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Civilian labor force in Waterville, ME

Civilian labor force in Waterville, ME was 7,990 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 11 cities in 2025.

2025, persons7,990
Change on 2024-0.1%
Rank11th of 11Cities in Maine ranked
Series high8,3091990
Series low7,0812010

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Civilian labor force in Waterville, ME, 1990 to 2025

7,0007,2507,5007,7508,0008,2508,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 8,309 persons1991: 8,308 persons1992: 7,857 persons1993: 7,545 persons1994: 7,239 persons1995: 7,508 persons1996: 7,530 persons1997: 7,634 persons1998: 7,484 persons1999: 7,503 persons2000: 7,373 persons2001: 7,293 persons2002: 7,262 persons2003: 7,288 persons2004: 7,102 persons2005: 7,296 persons2006: 7,479 persons2007: 7,557 persons2008: 7,605 persons2009: 7,558 persons2010: 7,081 persons2011: 7,103 persons2012: 7,174 persons2013: 7,345 persons2014: 7,396 persons2015: 7,328 persons2016: 7,920 persons2017: 7,961 persons2018: 7,863 persons2019: 7,774 persons2020: 7,586 persons2021: 7,665 persons2022: 7,836 persons2023: 7,870 persons2024: 7,996 persons2025: 7,990 persons7,0007,5008,0008,50019902002201420251990: 8,309 persons1991: 8,308 persons1992: 7,857 persons1993: 7,545 persons1994: 7,239 persons1995: 7,508 persons1996: 7,530 persons1997: 7,634 persons1998: 7,484 persons1999: 7,503 persons2000: 7,373 persons2001: 7,293 persons2002: 7,262 persons2003: 7,288 persons2004: 7,102 persons2005: 7,296 persons2006: 7,479 persons2007: 7,557 persons2008: 7,605 persons2009: 7,558 persons2010: 7,081 persons2011: 7,103 persons2012: 7,174 persons2013: 7,345 persons2014: 7,396 persons2015: 7,328 persons2016: 7,920 persons2017: 7,961 persons2018: 7,863 persons2019: 7,774 persons2020: 7,586 persons2021: 7,665 persons2022: 7,836 persons2023: 7,870 persons2024: 7,996 persons2025: 7,990 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20257,990
20247,996
20237,870
20227,836
20217,665
20207,586
20197,774
20187,863
20177,961
20167,920
20157,328
20147,396
20137,345
20127,174
20117,103
20107,081
20097,558
20087,605
20077,557
20067,479
20057,296
20047,102
20037,288
20027,262
20017,293
20007,373
19997,503
19987,484
19977,634
19967,530
19957,508
19947,239
19937,545
19927,857
19918,308
19908,309

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Waterville, ME, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Waterville, ME, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/waterville-me. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Waterville, ME, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/waterville-me.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Waterville, ME, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/waterville-me (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the civilian labor force in Waterville, ME?

Civilian labor force in Waterville, ME was 7,990 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 11 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Waterville, ME?

8,309 in 1990, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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