Portland-South Portland, Maine Job Growth

There were 209,000 jobs in Portland, Maine in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 204,828 employed persons for the month. Portland added 400 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 378 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Portland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	209,000	+400	+2,400
CPS	204,828	+378	+2,774

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 2018 at 209,000. Since then 0 jobs have been lost in Portland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 208,600 in March 2018, Portland has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Portland is at a new high of 204,828.

Employment: CES, CPS

Portland, Maine Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	209,000	400	204,828	378
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
October 2017	208,000	-300	203,822	-77
September 2017	208,300	200	203,899	194
August 2017	208,100	600	203,705	346
July 2017	207,500	-200	203,359	430
June 2017	207,700	1,000	202,929	518
May 2017	206,700	100	202,411	357