Cumberland County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cumberland County’s unemployment rate is 2.6%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 263 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cumberland County economy

2.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.5% the month before
179,944
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
305,940
people in Cumberland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$92,983
median household income
Source: Census ACS
52%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cumberland County layoffs

4
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
225
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers

WARN notices filed in Cumberland County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 12, 2026	Applegreen	Cumberland Center	23	—	State record
Aug 4, 2026	Host International, Inc.	Portland	102	—	State record
Jun 2, 2026	SP+ Parking	Portland	100	—	State record
Dec 10, 2025	Charter Communications	Portland	—	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cumberland 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.

Idexx Laboratories Inc /De27 open roles
BerryDunn13 open roles
Unum Group13 open roles
Springborn Staffing12 open roles
Idexx Distribution9 open roles
Forerunner8 open roles
Idexx7 open roles
Garmin6 open roles
Consigli Construction5 open roles
IDEXX Laboratories5 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Cumberland County

Martin's Point Health Care1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Cumberland County

Colleges in Cumberland County
College	City	Type	Students
Unity Environmental University	New Gloucester	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
University of Southern Maine	Portland	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Bowdoin College	Brunswick	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Saint Joseph's College of Maine	Standish	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts	Portland	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Maine College of Art & Design	Portland	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Coastal Counties Workforce Board
Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York

Southern Midcoast CareerCenter
Brunswick · Comprehensive · 207-623-7981
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday ï¿½ 8:00am-5:00pm and Thursday 8:00am-12:00pm
Greater Portland CareerCenter
Portland · Comprehensive · 207-623-7981
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Cities in Cumberland County

Other Maine counties

All of Maine

Laid off or looking for work in Cumberland County?

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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.