Mid Coast Today

Waldo County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,012 people out of the 39,618 living in Waldo County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Waldo County has increased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,693 people who had a job during that time, 29 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,664 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,012	5.1%
Employed	18,693	94.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,664	94.7%
Employed in armed forces	29	0.1%