Waldo County, ME jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Waldo County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Waldo County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.2% the month before
18,652
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
40,006
people in Waldo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,441
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Waldo County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Waldo County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 13, 2026	Pride Manufacturing -gathr Outdoors	Burnham	—	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

Cities in Waldo County

Burnham

Other Maine counties

All of Maine

Laid off or looking for work in Waldo 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.