Orono, ME jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Orono

• Director of Student Success and DevelopmentUniversity of Maine
• Director of the Psychological Services CenterUniversity of Maine
• Assistant Director of CRM OperationsUniversity of Maine
• PFAS Data ManagerUniversity of Maine
• Technical Services Manager for Access ControlUniversity of Maine
• Administrative & Enrollment ManagerUniversity of Maine
• Manager of Media Services and Event ProductionUniversity of Maine
• Assistant or Associate Extension Professor, PFAS and Environmental Contaminants Analytical Specialist, and PFAS Lab DirectorUniversity of Maine
• AmeriCorps Seniors - Senior Companion Program CoordinatorUniversity of Maine at Farmington
• Research Cybersecurity and Compliance SpecialistUniversity of Maine

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Employers hiring most in Orono

1. University of Maine System19 open roles
2. University of Maine15 open roles
3. University of Maine at Farmington6 open roles
4. Agricultural Research Service1 open role
5. Servingschools1 open role
6. University of Maine1 open role

Orono layoffs

No layoff notices naming Orono 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.

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Colleges in Orono

Penobscot 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 2.0% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 3.8% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.4%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+980 jobs), hotels & food (+719 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: management of companies (−1,097 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Orono. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Bangor Mall tenants face relocation after city condemns propertyNEWS CENTER Maine · Nov 5, 2026
• Bangor Mall is now 'condemned'NEWS CENTER Maine on MSN · Nov 2, 2026
• Hiring woes force temporary closure of Maine dental clinicBecker's Dental Review · Oct 6, 2026

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Workforce development and job centers

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Penobscot County economy

• 3.4%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.2% the month before

• 74,881

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 153,571

  people in Penobscot County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $63,248

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 39%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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