Department of Numbers

Bangor, Maine Job Growth

There were 68,900 jobs in Bangor, Maine in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 67,063 employed persons for the month. Bangor added 100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 143 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bangor job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 68,900 +100 +1,900
CPS 67,063 +143 +259

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Bangor 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 for Bangor, Maine

CES employment for Bangor in January 2023 is at a new high of 68,900.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 69,848 for Bangor in August 2019. 2,785 jobs have been lost in Bangor since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 60,908, Bangor has added 6,155 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Bangor, Maine Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 68,900 100 67,063 143
December 2022 68,800 100 66,920 -32
November 2022 68,700 300 66,952 -194
October 2022 68,400 100 67,146 -206
September 2022 68,300 -100 67,352 -150
August 2022 68,400 100 67,502 -114
July 2022 68,300 500 67,616 5
June 2022 67,800 100 67,611 132
May 2022 67,700 100 67,479 96
April 2022 67,600 100 67,383 41
March 2022 67,500 0 67,342 240
February 2022 67,500 500 67,102 298