Overall unemployment rate moved down to 4.4% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which lost 600 roles, based on the most recently available information published in November 2021.
Total employment in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME market declined by 61 jobs in September and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 70 bps to 4.4%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 72 bps over the same time to 4.6%.
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME unemployment rate is 16 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 10 bps above the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a negative.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in September versus prior month by 7.9% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -1.2%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 11,500; no change
- Transportation & Utilities: 10,300; -100
- Business Services: 6,100; no change
- Government: 5,800; +500
- Manufacturing: 5,000; -200
- Restaurants & Hotels: 3,700; -600
- Construction, Mining: 3,200; -100
- Financial Services: 2,200; no change
- Other Jobs: 1,400; -100
- IT & Development: 300; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through September 2021 (Data published November 2021 and reports created on November 3, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.