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News Releases:
Sep
13
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – August 2023

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased by 0.5 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Aug
10
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – July 2023

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased by 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jul
20
Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-South Portland — May 2022

Workers in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.81 in May 2022, 3 percent below the nationwide average.

Maine Economy at a Glance:
Maine
Data Series Back
Data		 Mar
2023		 Apr
2023		 May
2023		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 673.7 675.5 677.8 680.2 682.1 (p)683.1

Employment(1)

 656.1 659.0 661.7 664.1 665.8 (p)666.0

Unemployment(1)

 17.6 16.5 16.1 16.1 16.3 (p)17.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 (p)2.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 645.2 645.7 646.0 646.1 644.0 (p)646.8

12-month % change

 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.5 0.6 (p)1.0

Mining and Logging(3)

 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 (p)2.2

12-month % change

 0.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 0.0 (p)4.8

Construction(3)

 33.2 33.4 33.2 33.3 32.6 (p)32.9

12-month % change

 1.2 2.5 2.2 2.5 0.0 (p)1.2

Manufacturing(3)

 54.3 54.8 54.8 54.2 54.2 (p)53.9

12-month % change

 0.0 0.7 0.7 -0.2 -0.7 (p)-1.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 120.5 120.0 120.1 118.9 119.0 (p)119.1

12-month % change

 1.3 0.6 1.1 0.3 -0.2 (p)-0.4

Information(3)

 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.9 (p)7.9

12-month % change

 -2.5 -2.5 0.0 1.3 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 34.4 34.0 33.9 34.0 33.8 (p)33.6

12-month % change

 2.7 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.0 (p)-0.9

Professional & Business Services(3)

 76.9 76.7 76.9 76.2 76.4 (p)77.2

12-month % change

 2.0 0.7 1.5 0.7 0.5 (p)1.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 127.8 127.7 128.7 129.1 130.1 (p)129.7

12-month % change

 2.2 2.0 2.7 2.9 3.3 (p)3.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 66.5 67.2 66.0 67.8 65.1 (p)67.3

12-month % change

 1.5 2.1 -0.3 4.3 -1.2 (p)2.1

Other Services(3)

 22.0 22.1 22.1 22.1 21.9 (p)22.0

12-month % change

 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.4 -0.5 (p)-0.5

Government(3)

 99.7 99.8 100.2 100.4 100.9 (p)101.0

12-month % change

 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.0 (p)1.0

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 2023
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Sep 2023
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2023
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – August 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2023
County Employment And Wages In Maine — Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
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 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
STEM OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES IN NEW ENGLAND-MAY 2014 Pay News Release Feb 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-South Portland — May 2022 Employment News Release Jul 2023
Maine Job Openings and Labor Turnover — April 2023 Employment News Release Jun 2023