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Somerset County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Somerset County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Somerset County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.9% the month before

  • 21,993

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 50,852

    people in Somerset County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $56,199

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Somerset County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Somerset 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 Somerset 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. Cianbro2 open roles
  2. Northern Light Health1 open role
  3. Robert Half1 open role
  4. Search Solution Elite1 open role
  5. The Fedcap Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Northern Kennebec Valley Community Career Center

    Hinkley · Comprehensive · 207-623-7981

    Monday - Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm Monday -Friday

Cities in Somerset County

Other Maine counties

All of Maine

Laid off or looking for work in Somerset 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.