Bangor, Maine Job Growth

There were 64,100 jobs in Bangor, Maine in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 67,381 employed persons for the month. Bangor lost 1,000 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 60 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bangor job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	64,100	-1,000	+899
CPS	67,381	+60	+1,891

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 2,900 jobs have been lost in Bangor according to the employer survey. From a trough of 62,600 in April 2011, Bangor has gained 1,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 68,242 for Bangor in March 2008. 861 jobs have been lost in Bangor since then according to the household survey. From a July 2010 low of 65,188, Bangor has added 2,193 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bangor, Maine Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	64,100	-1,000	67,381	60
November 2011	65,100	500	67,321	68
October 2011	64,600	-200	67,253	19
September 2011	64,800	-299	67,234	276
August 2011	65,100	99	66,958	536
July 2011	65,000	99	66,422	478
June 2011	64,900	2,000	65,944	413
May 2011	62,900	300	65,531	-55
April 2011	62,600	-300	65,586	-43
March 2011	62,900	-600	65,629	-52
February 2011	63,500	0	65,681	259
January 2011	63,500	300	65,422	-68
December 2010	63,200	0	65,490	77