Maine Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 454,000 | - | 6.2 | - |
| 1979 | 463,000 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| 1980 | 468,000 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| 1981 | 472,000 | 0.9 | 7.3 | -0.4 |
| 1982 | 472,000 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1.3 |
| 1983 | 489,000 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 0.4 |
| 1984 | 517,000 | 5.7 | 6.2 | -2.8 |
| 1985 | 523,000 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| 1986 | 531,000 | 1.5 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| 1987 | 561,000 | 5.6 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| 1988 | 575,000 | 2.5 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 1989 | 590,000 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| 1990 | 601,778 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| 1991 | 593,398 | -1.4 | 7.6 | 2.4 |
| 1992 | 603,803 | 1.8 | 7.2 | -0.4 |
| 1993 | 582,047 | -3.6 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
| 1994 | 569,027 | -2.2 | 7.4 | -0.6 |
| 1995 | 601,565 | 5.7 | 5.8 | -1.5 |
| 1996 | 617,479 | 2.6 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| 1997 | 624,410 | 1.1 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 627,920 | 0.6 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| 1999 | 641,351 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 650,385 | 1.4 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| 2001 | 650,699 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 650,943 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 650,458 | -0.1 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 653,847 | 0.5 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | 660,557 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 669,067 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | 669,948 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 668,724 | -0.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 578,060 | 4.6 | 7.3 | -2.4 |
| Feb | 582,002 | 5.9 | 7.1 | -3.0 |
| Mar | 586,132 | 5.8 | 6.7 | -3.0 |
| Apr | 588,929 | 6.0 | 6.6 | -2.2 |
| May | 599,134 | 6.0 | 5.6 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 613,090 | 5.9 | 5.6 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 621,304 | 5.3 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 623,706 | 6.2 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 609,419 | 6.0 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 612,717 | 6.5 | 4.9 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 603,485 | 5.9 | 5.6 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 600,800 | 4.8 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 589,494 | 2.0 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 593,669 | 2.0 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 599,522 | 2.3 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 602,788 | 2.4 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| May | 613,631 | 2.4 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 629,228 | 2.6 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 640,452 | 3.1 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 642,799 | 3.1 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 627,534 | 3.0 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 629,732 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 621,720 | 3.0 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 619,183 | 3.1 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 606,004 | 2.8 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 606,027 | 2.1 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 612,943 | 2.2 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 614,813 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 625,218 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 637,349 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 646,245 | 0.9 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 646,556 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 629,005 | 0.2 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 628,920 | -0.1 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 621,124 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 618,714 | -0.1 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 604,547 | -0.2 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 607,611 | 0.3 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 611,595 | -0.2 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 615,712 | 0.1 | 4.6 | -1.3 |
| May | 626,371 | 0.2 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 638,486 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 646,322 | 0.0 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 648,292 | 0.3 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 634,670 | 0.9 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 637,560 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 631,980 | 1.7 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 631,898 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 619,580 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 621,151 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 625,980 | 2.4 | 4.6 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 628,321 | 2.0 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| May | 638,098 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 652,196 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 660,541 | 2.2 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 662,213 | 2.1 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 648,613 | 2.2 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 652,740 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 643,127 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 643,652 | 1.9 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 635,656 | 2.6 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 637,452 | 2.6 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 641,072 | 2.4 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 644,994 | 2.7 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| May | 650,791 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 663,999 | 1.8 | 3.0 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 668,535 | 1.2 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 668,408 | 0.9 | 2.5 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 651,301 | 0.4 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 651,449 | -0.2 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 644,856 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 646,107 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| 2001-Jan | 636,146 | 0.1 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 636,063 | -0.2 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 639,608 | -0.2 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 642,179 | -0.4 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| May | 650,258 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 663,618 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 670,939 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 668,157 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 656,266 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 655,610 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 645,903 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 643,635 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| 2002-Jan | 628,380 | -1.2 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 633,823 | -0.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 636,277 | -0.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 639,974 | -0.3 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| May | 649,664 | -0.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 662,244 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 670,122 | -0.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 672,608 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 660,537 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 660,970 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 648,580 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 648,136 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 634,842 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 635,576 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 637,863 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 641,462 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| May | 647,622 | -0.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 660,105 | -0.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 666,170 | -0.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 669,306 | -0.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 654,739 | -0.9 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 657,930 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 650,726 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 649,155 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 638,553 | 0.6 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 638,616 | 0.5 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 640,036 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 644,400 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| May | 651,302 | 0.6 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 664,572 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 672,913 | 1.0 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 674,503 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 657,546 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 660,199 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 653,130 | 0.4 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 650,393 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| 2005-Jan | 639,814 | 0.2 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 639,537 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 642,701 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 650,312 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 658,402 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 671,696 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 680,961 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 683,694 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 667,859 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 670,700 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 660,922 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 660,086 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 650,109 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 650,042 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 654,646 | 1.9 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 659,447 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| May | 665,819 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 679,958 | 1.2 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 685,859 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 690,305 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 674,220 | 1.0 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 678,166 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 670,007 | 1.4 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 670,227 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 658,276 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 655,463 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 659,845 | 0.8 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 659,756 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 666,504 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 681,204 | 0.2 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 687,591 | 0.3 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 687,044 | -0.5 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 673,413 | -0.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 675,140 | -0.4 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 669,476 | -0.1 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 665,663 | -0.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| 2008-Jan | 657,541 | -0.1 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 655,434 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 658,541 | -0.2 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 664,158 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| May | 669,523 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 682,435 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 688,997 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 688,621 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 672,384 | -0.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 672,709 | -0.4 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 660,220 | -1.4 | 6.2 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 654,123 | -1.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 |
| 2009-Jan | 639,643 | -2.7 | 8.7 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 635,616 | -3.0 | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| Mar | 634,568 | -3.6 | 9.0 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 638,155 | -3.9 | 8.3 | 3.3 |
| May | 642,251 | -4.1 | 8.1 | 3.2 |
| Jun | 653,551 | -4.2 | 8.3 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 661,002 | -4.1 | 8.1 | 3.0 |
| Aug | 662,270 | -3.8 | 7.7 | 3.0 |
| Sep | 646,449 | -3.9 | 7.8 | 2.8 |
| Oct | 649,223 | -3.5 | 7.6 | 2.3 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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