Aroostook County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Aroostook County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 11 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Aroostook County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
27,204
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
67,227
people in Aroostook County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$54,254
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Aroostook County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Aroostook County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Aroostook County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Michael Foods2 open roles
Townsquare Media2 open roles
Defense Finance and Accounting Service1 open role
Farm Credit Council1 open role
TEC Group1 open role
The Fedcap Group1 open role
University of Maine at Farmington1 open role
University of Maine System1 open role
Veterans Health Administration1 open role

Colleges in Aroostook County

Colleges in Aroostook County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Maine at Fort Kent	Fort Kent	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Maine at Presque Isle	Presque Isle	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Aroostook County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Northeastern Workforce Development Board
Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington

CareerCenter at Presque Isle
Presque Isle · Comprehensive · 207-623-7981
Monday -Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Aroostook County

Presque Isle7 jobs
Limestone1 jobs
Fort Kent1 jobs

Other Maine counties

All of Maine

Laid off or looking for work in Aroostook County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Maine’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.