Androscoggin County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Androscoggin County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 51 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Androscoggin County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
55,605
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
112,323
people in Androscoggin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,298
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Androscoggin County ranks

Where Androscoggin County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#5Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in New England5.4 per 10,000 · of 23
#17Fastest-growing job markets in New England+0.8% · of 24
#18Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in New England14% · of 31

Androscoggin 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 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 4.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.3%, unchanged from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,008 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−551 jobs), finance & insurance (−380 jobs)

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Androscoggin County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Androscoggin County 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Androscoggin County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Illinois Tool Works5 open roles
Bates College4 open roles
Prime Healthcare4 open roles
Prime Healthcare3 open roles
Central Maine Medical Center2 open roles
Clean Harbors2 open roles
Coosa Valley Medical Center2 open roles
Northeast Bank2 open roles
Pro Search Maine2 open roles
Procter & Gamble2 open roles

Colleges in Androscoggin County

Colleges in Androscoggin County
College	City	Type	Students
Bates College	Lewiston	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Maine College of Health Professions	Lewiston	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Androscoggin County. 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

CareerCenter at Lewiston
Lewiston · Comprehensive · 207-623-7981
Monday to Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Androscoggin County

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Maine’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Maine unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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