Bangor, Maine Job Growth

There were 64,000 jobs in Bangor, Maine in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 67,784 employed persons for the month. Bangor lost 900 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 136 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bangor job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	64,000	-900	+200
CPS	67,784	+136	+2,155

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Bangor, Maine Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Bangor as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Bangor, Maine

CES employment for Bangor peaked in February 2008 at 67,000. Since then 3,000 jobs have been lost in Bangor according to the employer survey. From a trough of 63,100 in June 2010, Bangor has gained 900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 68,242 for Bangor in March 2008. 458 jobs have been lost in Bangor since then according to the household survey. From a July 2010 low of 65,188, Bangor has added 2,596 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bangor, Maine Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	64,000	-900	67,784	136
February 2012	64,900	500	67,648	180
January 2012	64,400	900	67,468	87
December 2011	63,500	-500	67,381	60
November 2011	64,000	0	67,321	68
October 2011	64,000	-300	67,253	19
September 2011	64,300	-400	67,234	276
August 2011	64,700	-100	66,958	536
July 2011	64,800	700	66,422	478
June 2011	64,100	499	65,944	413
May 2011	63,600	-100	65,531	-55
April 2011	63,700	-100	65,586	-43
March 2011	63,800	-400	65,629	-52