Mid Coast Times

Lincoln County recorded an unemployment rate of 7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,510 people out of the 49,866 living in Lincoln County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lincoln County has decreased compared to the 7.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Lincoln County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.6%.

Of the 19,934 people who had a job during that time, 6 were employed in the Armed Forces and 19,928 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,510	7%
Employed	19,934	93%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,928	92.9%
Employed in armed forces	6	0%