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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > Maine

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News Releases:
Sep
16
County Employment and Wages in Maine — First Quarter 2025

In Maine, employment in Cumberland County changed little from March 2024 to March 2025. Employment in York County declined 1.2 percent.

Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — August 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.4 percent in August.

Aug
18
Maine Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2025

In June 2025, Maine had 39,000 job openings, at a rate of 5.6 percent. The unemployed-per-job-opening ratio was 0.6.

Maine Economy at a Glance:
Maine
Data Series Back
Data		 Feb
2025		 Mar
2025		 Apr
2025		 May
2025		 June
2025		 July
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 709.6 708.7 707.6 707.3 706.8 (p)706.1

Employment(1)

 684.9 684.1 683.1 683.1 683.5 (p)683.5

Unemployment(1)

 24.7 24.6 24.5 24.2 23.3 (p)22.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 (p)3.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 657.9 657.9 658.3 657.2 657.4 (p)656.9

12-month % change

 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 (p)-0.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 (p)2.1

12-month % change

 5.0 10.5 10.5 -4.8 0.0 (p)5.0

Construction(3)

 35.9 35.5 34.9 34.7 34.6 (p)34.7

12-month % change

 2.9 1.4 0.6 -0.9 -1.4 (p)-1.4

Manufacturing(3)

 51.5 51.7 51.6 51.7 51.7 (p)51.8

12-month % change

 -1.5 -1.1 -1.1 -0.8 -0.6 (p)-0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 120.2 120.0 119.9 119.2 118.3 (p)118.8

12-month % change

 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -1.7 (p)-1.3

Information(3)

 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.6 (p)8.5

12-month % change

 1.2 1.2 2.4 2.4 4.9 (p)3.7

Financial Activities(3)

 32.9 33.0 33.3 33.5 33.6 (p)33.7

12-month % change

 -1.2 -0.9 0.3 0.6 1.2 (p)1.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

 77.8 77.7 77.9 78.4 78.9 (p)78.4

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 0.8 (p)-0.8

Education & Health Services(3)

 133.5 133.6 134.3 134.5 135.6 (p)135.3

12-month % change

 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.9 (p)0.6

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 71.0 71.3 71.0 70.1 68.9 (p)68.4

12-month % change

 1.6 2.1 3.6 0.7 -1.9 (p)-1.7

Other Services(3)

 22.7 22.5 22.2 22.2 22.3 (p)22.1

12-month % change

 0.9 -0.4 -0.9 -1.8 -1.8 (p)-2.2

Government(3)

 101.9 102.1 102.7 102.5 102.8 (p)103.1

12-month % change

 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.3 (p)1.9

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 (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2025
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2025
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Sep 2025
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — August 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2025
County Employment and Wages in Maine — First Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2025
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2022
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-South Portland, Maine — May 2023 Employment News Release Jun 2024
Maine Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2025 Employment News Release Aug 2025
Lewiston, ME, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2025
Business Employment Dynamics in Maine — Third Quarter 2023 Employment News Release May 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lewiston-Auburn, ME — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025