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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Orrington, ME was 2.3%, which was 47.8% less than the unemployment rate of 3.4% across the entire state of Maine. Compared to the unemployment rate of 5.2% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 126.1%. The most common industries in Orrington are: Health care (13.7% of civilian employees), Educational services (10.6% of civilian employees), Construction (7.7% of civilian employees). 63.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 62.7% across the entire state of Maine.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care13.7%
(271)		5.4%
(58)		23.5%
(213)
Educational services10.6%
(210)		8.3%
(89)		13.3%
(121)
Construction7.7%
(153)		13.5%
(144)		1.0%
(9)
Accommodation and food services4.6%
(91)		1.5%
(16)		8.3%
(75)
Professional, scientific, and technical services3.8%
(75)		2.9%
(31)		4.8%
(44)
Food and beverage stores3.3%
(65)		2.8%
(30)		3.9%
(35)
Public administration3.2%
(64)		2.6%
(28)		4.0%
(36)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers3.1%
(62)		4.9%
(52)		1.1%
(10)
Paper2.8%
(55)		4.9%
(52)		0.3%
(3)
Transportation equipment2.8%
(55)		4.6%
(49)		0.7%
(6)
Finance and insurance2.7%
(53)		2.3%
(25)		3.1%
(28)
Social assistance2.6%
(51)		0.8%
(9)		4.6%
(42)
Repair and maintenance2.5%
(49)		2.9%
(31)		2.0%
(18)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.2%
(44)		2.6%
(28)		1.8%
(16)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.9%
(38)		2.0%
(21)		1.9%
(17)
U. S. Postal service1.9%
(37)		3.1%
(33)		0.4%
(4)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.5%
(30)		2.8%
(30)		0.0%
(0)
Printing and related support activities1.5%
(30)		1.7%
(18)		1.3%
(12)
Personal and laundry services1.4%
(28)		0.5%
(5)		2.5%
(23)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers1.4%
(27)		2.0%
(21)		0.7%
(6)
Truck transportation1.3%
(26)		2.4%
(26)		0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers1.3%
(26)		2.0%
(21)		0.6%
(5)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.3%
(26)		0.6%
(6)		2.2%
(20)
Retail florists1.3%
(25)		0.6%
(6)		2.1%
(19)
Rail transportation1.2%
(24)		2.2%
(24)		0.0%
(0)
Other direct selling establishments1.2%
(24)		0.6%
(6)		2.0%
(18)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.2%
(24)		1.3%
(14)		1.1%
(10)
Pharmacies and drug stores1.1%
(21)		0.0%
(0)		2.3%
(21)
Administrative and support and waste management services0.9%
(18)		0.0%
(0)		2.0%
(18)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.9%
(17)		0.6%
(6)		1.2%
(11)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.8%
(16)		1.0%
(11)		0.6%
(5)
Fuel dealers0.8%
(16)		1.5%
(16)		0.0%
(0)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.8%
(16)		0.0%
(0)		1.8%
(16)
Chemicals0.8%
(15)		0.5%
(5)		1.1%
(10)
Utilities0.8%
(15)		1.4%
(15)		0.0%
(0)
Machinery0.8%
(15)		1.4%
(15)		0.0%
(0)
Vending machine operators0.7%
(14)		1.3%
(14)		0.0%
(0)
Gasoline stations0.7%
(13)		1.2%
(13)		0.0%
(0)
Air transportation0.5%
(10)		0.9%
(10)		0.0%
(0)
Plastics and rubber products0.5%
(9)		0.0%
(0)		1.0%
(9)
Metal and metal products0.5%
(9)		0.8%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.5%
(9)		0.8%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.4%
(7)		0.7%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.4%
(7)		0.7%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Private households0.4%
(7)		0.0%
(0)		0.8%
(7)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(6)		0.6%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.3%
(6)		0.6%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Computer and electronic products0.3%
(6)		0.6%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(6)		0.6%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3%
(6)		0.0%
(0)		0.7%
(6)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.3%
(5)		0.5%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(5)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(5)
Music stores0.3%
(5)		0.5%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.3%
(5)		0.5%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.3%
(5)		0.5%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Leather and allied products0.3%
(5)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(5)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation0.3%
(5)		0.5%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.3%
(5)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(5)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.2%
(4)		0.4%
(4)		0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.2%
(4)		0.4%
(4)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Orrington

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 5.2%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Orrington:

2.3%
Maine:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2022:
Orrington:

2.2%
Maine:

3.0%
Unemployment in 2021:
Orrington:

3.9%
Maine:

4.6%
Unemployment in 2020:
Orrington:

4.0%
Maine:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2019:
Orrington:

2.5%
Maine:

2.9%
Unemployment in 2018:
Orrington:

2.7%
Maine:

3.2%
Unemployment in 2017:
Orrington:

2.8%
Maine:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2016:
Orrington:

3.3%
Maine:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2015:
Orrington:

4.0%
Maine:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2014:
Orrington:

4.8%
Maine:

5.6%
Unemployment in 2013:
Orrington:

5.2%
Maine:

6.7%
Unemployment in 2012:
Orrington:

5.6%
Maine:

7.2%
Unemployment in 2011:
Orrington:

5.8%
Maine:

7.7%
Unemployment in 2010:
Orrington:

6.8%
Maine:

8.4%
Unemployment in 2009:
Orrington:

6.0%
Maine:

8.4%
Unemployment in 2008:
Orrington:

4.2%
Maine:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2007:
Orrington:

3.6%
Maine:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2006:
Orrington:

3.6%
Maine:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2005:
Orrington:

3.5%
Maine:

4.9%
Unemployment in 2004:
Orrington:

4.3%
Maine:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2003:
Orrington:

3.7%
Maine:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2002:
Orrington:

3.1%
Maine:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2001:
Orrington:

2.8%
Maine:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2000:
Orrington:

2.7%
Maine:

3.3%
Unemployment in 1999:
Orrington:

2.2%
Maine:

4.0%
Unemployment in 1998:
Orrington:

2.9%
Maine:

4.5%
Unemployment in 1997:
Orrington:

3.6%
Maine:

5.2%
Unemployment in 1996:
Orrington:

3.9%
Maine:

5.3%
Unemployment in 1995:
Orrington:

4.2%
Maine:

5.9%
Unemployment in 1994:
Orrington:

4.5%
Maine:

6.6%
Unemployment in 1993:
Orrington:

5.2%
Maine:

6.8%
Unemployment in 1992:
Orrington:

4.4%
Maine:

7.4%
Unemployment in 1991:
Orrington:

6.4%
Maine:

7.8%
Unemployment in 1990:
Orrington:

4.8%
Maine:

5.3%

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
Orrington:

5.5% (106)
Maine:

4.4% (26,948)
5:30am:
Orrington:

3.4% (66)
Maine:

3.7% (22,592)
6am:
Orrington:

4.3% (83)
Maine:

5.2% (32,239)
6:30am:
Orrington:

7.7% (150)
Maine:

9.4% (57,835)
7am:
Orrington:

16.4% (319)
Maine:

11.5% (70,598)
7:30am:
Orrington:

15.7% (305)
Maine:

14.9% (91,521)
8am:
Orrington:

18.4% (357)
Maine:

14.4% (88,758)
8:30am:
Orrington:

8.2% (160)
Maine:

9.0% (55,154)
9am:
Orrington:

3.6% (69)
Maine:

4.0% (24,448)
10am:
Orrington:

2.9% (56)
Maine:

3.8% (23,244)
11am:
Orrington:

2.5% (48)
Maine:

1.7% (10,648)
12pm:
Orrington:

1.0% (20)
Maine:

1.0% (5,881)
4pm:
Orrington:

4.9% (96)
Maine:

6.9% (42,456)
>4pm:
Orrington:

3.9% (75)
Maine:

5.8% (35,860)

Travel time to work

Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Orrington:

2.6% (50)
Maine:

5.6% (34,404)
5 to 9 minutes:
Orrington:

3.4% (66)
Maine:

14.1% (86,612)
10 to 14 minutes:
Orrington:

20.8% (403)
Maine:

16.0% (98,470)
15 to 19 minutes:
Orrington:

25.2% (490)
Maine:

14.9% (91,940)
20 to 24 minutes:
Orrington:

27.8% (540)
Maine:

13.1% (80,377)
25 to 29 minutes:
Orrington:

4.2% (82)
Maine:

5.1% (31,321)
30 to 34 minutes:
Orrington:

7.6% (148)
Maine:

10.4% (63,930)
35 to 39 minutes:
Orrington:

0.5% (10)
Maine:

2.2% (13,677)
40 to 44 minutes:
Orrington:

2.0% (38)
Maine:

2.7% (16,863)
45 to 59 minutes:
Orrington:

1.4% (27)
Maine:

5.6% (34,475)
60 to 89 minutes:
Orrington:

1.9% (37)
Maine:

3.6% (21,933)
90 or more minutes:
Orrington:

1.0% (19)
Maine:

2.3% (14,180)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Orrington
Means of transportation to work - Maine
Drove car alone:
Orrington:

86.5% (1,679)
Maine:

78.6% (483,317)
Carpooled:
Orrington:

10.4% (202)
Maine:

11.3% (69,208)
Bicycle:
Orrington:

0.3% (6)
Maine:

0.2% (1,402)
Walked:
Orrington:

1.2% (23)
Maine:

4.0% (24,700)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Orrington:

89.3% (1,679)
Maine:

87.5% (483,317)
In 2 person carpool:
Orrington:

9.5% (178)
Maine:

10.3% (56,707)
In 3 person carpool:
Orrington:

1.3% (24)
Maine:

1.4% (7,855)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Orrington:

63.5% (1,255)
Maine:

62.7% (390,945)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Orrington:

2.0% (39)
Maine:

3.1% (19,246)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Orrington:

8.5% (168)
Maine:

10.2% (63,603)
Local government workers:
Orrington:

10.1% (199)
Maine:

7.6% (47,389)
State government workers:
Orrington:

4.6% (91)
Maine:

4.3% (26,534)
Federal government workers:
Orrington:

2.4% (47)
Maine:

2.6% (16,465)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Orrington:

8.3% (163)
Maine:

9.3% (58,153)
Unpaid family workers:
Orrington:

0.7% (13)
Maine:

0.3% (1,676)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Orrington:

64.8% (691)
Maine:

65.6% (212,697)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Orrington:

2.4% (26)
Maine:

4.3% (14,069)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Orrington:

4.8% (51)
Maine:

6.0% (19,473)
Local government workers - Males:
Orrington:

7.9% (84)
Maine:

5.6% (18,289)
State government workers - Males:
Orrington:

5.7% (61)
Maine:

3.8% (12,314)
Federal government workers - Males:
Orrington:

3.5% (37)
Maine:

3.1% (9,960)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Orrington:

10.5% (112)
Maine:

11.3% (36,757)
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Orrington:

0.5% (5)
Maine:

0.2% (688)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Orrington:

62.1% (564)
Maine:

59.5% (178,248)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Orrington:

1.4% (13)
Maine:

1.7% (5,177)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Orrington:

12.9% (117)
Maine:

14.7% (44,130)
Local government workers - Females:
Orrington:

12.7% (115)
Maine:

9.7% (29,100)
State government workers - Females:
Orrington:

3.3% (30)
Maine:

4.7% (14,220)
Federal government workers - Females:
Orrington:

1.1% (10)
Maine:

2.2% (6,505)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Orrington:

5.6% (51)
Maine:

7.1% (21,396)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Orrington:

0.9% (8)
Maine:

0.3% (988)
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