Overall unemployment rate moved down to 4.0% with the biggest shift in Education & Healthcare, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in April 2022.
Total employment in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME market rose by 285 jobs in February and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 4.0%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 28 bps over the same time to 4.1%.
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME unemployment rate is 14 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 130 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in February versus prior month by 7.3% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.2%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 12,400; -100
- Transportation & Utilities: 10,000; -100
- Business Services: 5,900; no change
- Government: 5,500; no change
- Manufacturing: 5,300; +100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 3,700; no change
- Construction, Mining: 2,800; no change
- 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 February 2022 (Data published April 2022 and reports created on April 6, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.