Mid Coast Today

Sagadahoc County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 854 people out of the 36,530 living in Sagadahoc County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sagadahoc County has increased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,874 people who had a job during that time, 21 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,853 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	854	4.3%
Employed	18,874	95.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,853	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	21	0.1%