Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Job Growth

There were 50,500 jobs in Lewiston, Maine in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 54,444 employed persons for the month. Lewiston lost 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 131 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lewiston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	50,500	-100	-500
CPS	54,444	-131	-695

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Lewiston, Maine Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Lewiston 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 Lewiston, Maine

CES employment for Lewiston peaked in March 2016 at 51,100. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in Lewiston according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 55,761 for Lewiston in January 2008. 1,317 jobs have been lost in Lewiston since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 51,359, Lewiston has added 3,085 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lewiston, Maine Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	50,500	-100	54,444	-131
January 2018	50,600	-400	54,575	-817
December 2017	51,000	400	55,392	136
November 2017	50,600	-100	55,256	58
October 2017	50,700	-200	55,198	-96
September 2017	50,900	200	55,294	40
August 2017	50,700	100	55,254	122
July 2017	50,600	-200	55,132	360
June 2017	50,800	0	54,772	-293
May 2017	50,800	100	55,065	-320
April 2017	50,700	-400	55,385	-23
March 2017	51,100	100	55,408	269