7.1%	4.7%	5.0%
7 / 2005	17.2%	4.7%	5.0%
8 / 2005	14.5%	4.2%	4.9%
9 / 2005	11.9%	4.4%	5.0%
10 / 2005	11.7%	4.3%	5.0%
11 / 2005	13.1%	4.6%	5.0%
12 / 2005	13.1%	4.5%	4.9%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2004	8.9%	5.6%	5.7%
2 / 2004	7.3%	5.6%	5.6%
3 / 2004	8.9%	5.4%	5.8%
4 / 2004	10.5%	4.8%	5.6%
5 / 2004	12.1%	4.4%	5.6%
6 / 2004	10.3%	4.3%	5.6%
7 / 2004	15.0%	4.3%	5.5%
8 / 2004	10.3%	3.9%	5.4%
9 / 2004	1.9%	4.1%	5.4%
10 / 2004	7.1%	4.2%	5.5%
11 / 2004	17.5%	4.6%	5.4%
12 / 2004	12.1%	4.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2003	10.3%	5.6%	5.8%
2 / 2003	16.1%	5.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	13.3%	5.7%	5.9%
4 / 2003	10.5%	5.3%	6.0%
5 / 2003	15.0%	4.8%	6.1%
6 / 2003	5.5%	4.8%	6.3%
7 / 2003	13.3%	4.8%	6.2%
8 / 2003	10.5%	4.3%	6.1%
9 / 2003	7.3%	4.5%	6.1%
10 / 2003	14.5%	4.5%	6.0%
11 / 2003	18.8%	4.8%	5.8%
12 / 2003	15.0%	4.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2002	7.3%	5.0%	5.7%
2 / 2002	3.7%	4.9%	5.7%
3 / 2002	5.6%	4.9%	5.7%
4 / 2002	1.9%	4.5%	5.9%
5 / 2002	3.8%	4.2%	5.8%
6 / 2002	5.6%	4.2%	5.8%
7 / 2002	8.9%	4.1%	5.8%
8 / 2002	20.3%	3.6%	5.7%
9 / 2002	24.2%	3.8%	5.7%
10 / 2002	21.2%	3.9%	5.7%
11 / 2002	16.1%	4.5%	5.9%
12 / 2002	5.5%	4.6%	6.0%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2001	1.9%	4.0%	4.2%
2 / 2001	1.9%	4.3%	4.2%
3 / 2001	1.9%	4.1%	4.3%
4 / 2001	1.9%	4.0%	4.4%
5 / 2001	1.9%	3.8%	4.3%
6 / 2001	1.9%	3.7%	4.5%
7 / 2001	5.6%	3.7%	4.6%
8 / 2001	5.5%	3.3%	4.9%
9 / 2001	5.4%	3.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	7.0%	3.6%	5.3%
11 / 2001	8.6%	4.0%	5.5%
12 / 2001	1.9%	4.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2000	5.3%	4.5%	4.0%
2 / 2000	5.3%	4.4%	4.1%
3 / 2000	5.3%	4.2%	4.0%
4 / 2000	3.6%	3.6%	3.8%
5 / 2000	7.0%	3.3%	4.0%
6 / 2000	1.8%	3.1%	4.0%
7 / 2000	1.9%	3.0%	4.0%
8 / 2000	1.9%	2.6%	4.1%
9 / 2000	1.9%	2.7%	3.9%
10 / 2000	1.8%	2.7%	3.9%
11 / 2000	1.9%	3.2%	3.9%
12 / 2000	1.9%	3.1%	3.9%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1999	0.0%	4.9%	4.3%
2 / 1999	0.0%	5.1%	4.4%
3 / 1999	0.0%	4.8%	4.2%
4 / 1999	0.0%	4.1%	4.3%
5 / 1999	8.0%	4.0%	4.2%
6 / 1999	7.8%	3.9%	4.3%
7 / 1999	6.6%	3.6%	4.3%
8 / 1999	11.3%	3.2%	4.2%
9 / 1999	0.0%	3.3%	4.2%
10 / 1999	1.4%	3.3%	4.1%
11 / 1999	7.9%	3.6%	4.1%
12 / 1999	4.1%	3.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1998	7.2%	6.2%	4.6%
2 / 1998	11.1%	5.8%	4.6%
3 / 1998	8.5%	5.5%	4.7%
4 / 1998	0.0%	4.6%	4.3%
5 / 1998	0.0%	4.2%	4.4%
6 / 1998	5.6%	4.1%	4.5%
7 / 1998	9.2%	4.3%	4.5%
8 / 1998	0.0%	3.7%	4.5%
9 / 1998	0.0%	3.7%	4.6%
10 / 1998	0.0%	3.9%	4.5%
11 / 1998	0.0%	4.1%	4.4%
12 / 1998	0.0%	4.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1997	0.0%	6.1%	5.3%
2 / 1997	4.4%	6.4%	5.2%
3 / 1997	0.0%	6.1%	5.2%
4 / 1997	0.0%	5.7%	5.1%
5 / 1997	1.4%	5.0%	4.9%
6 / 1997	7.0%	4.8%	5.0%
7 / 1997	5.7%	4.7%	4.9%
8 / 1997	5.7%	4.0%	4.8%
9 / 1997	17.5%	4.1%	4.9%
10 / 1997	8.2%	4.2%	4.7%
11 / 1997	5.7%	4.7%	4.6%
12 / 1997	8.6%	4.9%	4.7%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1996	16.4%	6.5%	5.6%
2 / 1996	14.3%	6.8%	5.5%
3 / 1996	11.6%	6.4%	5.5%
4 / 1996	11.4%	5.9%	5.6%
5 / 1996	13.7%	5.2%	5.6%
6 / 1996	17.3%	4.9%	5.3%
7 / 1996	13.3%	4.8%	5.5%
8 / 1996	0.0%	4.2%	5.1%
9 / 1996	0.0%	4.2%	5.2%
10 / 1996	7.2%	4.2%	5.2%
11 / 1996	6.1%	4.7%	5.4%
12 / 1996	0.0%	4.8%	5.4%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1995	8.1%	7.7%	5.6%
2 / 1995	4.8%	7.5%	5.4%
3 / 1995	4.8%	7.2%	5.4%
4 / 1995	4.8%	6.6%	5.8%
5 / 1995	6.0%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 1995	14.7%	5.7%	5.6%
7 / 1995	4.5%	5.5%	5.7%
8 / 1995	5.9%	4.9%	5.7%
9 / 1995	6.2%	4.9%	5.6%
10 / 1995	23.5%	4.9%	5.5%
11 / 1995	17.8%	5.5%	5.6%
12 / 1995	16.2%	5.5%	5.6%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1994	0.0%	8.5%	6.6%
2 / 1994	0.0%	8.8%	6.6%
3 / 1994	15.2%	8.4%	6.5%
4 / 1994	14.7%	7.7%	6.4%
5 / 1994	18.2%	7.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	9.7%	6.8%	6.1%
7 / 1994	9.7%	6.5%	6.1%
8 / 1994	0.0%	5.9%	6.0%
9 / 1994	25.0%	5.8%	5.9%
10 / 1994	12.5%	5.9%	5.8%
11 / 1994	22.9%	6.3%	5.6%
12 / 1994	9.7%	6.3%	5.5%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1993	0.0%	8.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	8.8%	8.4%	7.1%
3 / 1993	0.0%	8.2%	7.0%
4 / 1993	8.8%	7.7%	7.1%
5 / 1993	0.0%	7.3%	7.1%
6 / 1993	0.0%	7.0%	7.0%
7 / 1993	0.0%	6.6%	6.9%
8 / 1993	13.5%	6.2%	6.8%
9 / 1993	16.2%	6.4%	6.7%
10 / 1993	0.0%	6.4%	6.8%
11 / 1993	11.1%	7.2%	6.6%
12 / 1993	8.8%	7.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1992	5.9%	9.0%	7.3%
2 / 1992	5.9%	9.2%	7.4%
3 / 1992	17.9%	8.9%	7.4%
4 / 1992	13.5%	8.0%	7.4%
5 / 1992	25.0%	7.3%	7.6%
6 / 1992	15.4%	6.8%	7.8%
7 / 1992	8.1%	6.4%	7.7%
8 / 1992	8.3%	5.9%	7.6%
9 / 1992	0.0%	6.0%	7.6%
10 / 1992	0.0%	6.2%	7.3%
11 / 1992	0.0%	7.0%	7.4%
12 / 1992	0.0%	7.2%	7.4%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1991	0.0%	8.6%	6.4%
2 / 1991	0.0%	9.5%	6.6%
3 / 1991	0.0%	9.5%	6.8%
4 / 1991	0.0%	8.9%	6.7%
5 / 1991	5.9%	7.9%	6.9%
6 / 1991	8.1%	7.1%	6.9%
7 / 1991	0.0%	6.7%	6.8%
8 / 1991	0.0%	5.9%	6.9%
9 / 1991	0.0%	6.0%	6.9%
10 / 1991	0.0%	6.1%	7.0%
11 / 1991	0.0%	6.8%	7.0%
12 / 1991	0.0%	7.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	Central Aroostook, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1990	0.0%	5.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	0.0%	5.8%	5.3%
3 / 1990	0.0%	5.6%	5.2%
4 / 1990	0.0%	5.1%	5.4%
5 / 1990	5.9%	4.7%	5.4%
6 / 1990	0.0%	4.6%	5.2%
7 / 1990	5.7%	4.8%	5.5%
8 / 1990	13.2%	4.3%	5.7%
9 / 1990	15.8%	4.7%	5.9%
10 / 1990	20.0%	5.3%	5.9%
11 / 1990	0.0%	6.4%	6.2%
12 / 1990	0.0%	6.8%	6.3%