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V O L . X X I I I N O. X V I 76 FA C T BO O K / D O I N G B U S I N E S S I N M A I N E WO R K F O R C E Percent of working population holding multiple jobs 1 1 Refl ected as a percentage of total employment. S O U R C E : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly unemployment rates Not seasonally adjusted, 2016 S O U R C E : Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research & Information 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. July June May April March Feb. Jan. Maine U.S. 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Maine U.S. Percent women Health care and social assistance 78.4% Finance and insurance 64.2% Educational services 64.8% Accommodation and food services 61.5% Other services 52.6% Professional, scientifi c and technical services 50.0% Retail trade 50.9% Public administration 45.3% Arts, entertainment and recreation 49.5% Information 43.2% All other industries 21.5% MAINE 49.4% Women in Maine's work force, by industry, 2015 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Percent women Estimated total civilian work force ages 16 and up Androscoggin 49.4% 52,961 Aroostook 48.2% 30,612 Cumberland 49.5% 152,196 Franklin 49.2% 14,386 Hancock 49.7% 26,665 Kennebec 50.1% 57,787 Knox 50.5% 19,270 Lincoln 49.4% 16,480 Oxford 47.9% 25,041 Penobscot 49.3% 71,852 Piscataquis 48.3% 6,632 Sagadahoc 48.3% 17,689 Somerset 49.3% 22,275 Waldo 49.8% 18,381 Washington 48.2% 12,954 York 48.9% 103,506 MAINE 49.3% 648,687 Women in Maine's work force, by county, 2015 S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Maine unemployment rates, by county Seasonally adjusted S O U R C E : Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research & Information UNEMPLOYMENT RATE PERSONS UNEMPLOYED CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE March 2017 March 2016 March 2017 March 2016 March 2017 March 2016 1 Cumberland 2.5% 3.1% 4,097 4,911 162,896 156,927 2 Sagadahoc 2.8% 3.4% 540 647 19,433 19,933 3 Androscoggin 3.2% 4.2% 1,802 2,297 56,766 55,180 4 York 3.2% 4.1% 3,549 4,386 111,380 107,983 5 Kennebec 3.4% 4.1% 2,124 2,561 62,932 61,767 6 Franklin 3.9% 4.6% 593 679 15,207 14,679 7 Oxford 3.9% 5.4% 1,060 1,426 26,851 26,628 8 Penobscot 3.9% 5.0% 2,994 3,821 77,261 76,519 9 Knox 4.0% 4.6% 793 920 19,719 19,859 10 Lincoln 4.1% 4.9% 669 786 16,224 16,141 11 Waldo 4.2% 5.3% 853 1,070 20,486 20,289 12 Piscataquis 5.2% 6.1% 380 448 7,370 7,377 13 Aroostook 5.3% 6.2% 1,676 1,944 31,467 31,332 14 Hancock 5.4% 6.8% 1,481 1,845 27,231 27,074 15 Somerset 5.6% 6.8% 1,312 1,597 23,271 23,319 16 Washington 6.9% 8.2% 940 1,126 13,714 13,705 MAINE 3.0% 3.7% 20,976 25,506 700,614 685,423