Department of Numbers

Portland-South Portland, Maine Job Growth

There were 217,600 jobs in Portland, Maine in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 204,623 employed persons for the month. Portland added 800 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 222 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Portland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 217,600 +800 +4,100
CPS 204,623 +222 +5,307

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 in October 2023 is at a new high of 217,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 205,762 for Portland in November 2019. 1,139 jobs have been lost in Portland since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 180,074, Portland has added 24,549 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

Portland, Maine Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
October 2023 217,600 800 204,623 222
September 2023 216,800 1,400 204,401 496
August 2023 215,400 800 203,905 321
July 2023 214,600 -200 203,584 600
June 2023 214,800 -1,100 202,984 763
May 2023 215,900 600 202,221 854
April 2023 215,300 400 201,367 879
March 2023 214,900 0 200,488 353
February 2023 214,900 100 200,135 401
January 2023 214,800 -600 199,734 369
December 2022 215,400 200 199,365 33
November 2022 215,200 1,700 199,332 16