Overall unemployment rate moved up to 6.0% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 400 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2021.
Total employment in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME market declined by 940 jobs in January and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 130 bps to 6.0%. The national unemployment rate increased by 31 bps over the same time to 6.8%.
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME unemployment rate is 81 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 240 bps above the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a negative.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in January versus prior month by 3% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -2.8%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 12,000; -100
- Transportation & Utilities: 10,200; -300
- Business Services: 5,800; -300
- Government: 5,400; -400
- Manufacturing: 5,000; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 3,000; -100
- Construction, Mining: 2,900; -100
- Financial Services: 2,200; no change
- Other Jobs: 1,400; no change
- IT & Development: 300; -100
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2021 (Data published March 2021 and reports created on March 25, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.