Bangor, Maine Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bangor fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Maine rate. The unemployment rate in Bangor peaked in March 2010 at 7.9% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Bangor unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Maine	2.9%	-0.1	-0.4
Bangor	2.7%	0.0	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 March 2010 at 5,585. There are now 3,715 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bangor employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bangor, Maine) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bangor	1,870	-6	-216

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bangor, Maine Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maine Unemployment Rate	Bangor Unemployment Rate	Bangor Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	2.9%	2.7%	1,870
January 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.7%	1,876
December 2017	4.1%	3.1%	2.8%	1,945
November 2017	4.1%	3.1%	3.2%	2,255
October 2017	4.1%	3.2%	3.5%	2,496
September 2017	4.2%	3.3%	3.6%	2,567
August 2017	4.4%	3.4%	3.7%	2,651
July 2017	4.3%	3.5%	3.8%	2,694
June 2017	4.3%	3.5%	3.9%	2,771
May 2017	4.3%	3.4%	3.6%	2,548
April 2017	4.4%	3.3%	3.1%	2,179