| Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program | ||
| Maine Labor Market Area Unemployment Rates | ||
| Average for 12-month period 11/1/06- 10/31/07 | ||
| [For calendar year 2008 investments only] | ||
| Labor Market Area | Unemployment | |
| by Rate | Rate | |
| Statewide | 4.6 | |
Portsmouth, NH-ME
Metropolitan (Maine portion) [1] |
3.1 | |
Rochester-Dover,
NH-ME Metropolitan (Maine portion) [2] |
3.3 | |
Portland-South
Portland-Biddeford Metropolitan [3] |
3.4 | |
Conway, NH-ME (Maine
portion) [4] |
3.5 | |
Saint George [5] |
3.5 | |
York [6] |
3.6 | |
Brunswick [7] |
3.9 | |
Waldoboro [8] |
4.0 | |
Camden [9] |
4.1 | |
Augusta Micropolitan
Area [10] |
4.3 | |
Rockland Micropolitan [11] |
4.5 | |
Lewiston-Auburn [12] |
4.6 | |
| H I G H U N E M P L O Y M E N T A R E A S |
Bangor Metropolitan
Area [13] |
4.7 |
Boothbay Harbor [14] |
4.7 | |
Waterville [15] |
4.9 | |
Belfast [16] |
5.3 | |
Sanford Micropolitan [17] |
5.4 | |
Bridgton-Paris [18] |
5.6 | |
Ellsworth [19] |
5.6 | |
Farmington [20] |
5.9 | |
Madawaska [21] |
5.9 | |
Presque Isle [22] |
6.1 | |
Machias [23] |
6.4 | |
Lincoln [24] |
6.9 | |
Houlton [25] |
7.0 | |
Dover-Foxcroft[ 26] |
7.2 | |
Pittsfield [27] |
7.2 | |
Rumford [28] |
7.2 | |
Skowhegan [29] |
7.2 | |
Millinocket [30] |
8.3 | |
Calais [31] |
8.6 | |