Columbia, ME Unemployment Rate Report

Columbia, ME Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Columbia, Maine has ranged from 0.5% in September 1990 to 17.5% in January 2015. The current unemployment rate for Columbia is 4.9% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Columbia, ME Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

Columbia, ME Current Unemployment - 4.9%

Columbia, ME Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2022	9.7%	4.3%	4.0%
2 / 2022	8.9%	4.2%	3.8%
3 / 2022	7.4%	4.1%	3.6%
4 / 2022	6.3%	3.1%	3.6%
5 / 2022	4.5%	3.0%	3.6%
6 / 2022	6.1%	3.0%	3.6%
7 / 2022	6.8%	2.7%	3.5%
8 / 2022	4.9%	2.9%	3.7%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2021	11.4%	6.4%	6.3%
2 / 2021	10.8%	5.6%	6.2%
3 / 2021	12.9%	5.4%	6.0%
4 / 2021	6.9%	5.3%	6.1%
5 / 2021	5.3%	5.1%	5.8%
6 / 2021	6.1%	5.1%	5.9%
7 / 2021	6.9%	4.6%	5.4%
8 / 2021	6.1%	4.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	5.7%	3.8%	4.7%
10 / 2021	9.7%	3.7%	4.6%
11 / 2021	10.9%	3.8%	4.2%
12 / 2021	7.8%	3.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2020	8.7%	3.4%	3.6%
2 / 2020	10.1%	4.3%	3.5%
3 / 2020	9.1%	3.6%	4.4%
4 / 2020	12.2%	11.3%	14.7%
5 / 2020	5.6%	9.4%	13.3%
6 / 2020	3.9%	6.5%	11.1%
7 / 2020	5.6%	9.4%	10.2%
8 / 2020	3.3%	6.2%	8.4%
9 / 2020	2.1%	5.4%	7.9%
10 / 2020	5.0%	4.8%	6.9%
11 / 2020	7.8%	4.7%	6.7%
12 / 2020	6.6%	5.2%	6.7%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2019	10.8%	4.1%	4.0%
2 / 2019	9.5%	4.0%	3.8%
3 / 2019	9.4%	3.9%	3.8%
4 / 2019	6.4%	3.4%	3.6%
5 / 2019	2.0%	3.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	2.9%	2.8%	3.7%
7 / 2019	3.3%	2.7%	3.7%
8 / 2019	2.2%	2.3%	3.7%
9 / 2019	1.5%	2.3%	3.5%
10 / 2019	1.5%	2.4%	3.6%
11 / 2019	4.2%	2.8%	3.5%
12 / 2019	5.6%	2.9%	3.5%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2018	12.8%	3.9%	4.1%
2 / 2018	10.7%	3.9%	4.1%
3 / 2018	10.5%	3.9%	4.0%
4 / 2018	7.0%	3.5%	3.9%
5 / 2018	2.9%	3.2%	3.8%
6 / 2018	2.4%	3.2%	4.0%
7 / 2018	3.2%	3.1%	3.9%
8 / 2018	1.9%	2.7%	3.8%
9 / 2018	1.5%	2.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	2.0%	2.7%	3.8%
11 / 2018	1.9%	3.1%	3.7%
12 / 2018	9.0%	3.1%	3.9%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2017	12.1%	4.3%	4.7%
2 / 2017	11.8%	4.3%	4.7%
3 / 2017	9.1%	4.2%	4.4%
4 / 2017	8.0%	3.7%	4.4%
5 / 2017	2.0%	3.5%	4.4%
6 / 2017	2.4%	3.3%	4.3%
7 / 2017	1.9%	3.2%	4.3%
8 / 2017	1.9%	2.7%	4.4%
9 / 2017	3.5%	2.7%	4.2%
10 / 2017	1.5%	2.7%	4.1%
11 / 2017	1.9%	3.0%	4.2%
12 / 2017	4.7%	3.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2016	14.8%	4.8%	4.9%
2 / 2016	15.0%	4.7%	4.9%
3 / 2016	15.8%	4.7%	5.0%
4 / 2016	9.8%	4.2%	5.0%
5 / 2016	4.3%	3.8%	4.8%
6 / 2016	4.6%	3.6%	4.9%
7 / 2016	3.8%	3.5%	4.8%
8 / 2016	3.3%	3.1%	4.9%
9 / 2016	2.0%	3.1%	5.0%
10 / 2016	2.0%	3.1%	4.9%
11 / 2016	4.2%	3.5%	4.7%
12 / 2016	7.9%	3.4%	4.7%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2015	17.5%	5.8%	5.7%
2 / 2015	16.2%	5.7%	5.5%
3 / 2015	15.4%	5.5%	5.4%
4 / 2015	10.6%	4.9%	5.4%
5 / 2015	6.6%	4.6%	5.6%
6 / 2015	2.4%	4.2%	5.3%
7 / 2015	1.9%	4.0%	5.2%
8 / 2015	1.9%	3.5%	5.1%
9 / 2015	2.0%	3.4%	5.0%
10 / 2015	1.9%	3.4%	5.0%
11 / 2015	7.1%	3.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	9.7%	3.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2014	15.2%	7.0%	6.6%
2 / 2014	16.7%	7.1%	6.7%
3 / 2014	14.7%	6.7%	6.7%
4 / 2014	10.8%	6.2%	6.2%
5 / 2014	6.3%	5.7%	6.3%
6 / 2014	6.2%	5.3%	6.1%
7 / 2014	6.1%	5.2%	6.2%
8 / 2014	5.6%	4.7%	6.1%
9 / 2014	5.8%	4.8%	5.9%
10 / 2014	6.1%	4.7%	5.7%
11 / 2014	6.8%	5.2%	5.8%
12 / 2014	10.0%	5.1%	5.6%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2013	13.8%	8.2%	8.0%
2 / 2013	14.1%	8.2%	7.7%
3 / 2013	13.2%	7.8%	7.5%
4 / 2013	11.0%	7.2%	7.6%
5 / 2013	7.7%	6.7%	7.5%
6 / 2013	6.8%	6.4%	7.5%
7 / 2013	6.0%	6.2%	7.3%
8 / 2013	5.0%	5.7%	7.2%
9 / 2013	6.2%	5.7%	7.2%
10 / 2013	5.2%	5.6%	7.2%
11 / 2013	5.8%	6.1%	6.9%
12 / 2013	7.7%	6.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2012	14.1%	8.7%	8.3%
2 / 2012	15.0%	8.9%	8.3%
3 / 2012	13.1%	8.6%	8.2%
4 / 2012	11.1%	8.0%	8.2%
5 / 2012	7.8%	7.6%	8.2%
6 / 2012	7.5%	7.3%	8.2%
7 / 2012	6.9%	7.1%	8.2%
8 / 2012	5.1%	6.5%	8.1%
9 / 2012	5.8%	6.5%	7.8%
10 / 2012	5.7%	6.6%	7.8%
11 / 2012	6.1%	7.0%	7.7%
12 / 2012	8.6%	7.2%	7.9%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2011	15.5%	9.1%	9.1%
2 / 2011	16.9%	9.3%	9.0%
3 / 2011	14.9%	9.0%	9.0%
4 / 2011	13.7%	8.5%	9.1%
5 / 2011	10.4%	8.0%	9.0%
6 / 2011	8.3%	7.7%	9.1%
7 / 2011	7.3%	7.4%	9.0%
8 / 2011	6.8%	6.9%	9.0%
9 / 2011	7.0%	7.0%	9.0%
10 / 2011	7.0%	7.0%	8.8%
11 / 2011	7.4%	7.5%	8.6%
12 / 2011	9.5%	7.6%	8.5%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2010	13.5%	9.2%	9.8%
2 / 2010	14.1%	9.5%	9.8%
3 / 2010	14.8%	9.2%	9.9%
4 / 2010	12.6%	8.5%	9.9%
5 / 2010	12.4%	8.1%	9.6%
6 / 2010	11.4%	7.9%	9.4%
7 / 2010	9.7%	7.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	8.1%	7.2%	9.5%
9 / 2010	7.8%	7.2%	9.5%
10 / 2010	8.1%	7.3%	9.4%
11 / 2010	7.4%	7.9%	9.8%
12 / 2010	9.6%	8.0%	9.3%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2009	14.1%	8.4%	7.8%
2 / 2009	15.9%	8.9%	8.3%
3 / 2009	17.0%	9.1%	8.7%
4 / 2009	14.9%	8.5%	9.0%
5 / 2009	10.5%	8.3%	9.4%
6 / 2009	7.6%	8.1%	9.5%
7 / 2009	6.7%	7.8%	9.5%
8 / 2009	5.0%	7.3%	9.6%
9 / 2009	5.5%	7.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	7.6%	7.3%	10.0%
11 / 2009	6.9%	7.9%	9.9%
12 / 2009	8.7%	8.1%	9.9%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2008	8.0%	5.7%	5.0%
2 / 2008	9.8%	5.8%	4.9%
3 / 2008	8.4%	5.7%	5.1%
4 / 2008	5.9%	5.3%	5.0%
5 / 2008	2.8%	5.1%	5.4%
6 / 2008	2.8%	5.0%	5.6%
7 / 2008	3.2%	5.1%	5.8%
8 / 2008	2.3%	4.8%	6.1%
9 / 2008	2.8%	5.1%	6.1%
10 / 2008	4.6%	5.4%	6.5%
11 / 2008	3.1%	6.2%	6.8%
12 / 2008	8.5%	6.8%	7.3%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2007	8.3%	5.2%	4.6%
2 / 2007	10.3%	5.4%	4.5%
3 / 2007	8.8%	5.2%	4.4%
4 / 2007	8.4%	4.9%	4.5%
5 / 2007	6.2%	4.6%	4.4%
6 / 2007	5.0%	4.4%	4.6%
7 / 2007	2.8%	4.5%	4.7%
8 / 2007	3.9%	4.0%	4.6%
9 / 2007	4.2%	4.2%	4.7%
10 / 2007	4.7%	4.3%	4.7%
11 / 2007	3.4%	4.6%	4.7%
12 / 2007	5.5%	4.7%	5.0%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2006	8.3%	5.3%	4.7%
2 / 2006	9.9%	5.4%	4.8%
3 / 2006	10.8%	5.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	7.9%	4.6%	4.7%
5 / 2006	7.0%	4.5%	4.6%
6 / 2006	3.9%	4.4%	4.6%
7 / 2006	2.2%	4.5%	4.7%
8 / 2006	3.3%	4.0%	4.7%
9 / 2006	8.7%	4.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	5.4%	4.1%	4.4%
11 / 2006	4.3%	4.5%	4.5%
12 / 2006	8.0%	4.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2005	11.8%	5.6%	5.3%
2 / 2005	11.6%	5.8%	5.4%
3 / 2005	11.9%	5.7%	5.2%
4 / 2005	9.3%	5.2%	5.2%
5 / 2005	6.7%	4.9%	5.1%
6 / 2005	6.1%	4.7%	5.0%
7 / 2005	6.8%	4.7%	5.0%
8 / 2005	3.0%	4.2%	4.9%
9 / 2005	2.5%	4.4%	5.0%
10 / 2005	3.9%	4.3%	5.0%
11 / 2005	3.1%	4.6%	5.0%
12 / 2005	5.3%	4.5%	4.9%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2004	12.7%	5.6%	5.7%
2 / 2004	11.6%	5.6%	5.6%
3 / 2004	12.3%	5.4%	5.8%
4 / 2004	7.4%	4.8%	5.6%
5 / 2004	4.4%	4.4%	5.6%
6 / 2004	3.5%	4.3%	5.6%
7 / 2004	3.5%	4.3%	5.5%
8 / 2004	1.6%	3.9%	5.4%
9 / 2004	2.2%	4.1%	5.4%
10 / 2004	2.3%	4.2%	5.5%
11 / 2004	3.2%	4.6%	5.4%
12 / 2004	5.2%	4.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2003	10.5%	5.6%	5.8%
2 / 2003	13.0%	5.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	11.2%	5.7%	5.9%
4 / 2003	11.6%	5.3%	6.0%
5 / 2003	4.4%	4.8%	6.1%
6 / 2003	2.2%	4.8%	6.3%
7 / 2003	3.3%	4.8%	6.2%
8 / 2003	2.4%	4.3%	6.1%
9 / 2003	3.6%	4.5%	6.1%
10 / 2003	5.1%	4.5%	6.0%
11 / 2003	7.5%	4.8%	5.8%
12 / 2003	8.3%	4.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2002	8.6%	5.0%	5.7%
2 / 2002	9.8%	4.9%	5.7%
3 / 2002	8.7%	4.9%	5.7%
4 / 2002	7.1%	4.5%	5.9%
5 / 2002	2.7%	4.2%	5.8%
6 / 2002	2.2%	4.2%	5.8%
7 / 2002	1.8%	4.1%	5.8%
8 / 2002	1.1%	3.6%	5.7%
9 / 2002	3.1%	3.8%	5.7%
10 / 2002	4.6%	3.9%	5.7%
11 / 2002	4.9%	4.5%	5.9%
12 / 2002	6.2%	4.6%	6.0%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2001	7.2%	4.0%	4.2%
2 / 2001	9.4%	4.3%	4.2%
3 / 2001	6.7%	4.1%	4.3%
4 / 2001	8.1%	4.0%	4.4%
5 / 2001	2.2%	3.8%	4.3%
6 / 2001	3.8%	3.7%	4.5%
7 / 2001	4.3%	3.7%	4.6%
8 / 2001	2.6%	3.3%	4.9%
9 / 2001	3.8%	3.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	2.9%	3.6%	5.3%
11 / 2001	2.7%	4.0%	5.5%
12 / 2001	6.0%	4.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 2000	11.0%	4.5%	4.0%
2 / 2000	9.3%	4.4%	4.1%
3 / 2000	9.5%	4.2%	4.0%
4 / 2000	6.7%	3.6%	3.8%
5 / 2000	4.8%	3.3%	4.0%
6 / 2000	2.4%	3.1%	4.0%
7 / 2000	1.7%	3.0%	4.0%
8 / 2000	1.1%	2.6%	4.1%
9 / 2000	2.4%	2.7%	3.9%
10 / 2000	1.7%	2.7%	3.9%
11 / 2000	3.0%	3.2%	3.9%
12 / 2000	5.0%	3.1%	3.9%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1999	9.7%	4.9%	4.3%
2 / 1999	9.9%	5.1%	4.4%
3 / 1999	14.2%	4.8%	4.2%
4 / 1999	8.2%	4.1%	4.3%
5 / 1999	5.5%	4.0%	4.2%
6 / 1999	4.1%	3.9%	4.3%
7 / 1999	1.1%	3.6%	4.3%
8 / 1999	0.7%	3.2%	4.2%
9 / 1999	5.1%	3.3%	4.2%
10 / 1999	8.3%	3.3%	4.1%
11 / 1999	3.6%	3.6%	4.1%
12 / 1999	3.7%	3.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1998	14.0%	6.2%	4.6%
2 / 1998	13.9%	5.8%	4.6%
3 / 1998	16.9%	5.5%	4.7%
4 / 1998	11.9%	4.6%	4.3%
5 / 1998	13.4%	4.2%	4.4%
6 / 1998	11.1%	4.1%	4.5%
7 / 1998	8.3%	4.3%	4.5%
8 / 1998	6.3%	3.7%	4.5%
9 / 1998	3.8%	3.7%	4.6%
10 / 1998	0.8%	3.9%	4.5%
11 / 1998	2.3%	4.1%	4.4%
12 / 1998	4.7%	4.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1997	11.9%	6.1%	5.3%
2 / 1997	13.1%	6.4%	5.2%
3 / 1997	15.3%	6.1%	5.2%
4 / 1997	14.2%	5.7%	5.1%
5 / 1997	8.9%	5.0%	4.9%
6 / 1997	8.1%	4.8%	5.0%
7 / 1997	5.4%	4.7%	4.9%
8 / 1997	2.4%	4.0%	4.8%
9 / 1997	4.3%	4.1%	4.9%
10 / 1997	2.9%	4.2%	4.7%
11 / 1997	5.1%	4.7%	4.6%
12 / 1997	8.3%	4.9%	4.7%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1996	11.8%	6.5%	5.6%
2 / 1996	11.0%	6.8%	5.5%
3 / 1996	9.9%	6.4%	5.5%
4 / 1996	10.1%	5.9%	5.6%
5 / 1996	5.2%	5.2%	5.6%
6 / 1996	3.5%	4.9%	5.3%
7 / 1996	3.4%	4.8%	5.5%
8 / 1996	5.3%	4.2%	5.1%
9 / 1996	5.1%	4.2%	5.2%
10 / 1996	0.8%	4.2%	5.2%
11 / 1996	2.1%	4.7%	5.4%
12 / 1996	6.7%	4.8%	5.4%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1995	8.7%	7.7%	5.6%
2 / 1995	9.1%	7.5%	5.4%
3 / 1995	8.0%	7.2%	5.4%
4 / 1995	6.6%	6.6%	5.8%
5 / 1995	8.5%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 1995	5.3%	5.7%	5.6%
7 / 1995	4.9%	5.5%	5.7%
8 / 1995	4.0%	4.9%	5.7%
9 / 1995	3.4%	4.9%	5.6%
10 / 1995	4.5%	4.9%	5.5%
11 / 1995	7.6%	5.5%	5.6%
12 / 1995	7.1%	5.5%	5.6%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1994	13.8%	8.5%	6.6%
2 / 1994	12.4%	8.8%	6.6%
3 / 1994	7.9%	8.4%	6.5%
4 / 1994	8.0%	7.7%	6.4%
5 / 1994	8.0%	7.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	2.6%	6.8%	6.1%
7 / 1994	3.2%	6.5%	6.1%
8 / 1994	3.1%	5.9%	6.0%
9 / 1994	3.5%	5.8%	5.9%
10 / 1994	5.2%	5.9%	5.8%
11 / 1994	2.6%	6.3%	5.6%
12 / 1994	5.7%	6.3%	5.5%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1993	8.2%	8.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	10.4%	8.4%	7.1%
3 / 1993	7.6%	8.2%	7.0%
4 / 1993	9.8%	7.7%	7.1%
5 / 1993	8.0%	7.3%	7.1%
6 / 1993	5.0%	7.0%	7.0%
7 / 1993	3.5%	6.6%	6.9%
8 / 1993	4.0%	6.2%	6.8%
9 / 1993	5.5%	6.4%	6.7%
10 / 1993	4.1%	6.4%	6.8%
11 / 1993	12.7%	7.2%	6.6%
12 / 1993	11.8%	7.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1992	10.4%	9.0%	7.3%
2 / 1992	13.0%	9.2%	7.4%
3 / 1992	11.8%	8.9%	7.4%
4 / 1992	11.3%	8.0%	7.4%
5 / 1992	6.5%	7.3%	7.6%
6 / 1992	3.9%	6.8%	7.8%
7 / 1992	3.4%	6.4%	7.7%
8 / 1992	0.8%	5.9%	7.6%
9 / 1992	5.1%	6.0%	7.6%
10 / 1992	4.6%	6.2%	7.3%
11 / 1992	6.4%	7.0%	7.4%
12 / 1992	6.8%	7.2%	7.4%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1991	13.3%	8.6%	6.4%
2 / 1991	15.1%	9.5%	6.6%
3 / 1991	11.4%	9.5%	6.8%
4 / 1991	9.2%	8.9%	6.7%
5 / 1991	8.9%	7.9%	6.9%
6 / 1991	8.3%	7.1%	6.9%
7 / 1991	6.7%	6.7%	6.8%
8 / 1991	2.3%	5.9%	6.9%
9 / 1991	6.0%	6.0%	6.9%
10 / 1991	5.4%	6.1%	7.0%
11 / 1991	6.4%	6.8%	7.0%
12 / 1991	10.2%	7.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	Columbia, ME%	Maine%	National %
1 / 1990	4.2%	5.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	4.1%	5.8%	5.3%
3 / 1990	2.4%	5.6%	5.2%
4 / 1990	5.0%	5.1%	5.4%
5 / 1990	2.6%	4.7%	5.4%
6 / 1990	4.1%	4.6%	5.2%
7 / 1990	4.1%	4.8%	5.5%
8 / 1990	2.7%	4.3%	5.7%
9 / 1990	0.5%	4.7%	5.9%
10 / 1990	5.1%	5.3%	5.9%
11 / 1990	3.5%	6.4%	6.2%
12 / 1990	4.9%	6.8%	6.3%