Augusta-Waterville, ME Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Augusta-Waterville, ME Micro Area'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
5.7%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-28.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -1.7 pp (-29.8%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.3 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.5 pp (13.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.1 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |