Maine

Maine includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

• Bangor, ME (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Lewiston-Auburn, ME (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Portsmouth, NH-ME (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Rochester-Dover, NH-ME (Metropolitan NECTA)

How to View PDF Files

Inflation and Consumer Spending

News Releases

• Northeast CPI, all items (Monthly) (PDF 20K)

Tables of Data

• CPI Data Summary (Monthly)
• Historical CPI-U and CPI-W For the Northeast Area (Monthly) (PDF 22K)

Employment & Unemployment

News Releases

• New England and State Unemployment (Monthly) (PDF 19K)
• New England Annual Average Unemployment (Annual) (PDF 23K)
• New England and State Employment (Annual) (PDF 79K)

Tables of Data

• Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by state
• Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers in New England (Annual) (PDF 12K)
• Union Membership of wage and salary workers in New England (Annual) (PDF 35K)
• New England and State Multiple Jobholders (Annual) (PDF 29K)

Pay and Benefits

News Releases

Employment Cost Index

• Employment Cost Index for the Regions (Quarterly) (PDF 158K)

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation

• Employer Costs For Employee Compensation for the Regions (Quarterly) (PDF 94K)

National Compensation Survey

• Bangor, ME (PDF 108K)
• New England Occupational Pay Relatives (Annual) (PDF 38K)

To find additional pay tables on the areas listed above or to search for other areas nationwide, click here.

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

• Average Weekly Wages in Maine Counties (PDF 396K)

Safety and Health

News Releases

• Fatal Work Injuries in New England (Annual) (PDF 149K)

Tables of Data

• Historic Occupational Injuries and Illnesses-Maine (Annual) (PDF 11K)
• Historical Occupational Injuries and Illnesses-New England States (Annual) (PDF 18K)

Frequently Asked Questions

• Consumer Price Indexes FAQ
• Consumer Expenditure Survey FAQ
• State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings FAQ
• Mass Layoff Statistics FAQ
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics FAQ
• Compensation Cost Trends FAQ
• National Compensation Survey FAQ
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities FAQ

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