Orono city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Orono city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
4.7%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-38.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -2.1 pp (-44.7%) |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -0.7 pp (-26.9%) |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.9 pp (47.4%) |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +0.4 pp (14.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.3 pp (-9.4%) |