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Employed residents in Waterville, ME

Employed residents in Waterville, ME was 7,699 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 11 cities in 2025.

2025, persons7,699
Change on 2024-0.3%
Rank11th of 11Cities in Maine ranked
Series high7,8271990
Series low6,4272010

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Employed residents in Waterville, ME, 1990 to 2025

6,0006,5007,0007,5008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 7,827 persons1991: 7,587 persons1992: 7,224 persons1993: 6,928 persons1994: 6,639 persons1995: 6,950 persons1996: 7,029 persons1997: 7,179 persons1998: 7,083 persons1999: 7,160 persons2000: 7,093 persons2001: 6,983 persons2002: 6,885 persons2003: 6,841 persons2004: 6,719 persons2005: 6,861 persons2006: 7,086 persons2007: 7,144 persons2008: 7,170 persons2009: 6,921 persons2010: 6,427 persons2011: 6,507 persons2012: 6,576 persons2013: 6,792 persons2014: 6,941 persons2015: 6,949 persons2016: 7,590 persons2017: 7,658 persons2018: 7,588 persons2019: 7,519 persons2020: 7,213 persons2021: 7,284 persons2022: 7,594 persons2023: 7,654 persons2024: 7,725 persons2025: 7,699 persons6,0006,5007,0007,5008,00019902002201420251990: 7,827 persons1991: 7,587 persons1992: 7,224 persons1993: 6,928 persons1994: 6,639 persons1995: 6,950 persons1996: 7,029 persons1997: 7,179 persons1998: 7,083 persons1999: 7,160 persons2000: 7,093 persons2001: 6,983 persons2002: 6,885 persons2003: 6,841 persons2004: 6,719 persons2005: 6,861 persons2006: 7,086 persons2007: 7,144 persons2008: 7,170 persons2009: 6,921 persons2010: 6,427 persons2011: 6,507 persons2012: 6,576 persons2013: 6,792 persons2014: 6,941 persons2015: 6,949 persons2016: 7,590 persons2017: 7,658 persons2018: 7,588 persons2019: 7,519 persons2020: 7,213 persons2021: 7,284 persons2022: 7,594 persons2023: 7,654 persons2024: 7,725 persons2025: 7,699 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
20257,699
20247,725
20237,654
20227,594
20217,284
20207,213
20197,519
20187,588
20177,658
20167,590
20156,949
20146,941
20136,792
20126,576
20116,507
20106,427
20096,921
20087,170
20077,144
20067,086
20056,861
20046,719
20036,841
20026,885
20016,983
20007,093
19997,160
19987,083
19977,179
19967,029
19956,950
19946,639
19936,928
19927,224
19917,587
19907,827

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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, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/waterville-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, 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/employed-residents/waterville-me (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Waterville, ME?

Employed residents in Waterville, ME was 7,699 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Waterville, ME?

7,827 in 1990, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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