Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lewiston fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Maine rate. The unemployment rate in Lewiston peaked in June 2009 at 8.9% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lewiston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Maine	7.0%	0.0	-0.5
Lewiston	7.0%	-0.1	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lewiston, Maine, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lewiston, Maine Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lewiston peaked in July 2009 at 5,107. There are now 1,068 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lewiston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lewiston, Maine) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lewiston	4,039	-79	-433

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lewiston, Maine Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maine Unemployment Rate	Lewiston Unemployment Rate	Lewiston Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.0%	7.0%	4,039
November 2011	8.7%	7.0%	7.1%	4,118
October 2011	8.9%	7.3%	7.3%	4,242
September 2011	9.0%	7.5%	7.4%	4,288
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.6%	4,332
July 2011	9.1%	7.7%	7.7%	4,414
June 2011	9.1%	7.8%	7.7%	4,435
May 2011	9.0%	7.7%	7.6%	4,402
April 2011	9.0%	7.6%	7.4%	4,266
March 2011	8.9%	7.6%	7.3%	4,210
February 2011	9.0%	7.5%	7.3%	4,194
January 2011	9.1%	7.5%	7.5%	4,326