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Sep
03

Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-South Portland - May 2020

Workers in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.82 in May 2020, compared to the nationwide average of $27.07.

Jun
16

Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-South Portland - May 2020

Workers in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.82 in May 2020, about 1 percent below the nationwide average of $27.07.

Jul
31

County Employment And Wages In Maine — Fourth Quarter 2019

Maine’s only large county, Cumberland, reported an employment gain of 1.1 percent from December 2018 to December 2019.

Maine Economy at a Glance:

Maine
Data Series Back
Data		 Apr
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021		 Aug
2021		 Sept
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 673.9 675.2 674.8 678.2 677.7 (p)679.3

Employment(1)

 641.4 642.8 642.3 645.1 644.5 (p)646.4

Unemployment(1)

 32.5 32.4 32.5 33.2 33.2 (p)32.9

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 (p)4.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 611.2 611.9 616.3 618.4 614.9 (p)611.9

12-month % change

 12.1 9.7 8.5 7.2 5.0 (p)2.0

Mining and Logging(3)

 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 (p)2.1

12-month % change

 4.8 -4.3 10.0 4.8 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 31.0 30.1 29.4 29.8 29.6 (p)30.2

12-month % change

 9.2 3.1 -0.3 0.0 -1.7 (p)0.3

Manufacturing(3)

 53.1 52.8 52.8 53.3 53.4 (p)52.8

12-month % change

 15.9 7.3 6.7 14.4 13.9 (p)2.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 115.9 116.8 117.6 117.3 117.3 (p)117.1

12-month % change

 14.8 12.1 8.8 6.8 5.7 (p)3.8

Information(3)

 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.6 (p)6.5

12-month % change

 4.8 6.6 4.9 8.3 6.5 (p)4.8

Financial Activities(3)

 32.4 32.3 32.6 32.3 32.0 (p)32.2

12-month % change

 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.0 -1.2 (p)-1.5

Professional & Business Services(3)

 70.2 70.0 70.4 71.2 70.5 (p)70.0

12-month % change

 8.5 6.4 6.5 6.1 4.6 (p)3.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 125.2 125.1 125.9 126.3 127.0 (p)125.9

12-month % change

 7.4 4.8 3.2 2.5 2.1 (p)0.5

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 57.4 57.2 59.8 58.6 57.4 (p)56.9

12-month % change

 64.9 50.5 53.3 40.5 25.9 (p)9.4

Other Services(3)

 21.2 22.1 22.0 22.7 22.3 (p)22.0

12-month % change

 24.7 19.5 15.2 15.2 10.9 (p)7.3

Government(3)

 96.1 96.8 97.2 98.2 96.7 (p)96.2

12-month % change

 -0.4 4.2 3.2 -0.2 -2.8 (p)-2.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Portland, ME, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
New England - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
New England - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Oct 2021
New England Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – New England Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2021
Average Energy Prices In Boston-Cambridge-Newton – December 2018 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in New England Employment Table Feb 2013
Business Employment Dynamics in New England Employment Table Nov 2014
Occupational injuries and illnesses in Maine Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2013
Occupational injuries and illnesses in Maine (PDF) Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2015
Occupational injuries and illnesses in New England Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2013
Occupational injuries and illnesses in New England (PDF) Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Mar 2018
County Employment And Wages In Maine — Fourth Quarter 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2020
2014 Data on Employment Status by State and Demographic Group Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2015
Union Membership of wage and salary workers in New England Employment Table Mar 2012
Union Membership of wage and salary workers in New England (PDF) Employment Table Mar 2012
New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1997-2010 Employment Table Oct 2011
New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1997-2010 (PDF) Employment Table Oct 2011
New England and State Unemployment - 2016 Unemployment News Release Apr 2017
New England and State Unemployment — September 2017 Unemployment News Release Nov 2017
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2021
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2021
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Fatal Work Injuries in New England - 2014 Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2015
STEM OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES IN NEW ENGLAND-MAY 2014 Pay News Release Feb 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-South Portland - May 2020 Employment News Release Sep 2021