Portland-South Portland, Maine Job Growth

There were 211,700 jobs in Portland, Maine in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 202,630 employed persons for the month. Portland added 300 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 67 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Portland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	211,700	+300	+1,900
CPS	202,630	+67	-781

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

Portland, Maine Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Portland peaked in February 2019 at 212,500. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Portland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 211,100 in May 2019, Portland has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 203,420 for Portland in June 2018. 790 jobs have been lost in Portland since then according to the household survey. From a June 2019 low of 202,563, Portland has added 67 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Portland, Maine Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	211,700	300	202,630	67
June 2019	211,400	300	202,563	-63
May 2019	211,100	-200	202,626	-277
April 2019	211,300	-100	202,903	-159
March 2019	211,400	-1,100	203,062	-35
February 2019	212,500	800	203,097	-32
January 2019	211,700	1,100	203,129	-41
December 2018	210,600	300	203,170	2
November 2018	210,300	800	203,168	-30
October 2018	209,500	-800	203,198	-60
September 2018	210,300	300	203,258	-68
August 2018	210,000	200	203,326	-85