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Oxford County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Oxford County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Oxford County economy

  • 3.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.5% the month before

  • 26,178

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 58,728

    people in Oxford County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $57,933

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Oxford County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Oxford 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 Oxford 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.

  1. Colonial Downs2 open roles
  2. Oxford Casino · Hotel & Sportsbook2 open roles
  3. Churchill Downs1 open role
  4. Gould Academy1 open role
  5. Oxford Casino Hotel1 open role
  6. Sunbelt Solomon1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Oxford County

Other Maine counties

All of Maine

Laid off or looking for work in Oxford 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.