These Are The 10 Best Places in Maine To Get A Job

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If you’re starting to look for a job in Maine, you’ve come to the right place.

You might think off the top of your head that Augusta would be an excellent place to find a job. And while the capital does offer many opportunities, it isn’t the best in the state according to the data.

Here at Zippia, we aim to answer questions like this using cold hard facts and analysis. So we set our sights on determining the best place in Maine to find a job.

After analyzing all 25 plus places in Maine, we came up with this list as the best places for jobs in the Pine Tree State:

So listen up Caribou as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.

How We Determined The Best Places For Jobs In Pine Tree State

We first researched detailed data on all places in Maine. However, in order to properly compare places in an apples-to-apples manner, we set a minimum population threshold of 5,000 people.

This left us with 25 places in Maine to analyze.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 25, with one being the best.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Place For Jobs In Maine”.

The criteria we looked at were:

Unemployment rate
Recent job growth
Future job growth
Median household income

Sources of criteria include the the BLS and Sperling’s Best Places.

If your city or town isn’t among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart and a downloadable file of all the data.

Otherwise, learn how these cities moved up the career ladder.

1. Lebanon

Population: 6,024 Unemployment Rate: 4.00%
Recent Job Growth: 1.12%
Future Job Growth: 38.20%

2. Hermon

Population: 5,432 Unemployment Rate: 4.70%
Recent Job Growth: 1.45%
Future Job Growth: 38.20%

3. Rockland

Population: 7,314Unemployment Rate: 6.70%
Recent Job Growth: 3.01%
Future Job Growth: 39.30%

4. Augusta

Population: 19,088Unemployment Rate: 5.60%
Recent Job Growth: 2.00%
Future Job Growth: 38.40%

5. Gardiner

Population: 5,816Unemployment Rate: 5.90%
Recent Job Growth: 1.99%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

6. Lisbon

Population: 9,023Unemployment Rate: 4.30%
Recent Job Growth: 1.06%
Future Job Growth: 37.80%

7. Brewer

Population: 9,452Unemployment Rate: 5.00%
Recent Job Growth: 1.45%
Future Job Growth: 37.90%

8. Cumberland

Population: 7,236 Unemployment Rate: 3.70%
Recent Job Growth: 0.80%
Future Job Growth: 37.90%

9. Bath

Population: 8,547Unemployment Rate: 4.60%
Recent Job Growth: 1.02%
Future Job Growth: 37.40%

10. Portland

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 66,235Unemployment Rate: 4.30%
Recent Job Growth: 0.81%
Future Job Growth: 37.30%

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Maine For Jobs

City	Rank	Population	Unemployment Rate	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
Lebanon	1	6,024	4.00%	1.12%	38.20%
Hermon	2	5,432	4.70%	1.45%	38.20%
Rockland	3	7,314	6.70%	3.01%	39.30%
Augusta	4	19,088	5.60%	2.00%	38.40%
Gardiner	5	5,816	5.90%	1.99%	38.10%
Lisbon	6	9,023	4.30%	1.06%	37.80%
Brewer	7	9,452	5.00%	1.45%	37.90%
Cumberland	8	7,236	3.70%	0.80%	37.90%
Bath	9	8,547	4.60%	1.02%	37.40%
Portland	10	66,235	4.30%	0.81%	37.30%
Bangor	11	32,988	5.50%	1.44%	37.40%
Auburn	12	23,104	5.20%	1.08%	37.00%
York	13	12,625	4.10%	0.64%	37.20%
Waterville	14	15,780	6.10%	1.49%	36.90%
Saco	15	18,561	4.70%	0.81%	36.90%
Turner	16	5,712	5.40%	1.08%	36.80%
Poland	17	5,368	5.30%	1.07%	36.80%
Westbrook	18	17,501	4.80%	0.81%	36.80%
Belfast	19	6,664	6.30%	1.38%	36.50%
Lewiston	20	36,588	5.90%	1.08%	36.30%
Wells	21	9,662	4.90%	0.64%	36.40%
Biddeford	22	21,351	5.50%	0.82%	36.10%
Ellsworth	23	7,717	7.20%	0.72%	34.20%
Paris	24	5,174	6.90%	-0.46%	32.20%
Caribou	25	8,169	8.70%	-1.60%	28.10%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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