Unemployment Rate in Aroostook County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.3%
Rank #2,165/3,222 · #15 in ME
33th
Aroostook 5.3%
ME 3.8% +39.9%
US 5.3% -0.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Aroostook County's unemployment rate of 5.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Aroostook County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,162 | Beaver County, PA | 5.3% |
| #2,163 | Brown County, TX | 5.3% |
| #2,164 | St. Lawrence County, NY | 5.3% |
| #2,165 | Aroostook County, ME | 5.3% |
| #2,166 | Worcester County, MA | 5.3% |
| #2,167 | Gloucester County, NJ | 5.3% |
| #2,168 | Spokane County, WA | 5.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Aroostook County, Maine has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, ranking #2,165 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Maine, it ranks #15 of 16. This places it in the 33th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.