Overall unemployment rate moved down to 2.9% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 300 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2022.
Total employment in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME market declined by 538 jobs in April and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 100 bps to 2.9%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 42 bps over the same time to 3.3%.
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME unemployment rate is 44 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 240 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in April versus prior month by 6.8% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.2% . Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 12,700; +100
- Transportation & Utilities: 9,800; -300
- Business Services: 6,000; no change
- Government: 5,600; +100
- Manufacturing: 5,300; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 3,900; +100
- Construction, Mining: 2,900; +100
- Financial Services: 2,200; no change
- Other Jobs: 1,500; no change
- IT & Development: 300; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2022 (Data published June 2022 and reports created on June 1, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.