Portland-South Portland, Maine Job Growth

There were 212,500 jobs in Portland, Maine in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 204,301 employed persons for the month. Portland added 800 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 293 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Portland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	212,500	+800	+2,100
CPS	204,301	+293	+431

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 February 2019 is at a new high of 212,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 206,880 for Portland in August 2018. 2,579 jobs have been lost in Portland since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 204,008, Portland has added 293 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Portland, Maine Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	212,500	800	204,301	293
January 2019	211,700	1,100	204,008	-1,423
December 2018	210,600	300	205,431	-542
November 2018	210,300	800	205,973	283
October 2018	209,500	-800	205,690	-266
September 2018	210,300	300	205,956	-924
August 2018	210,000	200	206,880	314
July 2018	209,800	0	206,566	511
June 2018	209,800	-200	206,055	443
May 2018	210,000	0	205,612	685
April 2018	210,000	100	204,927	477
March 2018	209,900	-500	204,450	580