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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Standish, ME was 2.8%, which was 21.4% less than the unemployment rate of 3.4% across the entire state of Maine. Compared to the unemployment rate of 5.8% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 107.1%. The most common industries in Standish are: Educational services (12.6% of civilian employees), Health care (8.3% of civilian employees), Construction (7.9% of civilian employees). 67.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 6.9% greater than the rate of 62.7% across the entire state of Maine.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 12.6% (648) | 7.0% (182) | 18.2% (466) |
| Health care | 8.3% (425) | 3.2% (82) | 13.4% (343) |
| Construction | 7.9% (405) | 11.8% (305) | 3.9% (100) |
| Finance and insurance | 7.5% (386) | 3.4% (88) | 11.7% (298) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.6% (288) | 3.9% (101) | 7.3% (187) |
| Metal and metal products | 3.4% (174) | 5.2% (134) | 1.6% (40) |
| Public administration | 3.0% (155) | 3.4% (89) | 2.6% (66) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2.8% (146) | 4.1% (105) | 1.6% (41) |
| Social assistance | 2.8% (146) | 0.8% (20) | 4.9% (126) |
| Computer and electronic products | 2.7% (140) | 3.8% (98) | 1.6% (42) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.7% (137) | 3.1% (80) | 2.2% (57) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.4% (124) | 2.6% (66) | 2.3% (58) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.7% (90) | 3.2% (83) | 0.3% (7) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.6% (83) | 0.8% (20) | 2.5% (63) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.6% (81) | 1.2% (30) | 2.0% (51) |
| Truck transportation | 1.5% (76) | 2.9% (76) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper | 1.4% (70) | 2.2% (58) | 0.5% (12) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.3% (67) | 1.3% (33) | 1.3% (34) |
| Wood products | 1.2% (62) | 1.2% (31) | 1.2% (31) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.2% (60) | 1.7% (45) | 0.6% (15) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.2% (60) | 1.9% (49) | 0.4% (11) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.1% (58) | 0.9% (23) | 1.4% (35) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.1% (57) | 1.9% (48) | 0.4% (9) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.1% (56) | 0.3% (7) | 1.9% (49) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.0% (54) | 0.2% (5) | 1.9% (49) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (49) | 1.6% (41) | 0.3% (8) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.9% (48) | 0.2% (6) | 1.6% (42) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.9% (48) | 0.9% (22) | 1.0% (26) |
| Machinery | 0.9% (47) | 1.5% (39) | 0.3% (8) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.9% (47) | 1.8% (47) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.9% (46) | 1.5% (39) | 0.3% (7) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.8% (43) | 0.6% (15) | 1.1% (28) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.8% (43) | 1.7% (43) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.8% (43) | 1.3% (33) | 0.4% (10) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.8% (42) | 1.1% (28) | 0.5% (14) |
| Private households | 0.8% (41) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (41) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.8% (41) | 0.8% (21) | 0.8% (20) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.8% (40) | 1.2% (32) | 0.3% (8) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.8% (40) | 0.7% (19) | 0.8% (21) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (37) | 1.4% (37) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.6% (31) | 1.2% (31) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.6% (31) | 1.2% (31) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 0.6% (30) | 0.6% (16) | 0.5% (14) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.5% (28) | 0.7% (19) | 0.4% (9) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.4% (23) | 0.9% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.4% (23) | 0.5% (12) | 0.4% (11) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (22) | 0.9% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.4% (19) | 0.4% (10) | 0.4% (9) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.4% (19) | 0.5% (13) | 0.2% (6) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.4% (19) | 0.7% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (17) | 0.7% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Retail florists | 0.3% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (16) |
| Utilities | 0.3% (15) | 0.3% (9) | 0.2% (6) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.3% (14) | 0.5% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (13) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (13) | 0.5% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.2% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (11) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (10) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (9) | 0.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.2% (9) | 0.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.2% (8) | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (7) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.1% (7) | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel | 0.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (7) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (6) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Leather and allied products | 0.1% (4) | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Standish
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.9%Males
- 4.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 33.3%Males
Unemployment in 2023:
| Standish: | 2.8% |
| Maine: | 3.4% |
Unemployment in 2022:
| Standish: | 2.8% |
| Maine: | 3.0% |
Unemployment in 2021:
| Standish: | 4.1% |
| Maine: | 4.6% |
Unemployment in 2020:
| Standish: | 4.7% |
| Maine: | 5.1% |
Unemployment in 2019:
| Standish: | 2.7% |
| Maine: | 2.9% |
Unemployment in 2018:
| Standish: | 2.9% |
| Maine: | 3.2% |
Unemployment in 2017:
| Standish: | 3.1% |
| Maine: | 3.4% |
Unemployment in 2016:
| Standish: | 3.2% |
| Maine: | 3.8% |
Unemployment in 2015:
| Standish: | 3.9% |
| Maine: | 4.4% |
Unemployment in 2014:
| Standish: | 4.8% |
| Maine: | 5.6% |
Unemployment in 2013:
| Standish: | 5.8% |
| Maine: | 6.7% |
Unemployment in 2012:
| Standish: | 6.4% |
| Maine: | 7.2% |
Unemployment in 2011:
| Standish: | 6.8% |
| Maine: | 7.7% |
Unemployment in 2010:
| Standish: | 7.3% |
| Maine: | 8.4% |
Unemployment in 2009:
| Standish: | 7.3% |
| Maine: | 8.4% |
Unemployment in 2008:
| Standish: | 4.4% |
| Maine: | 5.3% |
Unemployment in 2007:
| Standish: | 3.4% |
| Maine: | 4.7% |
Unemployment in 2006:
| Standish: | 3.3% |
| Maine: | 4.7% |
Unemployment in 2005:
| Standish: | 3.9% |
| Maine: | 4.9% |
Unemployment in 2004:
| Standish: | 3.8% |
| Maine: | 4.7% |
Unemployment in 2003:
| Standish: | 3.6% |
| Maine: | 5.1% |
Unemployment in 2002:
| Standish: | 3.4% |
| Maine: | 4.5% |
Unemployment in 2001:
| Standish: | 2.8% |
| Maine: | 3.8% |
Unemployment in 2000:
| Standish: | 2.4% |
| Maine: | 3.3% |
Unemployment in 1999:
| Standish: | 2.4% |
| Maine: | 4.0% |
Unemployment in 1998:
| Standish: | 2.4% |
| Maine: | 4.5% |
Unemployment in 1997:
| Standish: | 2.8% |
| Maine: | 5.2% |
Unemployment in 1996:
| Standish: | 3.5% |
| Maine: | 5.3% |
Unemployment in 1995:
| Standish: | 4.2% |
| Maine: | 5.9% |
Unemployment in 1994:
| Standish: | 4.6% |
| Maine: | 6.6% |
Unemployment in 1993:
| Standish: | 5.3% |
| Maine: | 6.8% |
Unemployment in 1992:
| Standish: | 5.6% |
| Maine: | 7.4% |
Unemployment in 1991:
| Standish: | 6.5% |
| Maine: | 7.8% |
Unemployment in 1990:
| Standish: | 4.1% |
| Maine: | 5.3% |
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Standish: | 5.2% (262) |
| Maine: | 4.4% (26,948) |
5:30am:
| Standish: | 5.3% (268) |
| Maine: | 3.7% (22,592) |
6am:
| Standish: | 4.8% (241) |
| Maine: | 5.2% (32,239) |
6:30am:
| Standish: | 12.1% (613) |
| Maine: | 9.4% (57,835) |
7am:
| Standish: | 11.9% (602) |
| Maine: | 11.5% (70,598) |
7:30am:
| Standish: | 14.7% (746) |
| Maine: | 14.9% (91,521) |
8am:
| Standish: | 11.4% (579) |
| Maine: | 14.4% (88,758) |
8:30am:
| Standish: | 9.3% (471) |
| Maine: | 9.0% (55,154) |
9am:
| Standish: | 4.0% (202) |
| Maine: | 4.0% (24,448) |
10am:
| Standish: | 3.3% (169) |
| Maine: | 3.8% (23,244) |
11am:
| Standish: | 1.2% (59) |
| Maine: | 1.7% (10,648) |
12pm:
| Standish: | 0.6% (32) |
| Maine: | 1.0% (5,881) |
4pm:
| Standish: | 7.6% (385) |
| Maine: | 6.9% (42,456) |
>4pm:
| Standish: | 5.5% (276) |
| Maine: | 5.8% (35,860) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Standish: | 3.6% (181) |
| Maine: | 5.6% (34,404) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Standish: | 5.7% (288) |
| Maine: | 14.1% (86,612) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Standish: | 8.0% (406) |
| Maine: | 16.0% (98,470) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Standish: | 5.7% (287) |
| Maine: | 14.9% (91,940) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Standish: | 8.6% (437) |
| Maine: | 13.1% (80,377) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Standish: | 5.4% (273) |
| Maine: | 5.1% (31,321) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Standish: | 20.3% (1,028) |
| Maine: | 10.4% (63,930) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Standish: | 11.4% (575) |
| Maine: | 2.2% (13,677) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Standish: | 12.5% (633) |
| Maine: | 2.7% (16,863) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Standish: | 10.0% (505) |
| Maine: | 5.6% (34,475) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Standish: | 4.1% (207) |
| Maine: | 3.6% (21,933) |
90 or more minutes:
| Standish: | 1.7% (85) |
| Maine: | 2.3% (14,180) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Standish: | 82.8% (4,186) |
| Maine: | 78.6% (483,317) |
Carpooled:
| Standish: | 10.1% (512) |
| Maine: | 11.3% (69,208) |
Motorcycle:
| Standish: | 0.2% (10) |
| Maine: | 0.0% (234) |
Walked:
| Standish: | 3.9% (197) |
| Maine: | 4.0% (24,700) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Standish: | 89.1% (4,186) |
| Maine: | 87.5% (483,317) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Standish: | 9.7% (457) |
| Maine: | 10.3% (56,707) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Standish: | 1.0% (48) |
| Maine: | 1.4% (7,855) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Standish: | 0.1% (7) |
| Maine: | 0.3% (1,917) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Standish: | 67.3% (3,461) |
| Maine: | 62.7% (390,945) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Standish: | 3.6% (183) |
| Maine: | 3.1% (19,246) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Standish: | 9.5% (487) |
| Maine: | 10.2% (63,603) |
Local government workers:
| Standish: | 6.6% (340) |
| Maine: | 7.6% (47,389) |
State government workers:
| Standish: | 2.2% (114) |
| Maine: | 4.3% (26,534) |
Federal government workers:
| Standish: | 2.9% (148) |
| Maine: | 2.6% (16,465) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Standish: | 8.0% (412) |
| Maine: | 9.3% (58,153) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Standish: | 68.9% (1,783) |
| Maine: | 65.6% (212,697) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Standish: | 6.0% (155) |
| Maine: | 4.3% (14,069) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Standish: | 5.7% (147) |
| Maine: | 6.0% (19,473) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Standish: | 5.3% (138) |
| Maine: | 5.6% (18,289) |
State government workers - Males:
| Standish: | 2.5% (65) |
| Maine: | 3.8% (12,314) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Standish: | 3.1% (80) |
| Maine: | 3.1% (9,960) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Standish: | 8.5% (220) |
| Maine: | 11.3% (36,757) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Standish: | 65.6% (1,678) |
| Maine: | 59.5% (178,248) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Standish: | 1.1% (28) |
| Maine: | 1.7% (5,177) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Standish: | 13.3% (340) |
| Maine: | 14.7% (44,130) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Standish: | 7.9% (202) |
| Maine: | 9.7% (29,100) |
State government workers - Females:
| Standish: | 1.9% (49) |
| Maine: | 4.7% (14,220) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Standish: | 2.7% (68) |
| Maine: | 2.2% (6,505) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Standish: | 7.5% (192) |
| Maine: | 7.1% (21,396) |