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
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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
[1]
Eliot
Kittery
[2]
Berwick
Lebanon
South Berwick

[3]
Alfred
Arundel
Baldwin
Biddeford
Buxton
Cape Elizabeth
Casco
Cornish
Cumberland
Dayton
Falmouth
Freeport
Frye Island
Gorham
Gray
Hiram
Hollis
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Limerick
Limington
Long Island
Lyman
Naples
New Gloucester
North Yarmouth
Old Orchard Beach
Parsonsfield
Porter
Portland
Pownal
Raymond
Saco
Scarborough
Sebago
South Portland
Standish
Waterboro
Westbrook
Windham
Yarmouth

[4]
Brownfield
Denmark
Fryeburg
Lovell
Stowe
Sweden
[5]
Criehaven
Isle au Haut
Matinicus Isle Plantation
Saint George Town
[6]
North Berwick
Ogunquit
Wells
York
[7]
Arrowsic
Bath
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Brunswick
Dresden
Georgetown
Harpswell
Perkins - unorganized
Phippsburg
Richmond
Topsham
West Bath
Westport
Wiscasset
Woolwich
[8]
Alna
Bremen
Bristol
Damariscotta
Friendship
Jefferson
Monhegan Plantation
Newcastle
Nobleboro
South Bristol
Waldoboro
[9]
Appleton
Camden
Hibberts Gore
Hope
Lincolnville
North Haven
Union
Vinalhaven
Washington

[10]
Augusta
Belgrade
Chelsea
China
Farmingdale
Gardiner
Hallowell
Litchfield
Manchester
Mount Vernon
Palermo
Pittston
Randolph
Readfield
Rome
Sidney
Somerville
Vassalboro
Wayne

West Gardiner
Whitefield

Windsor
Winthrop
[11]
Cushing
Owl's Head
Rockland
Rockport
South Thomaston
Thomaston
Warren
[12]
Auburn
Buckfield
Greene
Hartford
Hebron
Leeds
Lewiston
Lisbon
Livermore
Mechanic Falls
Minot
Poland
Sabattus
Sumner
Turner
Wales
[13]
Alton
Amherst
Argyle Township-unorganized
Aurora
Bangor
Bradford
Bradley
Brewer
Carmel
Charleston
Clifton
Corinth
Dedham
Dixmont
East Central Penobscot - unorganized
Eddington
Edinburg
Enfield
Etna
Exeter
Frankfort
Garland
Glenburn
Greenbush
Hampden
Hermon
Holden
Howland
Hudson
Kenduskeag
Lagrange
Levant
Lowell
Maxfield
Milford
Newburg
Newport
Old Town
Orono
Orrington
Passadumkeag
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
Plymouth
Stetson
Veazie
Winterport
[14]
Boothbay
Boothbay Harbor
Edgecomb
Southport

[15]
Albion
Benton
Clinton
Fairfield
Oakland
Unity - unorganized
Waterville
Winslow

[16]
Belfast
Belmont
Brooks
Freedom
Islesboro
Jackson
Knox
Liberty
Monroe
Montville
Morrill
Northport
Searsmont
Searsport
Stockton Springs
Swanville
Thorndike
Unity
Waldo
[17]
Sanford
Shapleigh
[18]
Bridgton
Harrison
Norway
Otisfield
Oxford
Paris
South Oxford - unorganized
Stoneham
Waterford
West Paris

[19]
Bar Harbor
Beddington
Blue Hill
Brooklin
Brooksville
Bucksport
Castine
Central Hancock - unorganized
Cranberry Isles
Deer Isle
Eastbrook
East Hancock - unorganized
Ellsworth
Franklin
Frenchboro
Gouldsboro
Great Pond
Hancock
Lamoine
Mariaville
Mount Desert
Northwest Hancock - unorganized
Orland
Osborn
Otis
Penobscot
Prospect
Sedgwick
Sorrento
Southwest Harbor
Steuben
Stonington
Sullivan
Surry
Swans Isle
Tremont
Trenton
Verona
Waltham
Winter Harbor
[20]
Avon
Carrabasset Valley
Central Somerset - unorganized
Chesterville
Coplin Plantation
Dallas Plantation
East Central Franklin - unorganized
Eustis
Farmington
Fayette
Industry
Jay
Kingfield
Livermore Falls
Madrid
New Portland
New Sharon
New Vineyard
North Franklin - unorganized
Phillips
Rangeley
Rangeley Plantation
Sandy River Plantation
South Franklin - unorganized
Strong
Temple
Vienna
Weld
West Central Franklin - unorganized
Wilton
Wyman
[21]
Frenchville
Grand Isle
Madawaska
Saint Agatha

[22]
Allagash
Ashland
Blaine
Bridgewater
Caribou
Castle Hill
Caswell Plantation
Central Aroostook - unorganized
Chapman

Conner
Cyr
Eagle Lake

Easton
Fort Fairfield
Fort Kent
Garfield
Hamlin
Limestone
Mapleton
Mars Hill
Masardis
Merrill
Nashville Plantation
New Canada Plantation
New Sweden
Northwest Aroostook - unorganized
Oxbow Plantation
Perham
Portage Lake
Presque Isle
Saint Francis
Saint John
Square Lake - unorganized
Stockholm
Van Buren
Wade
Wallagrass Plantation

Washburn
Westfield
Westmanland
Winterville Plantation
Woodland
[23]
Addison
Beals
Centerville
Cherryfield
Columbia
Columbia Falls
Cutler
Deblois
Dennysville
East Central Washington - unorganized
East Machias
Harrington
Jonesboro
Jonesport
Lubec
Machias
Machiasport
Marshfield
Milbridge
Northfield
Roque Bluffs
Wesley
Whiting
Whitneyville
[24]
Burlington
Carroll Plantation
Chester
Drew
Lakeville
Lee
Lincoln
Prentiss
Springfield
Twombly - unorganized
Webster
Whitney - unorganized
Winn
[25]
Amity
Bancroft
Cary Plantation
Crystal
Danforth
Dyer Brook
Hammond Plantation
Haynesville
Hersey
Hodgdon
Houlton
Island Falls
Kingman - unorganized
Linneus
Littleton
Ludlow
Macwahoc Plantation
Monticello
Moro Plantation
Mount Chase Plantation
New Limerick
Oakfield
Orient
Patten
Reed Plantation
Sherman
Smyrna
Stacyville
Weston
[26]
Abbot
Atkinson
Beaver Cove
Blanchard,
unorganized
Bowerbank
Brownville
Cambridge
Dexter
Dover-Foxcroft
Greenville
Guilford
Lake View Plantation
Medford
Milo
Monson
Northeast Piscataquis - unorganized
Parkman
Ripley
Sangerville
Sebec
Shirley
Southeast Piscataquis - unorganized
Willimantic
[27]
Burnham
Corinna
Detroit
Harmony
Hartland
Kingsbury Plantation
Palmyra
Pittsfield
Saint Albans
Troy
Wellington
[28]
Andover
Bethel
Byron
Canton
Carthage
Dixfield
Gilead
Greenwood
Hanover
Lincoln Plantation
Magalloway Plantation
Mexico
Milton - unorganized
Newry
North Oxford - unorganized
Peru
Roxbury
Rumford
Upton
Woodstock
[29]
Anson
Athens
Bingham
Brighton Plantation
Canaan
Caratunk Plantation
Cornville
Dennistown
Embden
Highland Plantation
Jackman
Madison
Mercer
Moose River
Moscow
Norridgewock
Northeast Somerset - unorganized
Northwest Somerset - unorganized
Pleasant Ridge Plantation
Seboomook Lake - unorganized
Skowhegan
Smithfield
Solon
Starks
The Forks Plantation
West Forks Plantation
[30]
East Millinocket
Glenwood Plantation
Mattawamkeag
Medway
Millinocket
Northeast Piscataquis - unorganized
North Penobscot - unorganized
Seboeis Plantation
South Aroostook - unorganized
Woodville
[31]
Alexander
Baileyville
Baring
Calais
Charlotte
Codyville Plantation
Cooper
Crawford
Eastport
Grand Lake Stream Plantation
Meddybemps
North Washington - unorganized
Passamaquoddy Indian Township
Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Indian Reservation
Pembroke
Perry
Princeton
Robbinston
Talmadge
Topsfield
Vanceboro
Waite