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This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"Aroostook County has the most American Job Centers for the number of people unemployed in New England: 9.1 per 10,000, against 2.0 per 10,000 across all ranked counties.","minN":1000,"rows":[{"n":1096,"bar":1,"key":"23003","sub":"ME","href":"/places/maine/county/aroostook-county","name":"Aroostook County","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"American Job Centers","value":"1"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"1,096"},{"label":"Unemployment rate","value":"4.0%"}],"value":9.124087591240876,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"9.1 per 10,000"},{"n":1329,"bar":0.8246802106847253,"key":"33017","sub":"NH","href":"/places/new-hampshire/county/strafford-county","name":"Strafford County","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"American Job Centers","value":"1"},{"label":"People unemployed","value":"1,329"},{"label":"Unemployment 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Only counties with at least one job center and 1,000 unemployed people are ranked; a center serves its surrounding area, so a county with none may be served by a neighbour."],"builtAt":"2026-11-04T03:39:09.026Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"kx_ajc","sources":["CareerOneStop American Job Center directory","Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (not seasonally adjusted)"],"baseline":{"label":"all ranked counties","valueLabel":"2.0 per 10,000"},"keyFacts":["#1 Aroostook County, ME: 9.1 per 10,000","#2 Strafford County, NH: 7.5 per 10,000","#3 Franklin County, MA: 7.2 per 10,000","23 counties ranked in New England","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"counties","commentary":["The lead is wide: Aroostook County (9.1 per 10,000) is well clear of Berkshire County at #10 (4.0 per 10,000).","Cumberland County is the largest market in the top ten, with 4,730 people unemployed behind its figure.","Counties with fewer than 1,000 people unemployed are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/counties-with-the-most-job-centers-per-unemployed-person-in-new-england"}