Franklin County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Franklin County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
13,470
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
30,145
people in Franklin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,522
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Franklin County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Franklin County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Franklin 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.
- University-of-Main2 open roles
- Farmington1 open role
- Flowers Foods1 open role
- H&R Block1 open role
- University of Maine1 open role
- University of Maine at Farmington1 open role
Colleges in Franklin County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maine at Farmington | Farmington | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Franklin County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Central Western Maine Workforce Development Board
Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset
CareerCenter at Wilton
Wilton · Comprehensive · 207-623-7981
Monday and Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm, Wednesday 8:00am-12:00pm
Cities in Franklin County
- Farmington6 jobs
- Wilton1 jobs
Other Maine counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.