Augusta, ME jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs-Thoracic Oncology/Pan Tumor (NY, VT, NH, ME)Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- Junior Software Engineer: Java/Cloud with AI ToolsSerco
- Chief Human Resources OfficerMaineGeneral Health
- Field Service EngineerHoneywell
- Remote Associate Director, BiostatisticsSumitomo Pharma
- Hospital Chief Operating OfficerNational Coalition of Healthcare Recruiters
- Management Analyst IIDepartment of Marine Resources
- Program Director (Veteran Outreach)Fedcap Rehabilitation Services
- Digital Communications Operations SpecialistUniversity of Maine at Farmington
- Chief Human Resources OfficerMaineGeneral Medical Center
Employers hiring most in Augusta
- State of Maine19 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration4 open roles
- Army National Guard Units3 open roles
- Department of Marine Resources2 open roles
- Mainegeneral Health2 open roles
- National Coalition of Healthcare Recruiters2 open roles
- Air National Guard Units1 open role
- Cintas1 open role
- Cognizant1 open role
- Compass Group1 open role
Augusta layoffs
No layoff notices naming Augusta in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Augusta
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Maine at Augusta | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Conferences in Augusta
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Augusta. No dates announced yet for the next edition.
- Maine Municipal Association Convention
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Augusta, ME
Paid ticket, price not listed
Kennebec County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 1.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+506 jobs)
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Augusta. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Maine? How to file for unemployment in Maine (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Central Western Maine Workforce Development Board
Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset
Augusta CareerCenter
Augusta · Comprehensive · 207-623-7981
Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Kennebec County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
61,561
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
125,614
people in Kennebec County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,062
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Maine’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Maine unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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