River Valley Today

Kennebec County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,642 people out of the 123,293 living in Kennebec County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Kennebec County has increased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Kennebec County was nearly equal to the statewide unemployment rate of 4.2%.

Of the 60,839 people who had a job during that time, 126 were employed in the Armed Forces and 60,713 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,642	4.2%
Employed	60,839	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	60,713	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	126	0.2%