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Washington County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Washington County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Washington County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 11,502

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 31,261

    people in Washington County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $52,237

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Washington 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 0.2% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 0.8% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.5%, up 0.1 points from a year ago

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Washington County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Washington 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 Washington 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.

  1. The Fedcap Group1 open role
  2. University of Maine1 open role
  3. University of Maine System1 open role

Job fairs and business events in Washington County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Washington County.

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CareerCenter at Machias

    Machias · Comprehensive · 207-623-7981

    Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Washington 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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