Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Job Growth

There were 50,900 jobs in Lewiston, Maine in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 54,539 employed persons for the month. Lewiston lost 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 14 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lewiston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	50,900	-300	+200
CPS	54,539	+14	+119

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 September 2018 at 51,200. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Lewiston according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 55,761 for Lewiston in January 2008. 1,222 jobs have been lost in Lewiston since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 51,319, Lewiston has added 3,220 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lewiston, Maine Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	50,900	-300	54,539	14
September 2018	51,200	400	54,525	-120
August 2018	50,800	-100	54,645	-157
July 2018	50,900	-200	54,802	-18
June 2018	51,100	300	54,820	-71
May 2018	50,800	-300	54,891	74
April 2018	51,100	200	54,817	158
March 2018	50,900	300	54,659	265
February 2018	50,600	0	54,394	197
January 2018	50,600	-400	54,197	-162
December 2017	51,000	400	54,359	-35
November 2017	50,600	-100	54,394	-26