Portland-South Portland, Maine Job Growth

There were 210,700 jobs in Portland, Maine in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 205,972 employed persons for the month. Portland lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 16 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Portland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	210,700	-100	+2,700
CPS	205,972	+16	+2,150

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 September 2018 at 210,800. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Portland according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 206,880 for Portland in August 2018. 908 jobs have been lost in Portland since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 205,956, Portland has added 16 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Portland, Maine Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	210,700	-100	205,972	16
September 2018	210,800	100	205,956	-924
August 2018	210,700	600	206,880	314
July 2018	210,100	500	206,566	511
June 2018	209,600	200	206,055	443
May 2018	209,400	0	205,612	685
April 2018	209,400	800	204,927	477
March 2018	208,600	-400	204,450	580
February 2018	209,000	600	203,870	31
January 2018	208,400	-100	203,839	128
December 2017	208,500	400	203,711	31
November 2017	208,100	100	203,680	-142