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Employed residents in Sanford, ME

Employed residents in Sanford, ME was 11,498 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 11 cities in 2025.

2025, persons11,498
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank9th of 11Cities in Maine ranked
Series high11,4982025
Series low8,8111994

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Employed residents in Sanford, ME, 1990 to 2025

8,0009,00010K11K12K19901996200220082014202020251990: 9,672 persons1991: 9,539 persons1992: 9,326 persons1993: 8,968 persons1994: 8,811 persons1995: 9,399 persons1996: 9,785 persons1997: 9,906 persons1998: 9,933 persons1999: 10,031 persons2000: 9,855 persons2001: 9,613 persons2002: 9,300 persons2003: 9,131 persons2004: 9,079 persons2005: 9,208 persons2006: 9,394 persons2007: 9,467 persons2008: 9,434 persons2009: 9,001 persons2010: 9,654 persons2011: 9,714 persons2012: 9,801 persons2013: 9,821 persons2014: 9,857 persons2015: 9,873 persons2016: 11,003 persons2017: 11,199 persons2018: 11,230 persons2019: 11,260 persons2020: 10,492 persons2021: 10,890 persons2022: 10,971 persons2023: 11,208 persons2024: 11,435 persons2025: 11,498 persons8,0009,00010K11K12K19902002201420251990: 9,672 persons1991: 9,539 persons1992: 9,326 persons1993: 8,968 persons1994: 8,811 persons1995: 9,399 persons1996: 9,785 persons1997: 9,906 persons1998: 9,933 persons1999: 10,031 persons2000: 9,855 persons2001: 9,613 persons2002: 9,300 persons2003: 9,131 persons2004: 9,079 persons2005: 9,208 persons2006: 9,394 persons2007: 9,467 persons2008: 9,434 persons2009: 9,001 persons2010: 9,654 persons2011: 9,714 persons2012: 9,801 persons2013: 9,821 persons2014: 9,857 persons2015: 9,873 persons2016: 11,003 persons2017: 11,199 persons2018: 11,230 persons2019: 11,260 persons2020: 10,492 persons2021: 10,890 persons2022: 10,971 persons2023: 11,208 persons2024: 11,435 persons2025: 11,498 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202511,498
202411,435
202311,208
202210,971
202110,890
202010,492
201911,260
201811,230
201711,199
201611,003
20159,873
20149,857
20139,821
20129,801
20119,714
20109,654
20099,001
20089,434
20079,467
20069,394
20059,208
20049,079
20039,131
20029,300
20019,613
20009,855
199910,031
19989,933
19979,906
19969,785
19959,399
19948,811
19938,968
19929,326
19919,539
19909,672

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Sanford, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Sanford, 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/employed-residents/sanford-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Sanford, 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/employed-residents/sanford-me.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Sanford, 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/employed-residents/sanford-me (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Employed residents in Sanford, ME was 11,498 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 9th 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Sanford, ME?

11,498 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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