# Cities in Maine by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 11 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/maine-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Westbrook, ME | 73.1 |
| 2 | South Portland, ME | 72 |
| 3 | Portland, ME | 71.1 |
| 4 | Biddeford, ME | 68.6 |
| 5 | Saco, ME | 68.1 |
| 6 | Sanford, ME | 65.5 |
| 7 | Auburn, ME | 64.1 |
| 8 | Lewiston, ME | 61.1 |
| 9 | Bangor, ME | 60.8 |
| 10 | Augusta, ME | 56.8 |
| 11 | Waterville, ME | 56.7 |