Aroostook County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Aroostook County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Aroostook County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
27,119
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
67,227
people in Aroostook County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$54,254
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Aroostook County ranks

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

November 2026

#1Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in New England9.1 per 10,000 · of 23
#9Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Northeast9.1 per 10,000 · of 100

Aroostook 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 down 0.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, up 0.2 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Aroostook County. 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

Learn and get funded in Aroostook County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Aroostook County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Aroostook 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 Aroostook 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.

Defense Finance and Accounting Service2 open roles
Townsquare Media2 open roles
University of Maine2 open roles
University of Maine System2 open roles
Contingency Staffing Group1 open role
Fedcap Rehabilitation Services1 open role
J.D. Irving1 open role
North Shore Healthcare1 open role
Northern Light Health1 open role
State of Maine1 open role

Colleges in Aroostook County

Colleges in Aroostook County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Maine at Fort Kent	Fort Kent	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Maine at Presque Isle	Presque Isle	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Aroostook 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).

Northeastern Workforce Development Board
Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington

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

Cities in Aroostook 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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