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Unemployed people in Waterville, ME

Unemployed people in Waterville, ME was 291 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.4% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 11 cities in 2025.

2025, persons291
Change on 2024+7.4%
Rank11th of 11Cities in Maine ranked
Series high7211991
Series low2162023

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Unemployed people in Waterville, ME, 1990 to 2025

20040060080019901996200220082014202020251990: 482 persons1991: 721 persons1992: 633 persons1993: 617 persons1994: 600 persons1995: 558 persons1996: 501 persons1997: 455 persons1998: 401 persons1999: 343 persons2000: 280 persons2001: 310 persons2002: 377 persons2003: 447 persons2004: 383 persons2005: 435 persons2006: 393 persons2007: 413 persons2008: 435 persons2009: 637 persons2010: 654 persons2011: 596 persons2012: 598 persons2013: 553 persons2014: 455 persons2015: 379 persons2016: 330 persons2017: 303 persons2018: 275 persons2019: 255 persons2020: 373 persons2021: 381 persons2022: 242 persons2023: 216 persons2024: 271 persons2025: 291 persons20040060080019902002201420251990: 482 persons1991: 721 persons1992: 633 persons1993: 617 persons1994: 600 persons1995: 558 persons1996: 501 persons1997: 455 persons1998: 401 persons1999: 343 persons2000: 280 persons2001: 310 persons2002: 377 persons2003: 447 persons2004: 383 persons2005: 435 persons2006: 393 persons2007: 413 persons2008: 435 persons2009: 637 persons2010: 654 persons2011: 596 persons2012: 598 persons2013: 553 persons2014: 455 persons2015: 379 persons2016: 330 persons2017: 303 persons2018: 275 persons2019: 255 persons2020: 373 persons2021: 381 persons2022: 242 persons2023: 216 persons2024: 271 persons2025: 291 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
2025291
2024271
2023216
2022242
2021381
2020373
2019255
2018275
2017303
2016330
2015379
2014455
2013553
2012598
2011596
2010654
2009637
2008435
2007413
2006393
2005435
2004383
2003447
2002377
2001310
2000280
1999343
1998401
1997455
1996501
1995558
1994600
1993617
1992633
1991721
1990482

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

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What is the unemployed people in Waterville, ME?

Unemployed people in Waterville, ME was 291 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.4% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Waterville, ME?

721 in 1991, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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