Overall unemployment rate moved down to 4.0% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which gained 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in February 2022.
Total employment in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME market declined by 595 jobs in December and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 50 bps to 4.0%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 20 bps over the same time to 3.7%.
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME unemployment rate is 31 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 110 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in December versus prior month by 9.3% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.4% . Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 11,900; no change
- Transportation & Utilities: 10,800; +200
- Business Services: 6,000; no change
- Government: 5,700; -100
- Manufacturing: 5,300; +100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 3,500; +100
- Construction, Mining: 3,100; -100
- Financial Services: 2,100; -100
- Other Jobs: 1,500; +100
- IT & Development: 300; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through December 2021 (Data published February 2022 and reports created on February 4, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.