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Bangor, Maine Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bangor rose 0.2 percentage points in November 2023 to 2.9%. 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 6.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Bangor unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Maine 3.0% +0.2 -0.1
Bangor 2.9% +0.2 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December 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 May 2020 at 6,132. There are now 4,096 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,564 in May 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 472. Bangor employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bangor, Maine) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Bangor 2,036 +131 +104

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bangor, Maine Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Maine
Unemployment Rate		 Bangor
Unemployment Rate		 Bangor
Unemployed
December
2023		 3.7% — — —
November
2023		 3.7% 3.0% 2.9% 2,036
October
2023		 3.8% 2.8% 2.7% 1,905
September
2023		 3.8% 2.7% 2.6% 1,814
August
2023		 3.8% 2.5% 2.5% 1,720
July
2023		 3.5% 2.4% 2.3% 1,619
June
2023		 3.6% 2.4% 2.3% 1,588
May
2023		 3.7% 2.4% 2.3% 1,564
April
2023		 3.4% 2.4% 2.3% 1,578
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

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. ↩

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