Department of Numbers

Maine Job Growth

There were 648,000 jobs in Maine in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 653,025 employed persons for the month. Maine added 1,100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,674 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Maine job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 648,000 +1,100 +16,200
CPS 653,025 +1,674 -3,744

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 January 2023 for Maine is at a new high of 648,000.

CPS employment in Maine reached a maximum of 681,228 in June 2017. 28,203 jobs have been lost in Maine since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 593,707, Maine has added 59,318 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Maine Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 648,000 1,100 653,025 1,674
December 2022 646,900 1,500 651,351 661
November 2022 645,400 4,000 650,690 384
October 2022 641,400 0 650,306 -990
September 2022 641,400 1,000 651,296 -1,904
August 2022 640,400 400 653,200 -2,440
July 2022 640,000 3,500 655,640 -2,190
June 2022 636,500 -1,300 657,830 -1,278
May 2022 637,800 -600 659,108 -350
April 2022 638,400 2,200 659,458 503
March 2022 636,200 1,900 658,955 972
February 2022 634,300 2,500 657,983 1,214