Unemployment Rate in Kennebec County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.9%
Rank #1,278/3,222 · #9 in ME
60th
Kennebec 3.9%
ME 3.8% +4.2%
US 5.3% -26.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Kennebec County's unemployment rate of 3.9% 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 Kennebec County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,275 | Miller County, GA | 3.9% |
| #1,276 | Madison County, GA | 3.9% |
| #1,277 | Marshall County, TN | 3.9% |
| #1,278 | Kennebec County, ME | 3.9% |
| #1,279 | Washburn County, WI | 3.9% |
| #1,280 | Collier County, FL | 3.9% |
| #1,281 | Jefferson County, CO | 3.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Kennebec County, Maine has a unemployment rate of 3.9%, ranking #1,278 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Maine, it ranks #9 of 16. This places it in the 60th 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.