Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME

Portland-South Portland, ME

Data Series	Back Data	June 2021	July 2021	Aug 2021	Sept 2021	Oct 2021	Nov 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		205.2	210.5	210.3	205.7	205.4	(p)203.0
Employment(1)		195.7	201.1	202.1	198.5	198.0	(p)195.4
Unemployment(1)		9.5	9.4	8.2	7.2	7.3	(p)7.6
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.6	4.5	3.9	3.5	3.6	(p)3.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		210.0	212.6	213.1	207.5	208.0	(p)205.2
12-month % change		10.0	8.2	6.7	3.2	3.1	(p)2.6
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		10.7	10.9	10.7	10.7	10.6	(p)10.5
12-month % change		3.9	4.8	1.9	3.9	2.9	(p)1.9
Manufacturing(3)		14.9	15.0	15.2	15.1	15.3	(p)15.1
12-month % change		8.8	7.9	7.8	6.3	7.0	(p)4.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		37.3	37.1	37.6	36.9	37.7	(p)38.4
12-month % change		8.1	4.2	3.3	2.8	3.0	(p)3.2
Information(3)		3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	(p)3.0
12-month % change		3.4	7.1	3.4	3.4	3.4	(p)3.4
Financial Activities(3)		17.1	17.0	16.8	16.5	16.6	(p)16.6
12-month % change		0.6	-1.2	-2.9	-3.5	-2.4	(p)-1.8
Professional and Business Services(3)		30.7	31.2	30.9	30.8	30.9	(p)31.1
12-month % change		8.5	8.0	5.8	6.6	5.5	(p)6.9
Education and Health Services(3)		42.3	42.0	43.1	42.6	43.0	(p)42.7
12-month % change		6.0	3.7	5.1	1.4	0.7	(p)-0.2
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		24.1	27.9	27.8	21.6	20.0	(p)16.7
12-month % change		52.5	43.1	34.3	8.0	8.1	(p)5.7
Other Services(3)		7.6	8.0	7.9	7.6	7.7	(p)7.7
12-month % change		13.4	14.3	11.3	7.0	8.5	(p)8.5
Government(3)		22.3	20.5	20.1	22.7	23.2	(p)23.4
12-month % change		2.3	-1.0	-2.0	0.0	0.4	(p)-0.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: January 14, 2022

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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