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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Penobscot, ME was 2.4%, which was 41.7% less than the unemployment rate of 3.4% across the entire state of Maine. Compared to the unemployment rate of 4.9% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 104.2%. The most common industries in Penobscot are: Health care (14.9% of civilian employees), Construction (13.1% of civilian employees), Educational services (12.6% of civilian employees). 52.4% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 19.5% less than 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 care14.9%
(89)		3.1%
(10)		29.3%
(79)
Construction13.1%
(78)		21.4%
(70)		3.0%
(8)
Educational services12.6%
(75)		11.6%
(38)		13.7%
(37)
Accommodation and food services6.5%
(39)		5.2%
(17)		8.1%
(22)
Paper6.2%
(37)		10.7%
(35)		0.7%
(2)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting3.9%
(23)		4.9%
(16)		2.6%
(7)
Transportation equipment3.4%
(20)		5.5%
(18)		0.7%
(2)
Social assistance3.2%
(19)		1.5%
(5)		5.2%
(14)
Professional, scientific, and technical services3.0%
(18)		2.8%
(9)		3.3%
(9)
Food and beverage stores2.8%
(17)		1.5%
(5)		4.4%
(12)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.3%
(14)		1.8%
(6)		3.0%
(8)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations2.0%
(12)		0.6%
(2)		3.7%
(10)
Department and other general merchandise stores2.0%
(12)		1.2%
(4)		3.0%
(8)
Finance and insurance2.0%
(12)		2.1%
(7)		1.9%
(5)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.8%
(11)		2.1%
(7)		1.5%
(4)
Repair and maintenance1.8%
(11)		2.4%
(8)		1.1%
(3)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.5%
(9)		1.8%
(6)		1.1%
(3)
Private households1.3%
(8)		0.6%
(2)		2.2%
(6)
Personal and laundry services1.3%
(8)		0.0%
(0)		3.0%
(8)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.3%
(8)		2.1%
(7)		0.4%
(1)
U. S. Postal service1.3%
(8)		0.6%
(2)		2.2%
(6)
Printing and related support activities1.0%
(6)		0.6%
(2)		1.5%
(4)
Book stores and news dealers0.8%
(5)		0.6%
(2)		1.1%
(3)
Public administration0.8%
(5)		1.5%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.8%
(5)		1.5%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Water transportation0.8%
(5)		1.5%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.7%
(4)		1.2%
(4)		0.0%
(0)
Food0.7%
(4)		0.6%
(2)		0.7%
(2)
Gasoline stations0.5%
(3)		0.9%
(3)		0.0%
(0)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5%
(3)		0.9%
(3)		0.0%
(0)
Real estate and rental and leasing0.5%
(3)		0.9%
(3)		0.0%
(0)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.5%
(3)		0.9%
(3)		0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.5%
(3)		0.9%
(3)		0.0%
(0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.3%
(2)		0.6%
(2)		0.0%
(0)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.3%
(2)		0.6%
(2)		0.0%
(0)
Retail florists0.3%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.7%
(2)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.3%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.7%
(2)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.3%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.7%
(2)
Computer and electronic products0.3%
(2)		0.6%
(2)		0.0%
(0)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.3%
(2)		0.6%
(2)		0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(2)		0.6%
(2)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.2%
(1)		0.3%
(1)		0.0%
(0)
Metal and metal products0.2%
(1)		0.3%
(1)		0.0%
(0)
Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers0.2%
(1)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(1)
Textile mills and textile products0.2%
(1)		0.3%
(1)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Penobscot

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 7.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 50.0%Males
Unemployment in 2023:
Penobscot:

2.4%
Maine:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2022:
Penobscot:

2.6%
Maine:

3.0%
Unemployment in 2021:
Penobscot:

4.3%
Maine:

4.6%
Unemployment in 2020:
Penobscot:

3.5%
Maine:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2019:
Penobscot:

2.5%
Maine:

2.9%
Unemployment in 2018:
Penobscot:

2.8%
Maine:

3.2%
Unemployment in 2017:
Penobscot:

3.4%
Maine:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2016:
Penobscot:

2.8%
Maine:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2015:
Penobscot:

4.1%
Maine:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2014:
Penobscot:

5.2%
Maine:

5.6%
Unemployment in 2013:
Penobscot:

4.9%
Maine:

6.7%
Unemployment in 2012:
Penobscot:

5.6%
Maine:

7.2%
Unemployment in 2011:
Penobscot:

6.9%
Maine:

7.7%
Unemployment in 2010:
Penobscot:

6.4%
Maine:

8.4%
Unemployment in 2009:
Penobscot:

7.1%
Maine:

8.4%
Unemployment in 2008:
Penobscot:

5.4%
Maine:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2007:
Penobscot:

3.8%
Maine:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2006:
Penobscot:

3.6%
Maine:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2005:
Penobscot:

3.4%
Maine:

4.9%
Unemployment in 2004:
Penobscot:

3.4%
Maine:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2003:
Penobscot:

4.3%
Maine:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2002:
Penobscot:

3.4%
Maine:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2001:
Penobscot:

3.6%
Maine:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2000:
Penobscot:

3.4%
Maine:

3.3%
Unemployment in 1999:
Penobscot:

3.5%
Maine:

4.0%
Unemployment in 1998:
Penobscot:

3.9%
Maine:

4.5%
Unemployment in 1997:
Penobscot:

4.4%
Maine:

5.2%
Unemployment in 1996:
Penobscot:

4.9%
Maine:

5.3%
Unemployment in 1995:
Penobscot:

6.0%
Maine:

5.9%
Unemployment in 1994:
Penobscot:

5.5%
Maine:

6.6%
Unemployment in 1993:
Penobscot:

5.1%
Maine:

6.8%
Unemployment in 1992:
Penobscot:

5.2%
Maine:

7.4%
Unemployment in 1991:
Penobscot:

4.3%
Maine:

7.8%
Unemployment in 1990:
Penobscot:

4.1%
Maine:

5.3%

Time leaving home to go to work

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

2.6% (15)
Maine:

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

3.7% (22)
Maine:

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

3.6% (21)
Maine:

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

8.8% (52)
Maine:

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

16.3% (96)
Maine:

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

20.4% (120)
Maine:

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

19.9% (117)
Maine:

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

5.3% (31)
Maine:

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

2.0% (12)
Maine:

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

2.2% (13)
Maine:

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

1.5% (9)
Maine:

1.7% (10,648)
4pm:
Penobscot:

3.6% (21)
Maine:

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

3.7% (22)
Maine:

5.8% (35,860)

Travel time to work

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

6.8% (40)
Maine:

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

9.4% (55)
Maine:

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

9.4% (55)
Maine:

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

17.5% (103)
Maine:

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

16.8% (99)
Maine:

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

3.9% (23)
Maine:

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

12.4% (73)
Maine:

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

4.4% (26)
Maine:

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

1.5% (9)
Maine:

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

6.3% (37)
Maine:

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

3.6% (21)
Maine:

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

1.7% (10)
Maine:

2.3% (14,180)

Means of transportation to work

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

74.3% (437)
Maine:

78.6% (483,317)
Carpooled:
Penobscot:

13.1% (77)
Maine:

11.3% (69,208)
Bus or trolley bus:
Penobscot:

0.9% (5)
Maine:

0.5% (3,220)
Subway or elevated:
Penobscot:

0.5% (3)
Maine:

0.0% (135)
Walked:
Penobscot:

3.6% (21)
Maine:

4.0% (24,700)
Other means:
Penobscot:

1.4% (8)
Maine:

0.7% (4,104)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Penobscot:

85.0% (437)
Maine:

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

14.4% (74)
Maine:

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

0.6% (3)
Maine:

1.4% (7,855)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Penobscot:

52.4% (313)
Maine:

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

4.9% (29)
Maine:

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

14.4% (86)
Maine:

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

6.5% (39)
Maine:

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

3.2% (19)
Maine:

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

2.0% (12)
Maine:

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

16.6% (99)
Maine:

9.3% (58,153)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Penobscot:

53.8% (176)
Maine:

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

6.7% (22)
Maine:

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

8.0% (26)
Maine:

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

5.5% (18)
Maine:

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

5.2% (17)
Maine:

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

1.8% (6)
Maine:

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

19.0% (62)
Maine:

11.3% (36,757)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Penobscot:

50.7% (137)
Maine:

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

2.6% (7)
Maine:

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

22.2% (60)
Maine:

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

7.8% (21)
Maine:

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

0.7% (2)
Maine:

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

2.2% (6)
Maine:

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

13.7% (37)
Maine:

7.1% (21,396)
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