Maine Economy at a Glance

Maine

Data Series	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008	May 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force ⁽¹⁾	706.5 ⁽⁵⁾	709.6	706.4	707.9	708.8	709.0 ^(P)
Employment ⁽¹⁾	671.9 ⁽⁵⁾	674.5	672.8	672.3	675.2	670.7 ^(P)
Unemployment ⁽¹⁾	34.6 ⁽⁵⁾	35.1	33.6	35.7	33.6	38.3 ^(P)
Unemployment Rate ⁽²⁾	4.9 ⁽⁵⁾	4.9	4.8	5.0	4.7	5.4 ^(P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm ⁽³⁾	619.8	619.1	617.3	618.2	615.1	616.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1 ^(P)
Natural Resources and Mining ⁽⁴⁾	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.5	2.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining	0.0	0.0	-3.7	-3.6	-3.8	-3.8 ^(P)
Construction ⁽³⁾	31.0	30.6	30.0	30.1	29.5	29.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Construction	-0.6	-1.6	-2.3	-2.6	-3.3	-3.3 ^(P)
Manufacturing ⁽³⁾	58.3	58.5	58.1	58.3	58.4	58.4 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing	-1.4	-1.5	-1.9	-1.5	-1.2	-1.2 ^(P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ⁽³⁾	127.3	127.1	126.5	126.8	125.6	126.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- TTU	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2 ^(P)
Information (Not Seasonally Adjusted) ⁽⁴⁾	11.3	11.2	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Information	-0.9	0.0	-0.9	-1.8	-2.6	-1.8 ^(P)
Financial Activities ⁽⁴⁾	33.0	33.0	32.9	32.7	32.9	33.0 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities	-1.5	-1.2	-1.5	-1.8	-1.2	-1.2 ^(P)
Professional & Business Services ⁽³⁾	54.2	54.1	54.1	54.0	54.2	54.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- PBS	2.7	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.9 ^(P)
Education & Health Services ⁽³⁾	116.7	116.8	117.0	117.0	116.9	117.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- EHS	1.2	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.2	1.1 ^(P)
Leisure & Hospitality ⁽³⁾	60.6	61.2	61.4	61.5	60.1	59.7 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality	0.5	0.7	1.0	1.8	1.7	0.7 ^(P)
Other Services ⁽⁴⁾	20.0	19.9	19.8	19.8	19.8	20.0 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Other Services	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5 ^(P)
Government ⁽³⁾	104.7	104.0	103.6	104.1	104.0	104.4 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Government	0.4	-0.2	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0 ^(P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries	4	- ⁽⁶⁾	4	-	3	-
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries	-2		1		0
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries	-33.3		33.3		0.0
Initial claimants, all industries	278	- ⁽⁶⁾	245	-	184	-
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries	-174		-58		-17
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries	-38.5		-19.1		-8.5

Footnotes:

^(P) Preliminary
⁽¹⁾ Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
⁽²⁾ Percent
⁽³⁾ Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
⁽⁴⁾
⁽⁵⁾ Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
⁽⁶⁾ Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

Data extracted on: July 8, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page

Maine includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

Bangor, ME (Metropolitan NECTA)
Lewiston-Auburn, ME (Metropolitan NECTA)
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME (Metropolitan NECTA)
Portsmouth, NH-ME (Metropolitan NECTA)
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME (Metropolitan NECTA)

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions

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