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Bangor, ME

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexes
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — March 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Apr 2025

Bangor, ME Economy at a Glance:

Bangor, ME

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)76.9	76.3	76.2	75.9	75.9	(p)75.7
Employment(1)		(2)74.0	73.0	73.0	72.9	73.0	(p)73.0
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.9	3.2	3.2	3.1	2.9	(p)2.7
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.8	4.2	4.2	4.0	3.8	(p)3.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		74.1	72.5	72.6	72.5	73.1	(p)73.8
12-month % change		0.5	0.4	-0.4	-0.5	-0.4	(p)0.1
Mining and Logging(4)		0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	(p)0.3
12-month % change		-25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(4)		3.9	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.8	(p)3.9
12-month % change		2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-2.5
Manufacturing(4)		2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
12-month % change		3.6	7.4	7.4	3.6	3.6	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		16.6	16.1	16.0	15.9	16.0	(p)15.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-0.6	-1.2	-0.6	(p)-1.2
Information(4)		0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.7
12-month % change		-12.5	-12.5	-12.5	-12.5	-12.5	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	(p)2.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)4.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		6.8	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	(p)6.8
12-month % change		0.0	-2.9	-1.5	-1.5	-1.5	(p)-1.4
Education and Health Services(4)		17.8	17.5	17.6	17.6	17.6	(p)17.6
12-month % change		0.6	0.0	-2.2	-1.7	-2.2	(p)-1.1
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		7.1	6.9	7.0	7.1	7.2	(p)7.5
12-month % change		0.0	1.5	0.0	1.4	2.9	(p)2.7
Other Services(4)		2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	(p)2.5
12-month % change		4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	4.2	(p)4.2
Government(4)		13.0	12.8	12.9	12.8	12.9	(p)13.1
12-month % change		1.6	1.6	1.6	0.8	0.0	(p)2.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary