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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Hancock, ME was 4.3%, which was 20.9% greater than the unemployment rate of 3.4% across the entire state of Maine. Compared to the unemployment rate of 8.7% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 102.3%. The most common industries in Hancock are: Construction (12.0% of civilian employees), Health care (11.7% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (7.7% of civilian employees). 57.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 8.9% less than the rate of 62.7% across the entire state of Maine.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Construction12.0%
(128)		20.7%
(114)		2.7%
(14)
Health care11.7%
(125)		3.8%
(21)		20.3%
(104)
Accommodation and food services7.7%
(82)		4.9%
(27)		10.7%
(55)
Educational services5.9%
(63)		4.4%
(24)		7.6%
(39)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5.7%
(61)		10.3%
(57)		0.8%
(4)
Public administration4.3%
(46)		3.8%
(21)		4.9%
(25)
Professional, scientific, and technical services4.1%
(44)		2.5%
(14)		5.8%
(30)
Food and beverage stores3.9%
(42)		3.1%
(17)		4.9%
(25)
Finance and insurance3.5%
(37)		1.6%
(9)		5.5%
(28)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers3.2%
(34)		5.1%
(28)		1.2%
(6)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations3.1%
(33)		2.0%
(11)		4.3%
(22)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.1%
(33)		3.3%
(18)		2.9%
(15)
Repair and maintenance2.8%
(30)		4.7%
(26)		0.8%
(4)
Transportation equipment2.4%
(26)		4.0%
(22)		0.8%
(4)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.2%
(23)		2.5%
(14)		1.8%
(9)
Real estate and rental and leasing2.1%
(22)		1.6%
(9)		2.5%
(13)
Social assistance1.9%
(20)		0.0%
(0)		3.9%
(20)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.8%
(19)		1.8%
(10)		1.8%
(9)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.3%
(14)		1.6%
(9)		1.0%
(5)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.2%
(13)		1.3%
(7)		1.2%
(6)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.2%
(13)		0.5%
(3)		1.9%
(10)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers1.0%
(11)		1.8%
(10)		0.2%
(1)
Utilities0.9%
(10)		0.9%
(5)		1.0%
(5)
Truck transportation0.8%
(9)		1.6%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.8%
(8)		0.4%
(2)		1.2%
(6)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.8%
(8)		1.5%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Fuel dealers0.8%
(8)		1.1%
(6)		0.4%
(2)
Private households0.8%
(8)		0.7%
(4)		0.8%
(4)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.6%
(6)		0.9%
(5)		0.2%
(1)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.6%
(6)		1.1%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.6%
(6)		0.0%
(0)		1.2%
(6)
Personal and laundry services0.6%
(6)		0.2%
(1)		1.0%
(5)
Paper0.5%
(5)		0.9%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Other direct selling establishments0.5%
(5)		0.5%
(3)		0.4%
(2)
Printing and related support activities0.4%
(4)		0.4%
(2)		0.4%
(2)
Food0.4%
(4)		0.7%
(4)		0.0%
(0)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.4%
(4)		0.4%
(2)		0.4%
(2)
Leather and allied products0.3%
(3)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(3)
Wood products0.3%
(3)		0.5%
(3)		0.0%
(0)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.3%
(3)		0.2%
(1)		0.4%
(2)
U. S. Postal service0.3%
(3)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(3)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.3%
(3)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(3)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.3%
(3)		0.4%
(2)		0.2%
(1)
Beverage and tobacco products0.2%
(2)		0.4%
(2)		0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(2)		0.4%
(2)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.2%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(2)
Chemicals0.2%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(2)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(2)
Machinery0.2%
(2)		0.4%
(2)		0.0%
(0)
Computer and electronic products0.2%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(2)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.2%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(2)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.2%
(2)		0.4%
(2)		0.0%
(0)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(2)
Retail florists0.2%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(2)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.2%
(2)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(2)
Vending machine operators0.2%
(2)		0.4%
(2)		0.0%
(0)
Gasoline stations0.1%
(1)		0.2%
(1)		0.0%
(0)
Textile mills and textile products0.1%
(1)		0.2%
(1)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Hancock

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 5.7%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Hancock:

4.3%
Maine:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2022:
Hancock:

3.7%
Maine:

3.0%
Unemployment in 2021:
Hancock:

5.5%
Maine:

4.6%
Unemployment in 2020:
Hancock:

5.8%
Maine:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2019:
Hancock:

3.6%
Maine:

2.9%
Unemployment in 2018:
Hancock:

4.5%
Maine:

3.2%
Unemployment in 2017:
Hancock:

4.2%
Maine:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2016:
Hancock:

5.0%
Maine:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2015:
Hancock:

5.8%
Maine:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2014:
Hancock:

7.9%
Maine:

5.6%
Unemployment in 2013:
Hancock:

8.7%
Maine:

6.7%
Unemployment in 2012:
Hancock:

9.3%
Maine:

7.2%
Unemployment in 2011:
Hancock:

10.2%
Maine:

7.7%
Unemployment in 2010:
Hancock:

9.5%
Maine:

8.4%
Unemployment in 2009:
Hancock:

10.8%
Maine:

8.4%
Unemployment in 2008:
Hancock:

6.5%
Maine:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2007:
Hancock:

5.3%
Maine:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2006:
Hancock:

5.4%
Maine:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2005:
Hancock:

5.3%
Maine:

4.9%
Unemployment in 2004:
Hancock:

4.9%
Maine:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2003:
Hancock:

5.4%
Maine:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2002:
Hancock:

4.6%
Maine:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2001:
Hancock:

4.1%
Maine:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2000:
Hancock:

3.6%
Maine:

3.3%
Unemployment in 1999:
Hancock:

4.6%
Maine:

4.0%
Unemployment in 1998:
Hancock:

4.8%
Maine:

4.5%
Unemployment in 1997:
Hancock:

5.2%
Maine:

5.2%
Unemployment in 1996:
Hancock:

6.8%
Maine:

5.3%
Unemployment in 1995:
Hancock:

5.5%
Maine:

5.9%
Unemployment in 1994:
Hancock:

5.1%
Maine:

6.6%
Unemployment in 1993:
Hancock:

3.9%
Maine:

6.8%
Unemployment in 1992:
Hancock:

4.8%
Maine:

7.4%
Unemployment in 1991:
Hancock:

5.0%
Maine:

7.8%
Unemployment in 1990:
Hancock:

2.7%
Maine:

5.3%

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
Hancock:

2.6% (27)
Maine:

4.4% (26,948)
5:30am:
Hancock:

3.0% (31)
Maine:

3.7% (22,592)
6am:
Hancock:

10.9% (114)
Maine:

5.2% (32,239)
6:30am:
Hancock:

10.8% (113)
Maine:

9.4% (57,835)
7am:
Hancock:

11.8% (124)
Maine:

11.5% (70,598)
7:30am:
Hancock:

12.3% (129)
Maine:

14.9% (91,521)
8am:
Hancock:

14.3% (150)
Maine:

14.4% (88,758)
8:30am:
Hancock:

9.0% (94)
Maine:

9.0% (55,154)
9am:
Hancock:

2.2% (23)
Maine:

4.0% (24,448)
10am:
Hancock:

6.0% (63)
Maine:

3.8% (23,244)
11am:
Hancock:

1.6% (17)
Maine:

1.7% (10,648)
12pm:
Hancock:

1.0% (10)
Maine:

1.0% (5,881)
4pm:
Hancock:

6.0% (63)
Maine:

6.9% (42,456)
>4pm:
Hancock:

3.9% (41)
Maine:

5.8% (35,860)

Travel time to work

Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Hancock:

6.4% (67)
Maine:

5.6% (34,404)
5 to 9 minutes:
Hancock:

12.8% (134)
Maine:

14.1% (86,612)
10 to 14 minutes:
Hancock:

18.0% (188)
Maine:

16.0% (98,470)
15 to 19 minutes:
Hancock:

16.0% (168)
Maine:

14.9% (91,940)
20 to 24 minutes:
Hancock:

13.2% (138)
Maine:

13.1% (80,377)
25 to 29 minutes:
Hancock:

1.5% (16)
Maine:

5.1% (31,321)
30 to 34 minutes:
Hancock:

8.2% (86)
Maine:

10.4% (63,930)
35 to 39 minutes:
Hancock:

2.5% (26)
Maine:

2.2% (13,677)
40 to 44 minutes:
Hancock:

4.4% (46)
Maine:

2.7% (16,863)
45 to 59 minutes:
Hancock:

7.4% (77)
Maine:

5.6% (34,475)
60 to 89 minutes:
Hancock:

3.6% (38)
Maine:

3.6% (21,933)
90 or more minutes:
Hancock:

1.4% (15)
Maine:

2.3% (14,180)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Hancock
Means of transportation to work - Maine
Drove car alone:
Hancock:

80.9% (847)
Maine:

78.6% (483,317)
Carpooled:
Hancock:

10.3% (108)
Maine:

11.3% (69,208)
Bus or trolley bus:
Hancock:

0.8% (8)
Maine:

0.5% (3,220)
Walked:
Hancock:

2.6% (27)
Maine:

4.0% (24,700)
Other means:
Hancock:

0.9% (9)
Maine:

0.7% (4,104)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Hancock:

88.7% (847)
Maine:

87.5% (483,317)
In 2 person carpool:
Hancock:

9.1% (87)
Maine:

10.3% (56,707)
In 3 person carpool:
Hancock:

1.8% (17)
Maine:

1.4% (7,855)
In 4 person carpool:
Hancock:

0.2% (2)
Maine:

0.3% (1,917)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Hancock:

0.2% (2)
Maine:

0.2% (1,034)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Hancock:

57.5% (612)
Maine:

62.7% (390,945)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Hancock:

3.5% (37)
Maine:

3.1% (19,246)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Hancock:

11.1% (118)
Maine:

10.2% (63,603)
Local government workers:
Hancock:

6.4% (68)
Maine:

7.6% (47,389)
State government workers:
Hancock:

3.2% (34)
Maine:

4.3% (26,534)
Federal government workers:
Hancock:

2.3% (24)
Maine:

2.6% (16,465)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Hancock:

15.7% (167)
Maine:

9.3% (58,153)
Unpaid family workers:
Hancock:

0.4% (4)
Maine:

0.3% (1,676)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Hancock:

56.6% (312)
Maine:

65.6% (212,697)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Hancock:

4.4% (24)
Maine:

4.3% (14,069)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Hancock:

5.8% (32)
Maine:

6.0% (19,473)
Local government workers - Males:
Hancock:

5.4% (30)
Maine:

5.6% (18,289)
State government workers - Males:
Hancock:

2.7% (15)
Maine:

3.8% (12,314)
Federal government workers - Males:
Hancock:

2.0% (11)
Maine:

3.1% (9,960)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Hancock:

23.0% (127)
Maine:

11.3% (36,757)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Hancock:

58.5% (300)
Maine:

59.5% (178,248)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Hancock:

2.5% (13)
Maine:

1.7% (5,177)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Hancock:

16.8% (86)
Maine:

14.7% (44,130)
Local government workers - Females:
Hancock:

7.4% (38)
Maine:

9.7% (29,100)
State government workers - Females:
Hancock:

3.7% (19)
Maine:

4.7% (14,220)
Federal government workers - Females:
Hancock:

2.5% (13)
Maine:

2.2% (6,505)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Hancock:

7.8% (40)
Maine:

7.1% (21,396)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Hancock:

0.8% (4)
Maine:

0.3% (988)
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