Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Job Growth

There were 50,700 jobs in Lewiston, Maine in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 53,770 employed persons for the month. Lewiston lost 300 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 33 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lewiston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	50,700	-300	-200
CPS	53,770	-33	-162

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 April 2019 at 51,400. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Lewiston according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 55,729 for Lewiston in January 2008. 1,959 jobs have been lost in Lewiston since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 51,344, Lewiston has added 2,426 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 2019	50,700	-300	53,770	-33
September 2019	51,000	-300	53,803	-73
August 2019	51,300	0	53,876	-21
July 2019	51,300	100	53,897	-37
June 2019	51,200	-100	53,934	-4
May 2019	51,300	-100	53,938	-16
April 2019	51,400	200	53,954	32
March 2019	51,200	200	53,922	40
February 2019	51,000	100	53,882	-15
January 2019	50,900	100	53,897	-23
December 2018	50,800	400	53,920	-1
November 2018	50,400	-500	53,921	-11