Bangor, Maine Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bangor fell 0.2 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.0%. 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 7.8% and is now 4.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bangor unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Maine	3.0%	-0.2	-0.4
Bangor	3.0%	-0.2	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bangor, Maine, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bangor, Maine Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bangor peaked in April 2010 at 5,566. There are now 3,464 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bangor employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bangor, Maine) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bangor	2,102	-134	-349

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bangor, Maine Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maine Unemployment Rate	Bangor Unemployment Rate	Bangor Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	2.9%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.0%	3.0%	2,102
June 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.2%	2,236
May 2019	3.6%	3.3%	3.3%	2,323
April 2019	3.6%	3.3%	3.4%	2,375
March 2019	3.8%	3.4%	3.4%	2,424
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.5%	2,490
January 2019	4.0%	3.5%	3.6%	2,553
December 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.6%	2,538
November 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.6%	2,541
October 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.6%	2,540