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Unemployed people in South Portland, ME

Unemployed people in South Portland, ME was 436 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.8% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 11 cities in 2025.

2025, persons436
Change on 2024+9.8%
Rank4th of 11Cities in Maine ranked
Series high9422009
Series low2501999

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Unemployed people in South Portland, ME, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 460 persons1991: 732 persons1992: 690 persons1993: 616 persons1994: 515 persons1995: 431 persons1996: 361 persons1997: 342 persons1998: 286 persons1999: 250 persons2000: 307 persons2001: 345 persons2002: 396 persons2003: 450 persons2004: 438 persons2005: 488 persons2006: 475 persons2007: 480 persons2008: 576 persons2009: 942 persons2010: 933 persons2011: 870 persons2012: 838 persons2013: 764 persons2014: 648 persons2015: 491 persons2016: 416 persons2017: 395 persons2018: 374 persons2019: 342 persons2020: 761 persons2021: 614 persons2022: 331 persons2023: 345 persons2024: 397 persons2025: 436 persons2004006008001,00019902002201420251990: 460 persons1991: 732 persons1992: 690 persons1993: 616 persons1994: 515 persons1995: 431 persons1996: 361 persons1997: 342 persons1998: 286 persons1999: 250 persons2000: 307 persons2001: 345 persons2002: 396 persons2003: 450 persons2004: 438 persons2005: 488 persons2006: 475 persons2007: 480 persons2008: 576 persons2009: 942 persons2010: 933 persons2011: 870 persons2012: 838 persons2013: 764 persons2014: 648 persons2015: 491 persons2016: 416 persons2017: 395 persons2018: 374 persons2019: 342 persons2020: 761 persons2021: 614 persons2022: 331 persons2023: 345 persons2024: 397 persons2025: 436 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025436
2024397
2023345
2022331
2021614
2020761
2019342
2018374
2017395
2016416
2015491
2014648
2013764
2012838
2011870
2010933
2009942
2008576
2007480
2006475
2005488
2004438
2003450
2002396
2001345
2000307
1999250
1998286
1997342
1996361
1995431
1994515
1993616
1992690
1991732
1990460

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, South Portland, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, South Portland, 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/unemployed-people/south-portland-me. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, South Portland, 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/unemployed-people/south-portland-me.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, South Portland, 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/unemployed-people/south-portland-me (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in South Portland, ME?

Unemployed people in South Portland, ME was 436 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.8% from 2024. That is the 4th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in South Portland, ME?

942 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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