Unemployment Rate in Cumberland County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.1%
Rank #736/3,222 · #2 in ME
77th
Cumberland 3.1%
ME 3.8% -17.4%
US 5.3% -41.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Cumberland County's unemployment rate of 3.1% 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 Cumberland County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #733 | Pontotoc County, MS | 3.1% |
| #734 | Ottawa County, OH | 3.1% |
| #735 | Mineral County, MT | 3.1% |
| #736 | Cumberland County, ME | 3.1% |
| #737 | Pepin County, WI | 3.1% |
| #738 | Ben Hill County, GA | 3.1% |
| #739 | Merrimack County, NH | 3.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Cumberland County, Maine has a unemployment rate of 3.1%, ranking #736 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 41.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Maine, it ranks #2 of 16. This places it in the 77th 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.