This data is derived from Current Population Survey (CPS). The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) partners with the US Census Bureau to conduct the survey of approximately 60,000 households on a monthly basis. Approximately 800 of these households are in Maine. The survey asks about employment and unemployment or actively seeking work, educational attainment, reasons for unemployment, and others factor to provide a more comprehensive picture of the labor force.
Note: Data for demographic groups are not shown when they do not meet BLS publication standards of reliability for the particular area based on the sample in that area. Items may not sum to totals due to rounding.
Tables
- Labor Force Participation and Employment Status by Age and Gender, 2000--2024 (Excel)
- Population - Births/Deaths/Net Migration (Excel) | Projected Population Change by Age Group (Excel)
- Employment Status of Maine Veterans versus Non-Veterans, 2000 to 2024 (Excel)
- Hours of Work Per Week by Gender, 2000 to 2023 (Excel)
- Hourly Workers by Wage Bracket, 2000 to 2023 (Excel)
- Full & Part-Time Work Status by Gender, 2000 to 2023 (Excel)
- Multiple Job Holders, 1994 to 2023 (Excel)
- Reasons for Working Part-Time Work by Gender, 2000 to 2023 (Excel)
- Reason for Unemployment by Gender, 2003 to 2023 (Excel)
- Duration of Unemployment by Age and Gender, 2003 to 2023 (Excel)
- Agricultural & Non-Agricultural Workers by Status (Wage & Salary or Self-Employed) by Gender, 2000 to 2023 (Excel)
- Distribution of Employment by Industry Sector by Gender, 2003 to 2023 (Excel)
- Distribution of Employment by Occupation by Gender, 2003 to 2023 (Excel)
- Employment and Unemployment by Industry, 2003 to 2023 (Excel)
- Employment and Unemployment by Occupation, 2003 to 2023 (Excel)
- Educational Attainment by Employment Status, 2003 to 2023 (Excel)
- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, 2003 to 2024 (Excel)
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- Important Considerations
Because of the limited size of the CPS sample, only annual average statewide data is reliable enough to publish. Margins of error can be large, particularly for small segments of the population.
Level estimates presented here are not strictly comparable between years due to population revisions by the US Census. In Maine, revisions are generally minor between decennial censuses. Rates, ratios, and percent distributions are comparable between years.
The labor force estimates included in these tables differ from the official statewide estimates published by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. LAUS uses a statistical model that utilizes unemployment insurance claims and payroll data in addition to the CPS survey in order to provide more reliable estimates on a monthly and annual basis.
The tables on this site are updated as new data become available. A complete set of 2013 tables will be posted in late summer when BLS publishes Geographic Profiles of Employment and Unemployment.