Lewiston Times

Androscoggin County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,685 people out of the 110,378 living in Androscoggin County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Androscoggin County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Androscoggin County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.2%.

Of the 55,040 people who had a job during that time, 37 were employed in the Armed Forces and 55,003 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,685	4.7%
Employed	55,040	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	55,003	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	37	0.1%