Department of Numbers

Bangor, Maine Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bangor rose 0.5 percentage points in July 2010 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Maine rate. The unemployment rate in Bangor peaked in February 2010 at 8.3% and is now 0.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.0% in May 2010, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
Maine 8.1% +0.1 -0.1
Bangor 8.1% +0.5 +0.5
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bangor, Maine, National

Bangor, Maine monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bangor, Maine Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bangor peaked in February 2010 at 6,216. There are now 497 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,327 in June 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 392. Bangor employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bangor, Maine) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Bangor 5,719 +392 +286

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bangor, Maine Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Maine
Unemployment Rate
Bangor
Unemployment Rate
Bangor
Unemployed
August
2010
9.6%
July
2010
9.5% 8.1% 8.1% 5,719
June
2010
9.5% 8.0% 7.6% 5,327
May
2010
9.7% 8.0% 7.4% 5,353
April
2010
9.9% 8.1% 7.8% 5,644
March
2010
9.7% 8.2% 8.2% 5,958
February
2010
9.7% 8.3% 8.5% 6,216
January
2010
9.7% 8.2% 8.4% 6,084
December
2009
10.0% 8.1% 7.3% 5,341
November
2009
10.0% 8.1% 7.1% 5,201
October
2009
10.1% 8.1% 6.9% 5,035
September
2009
9.8% 8.1% 6.9% 4,935
August
2009
9.7% 8.2% 6.9% 4,945

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.