Bangor, Maine Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bangor fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2023 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Maine rate. The unemployment rate in Bangor peaked in May 2020 at 9.2% and is now 6.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bangor unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Maine | 2.4% | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Bangor | 2.3% | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Unemployment Rate: Bangor, Maine, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Bangor, Maine Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Bangor peaked in May 2020 at 6,132. There are now 4,565 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bangor employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bangor, Maine) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Bangor | 1,567 | -93 | -313 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Bangor, Maine Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Maine Unemployment Rate |
Bangor Unemployment Rate |
Bangor Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1,567 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1,660 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1,731 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 1,807 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 1,925 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 1,932 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 1,929 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1,888 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1,832 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1,783 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1,763 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩