Bangor, ME Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bangor, ME Metro 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
6.5%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-36.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.5 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -0.4 pp (-8%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.2 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -0.2 pp (-4.7%) |