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Maine Job Growth

There were 650,300 jobs in Maine in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 667,558 employed persons for the month. Maine added 1,100 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 252 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Maine job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 650,300 +1,100 +8,900
CPS 667,558 +252 +17,252

Maine Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Maine as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Maine

CES employment in October 2023 for Maine is at a new high of 650,300.

CPS employment in Maine reached a maximum of 681,228 in June 2017. 13,670 jobs have been lost in Maine since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 593,707, Maine has added 73,851 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

Maine Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
October 2023 650,300 1,100 667,558 252
September 2023 649,200 1,600 667,306 1,314
August 2023 647,600 3,600 665,992 191
July 2023 644,000 -2,100 665,801 1,668
June 2023 646,100 100 664,133 2,473
May 2023 646,000 300 661,660 2,665
April 2023 645,700 500 658,995 2,932
March 2023 645,200 -1,100 656,063 1,510
February 2023 646,300 -400 654,553 1,537
January 2023 646,700 -200 653,016 1,665
December 2022 646,900 1,500 651,351 661
November 2022 645,400 4,000 650,690 384

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