Knox County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Knox County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Knox County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.8% the month before
20,046
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
40,860
people in Knox County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,903
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Knox County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Knox 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 Knox 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.

Camden National Bank Defunct1 open role
CNB1 open role
KeyBank1 open role
RMW Accounting1 open role
The Fedcap Group1 open role

Colleges in Knox County

Colleges in Knox County
College	City	Type	Students
Maine Media College	Rockport	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

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

Cities in Knox County

Other Maine counties

All of Maine

Laid off or looking for work in Knox 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.