Mid Coast Today

Lincoln County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 647 people out of the 35,065 living in Lincoln County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lincoln County has remained fairly stable compared to the 3.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Lincoln County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.2%.

Of the 16,427 people who had a job during that time, 11 were employed in the Armed Forces and 16,416 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	647	3.8%
Employed	16,427	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	16,416	96.1%
Employed in armed forces	11	0.1%