Knox County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Knox County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Knox County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.9% the month before
19,174
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
40,860
people in Knox County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,903
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Knox County outlook: Cooling

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs down 2.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.3 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Knox County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Knox County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Knox 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 Knox 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.

Albertsons Companies1 open role
Farnsworth Art Museum1 open role
Hiring & apply1 open role
Maine Medical Center1 open role
MaineHealth1 open role
Safeway1 open role
The Fedcap Group1 open role
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1 open role

Colleges in Knox County

Colleges in Knox County
College	City	Type	Students
Maine Media College	Rockport	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Knox County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Knox County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

Maine Primary Care Association Annual Conference
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Rockport, ME
Paid ticket, price not listed

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

Coastal Counties Workforce Board
Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York

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

Cities in Knox County

Other Maine counties

All of Maine

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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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