Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment by Industry, 1998 (in thousands)
Source: Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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INDUSTRY |
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Annual Average |
| Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment | 537.4 | 545.9 | 547.6 | 557.2 | 569.5 | 582.4 | 575.9 | 578.9 | 584.6 | 584.4 | 583.0 | 582.9 | 569.1 |
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Total Private |
445.4 | 447.9 | 450.0 | 459.7 | 473.1 | 486.2 | 493.1 | 496.8 | 490.6 | 485.5 | 483.1 | 482.6 | 474.5 |
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Goods Producing |
103.8 | 103.7 | 103.8 | 106.0 | 109.6 | 111.3 | 110.5 | 112.5 | 112.2 | 111.5 | 111.2 | 110.0 | 108.8 |
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Natural Resources and Mining |
3.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
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Logging |
2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
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Construction |
20.8 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 23.1 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 26.8 | 25.7 | 25.0 |
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Construction of Buildings |
5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
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Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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Specialty Trade Contractors |
12.6 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
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Building Equipment Contractors |
5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
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Manufacturing |
80.0 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 81.1 | 81.7 | 82.3 | 80.6 | 82.2 | 81.5 | 80.8 | 81.5 | 81.3 | 81.1 |
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Durable Goods |
39.1 | 39.5 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 39.9 | 40.3 | 39.8 | 39.9 | 39.7 | 40.1 | 40.8 | 40.9 | 39.9 |
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Wood Product Manufacturing |
7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
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Computer and Electronic Product Mfg. |
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
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Semiconductor & other electronic |
4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
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Transportation Equipment Mfg. |
10.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.6 |
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Non-Durable Goods |
40.9 | 40.8 | 40.8 | 41.5 | 41.8 | 42.0 | 40.8 | 42.3 | 41.8 | 40.7 | 40.7 | 40.4 | 41.2 |
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Textile mills, textile products |
6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
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Leather and Allied Product Mfg. |
7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
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Paper Manufacturing |
13.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
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Service-Providing |
433.6 | 442.2 | 443.8 | 451.2 | 459.9 | 471.1 | 465.4 | 466.4 | 472.4 | 472.9 | 471.8 | 472.9 | 460.3 |
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Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
111.5 | 109.5 | 109.8 | 110.6 | 112.8 | 116.7 | 117.3 | 118.2 | 118.5 | 119.7 | 122.8 | 123.7 | 115.9 |
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Wholesale Trade |
18.0 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
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Durable Goods |
8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 |
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Non-Durable Goods |
7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
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Retail Trade |
76.6 | 74.7 | 75.0 | 75.3 | 77.5 | 80.5 | 81.4 | 82.2 | 81.8 | 82.8 | 86.1 | 87.2 | 80.1 |
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Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers |
9.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
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Food and Beverage Stores |
17.2 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
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General Merchandise Stores |
10.7 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 11.3 |
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Nonstore Retailers |
8.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 8.4 |
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Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities |
16.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.1 |
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Utilities |
2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
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Transportation and Warehousing |
14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.7 |
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Information |
10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
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Publishing Industries |
3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
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Financial Activities |
30.2 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 31.2 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 31.4 | 31.4 | 31.3 | 31.6 | 31.2 |
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Finance and Insurance |
24.7 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 25.3 |
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Insurance Carriers and Related Activit |
11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
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Insurance Carriers |
8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
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Real Estate and Rental and Leasing |
5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
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Professional and Business Services |
42.9 | 43.4 | 43.9 | 45.5 | 46.7 | 47.7 | 48.4 | 48.8 | 48.5 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 47.5 | 46.6 |
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Professional, Scientific, and Tech. |
17.9 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 18.5 |
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Management of Companies and Enterpr. |
6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
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Administrative and Support and Wast. |
18.8 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 21.7 |
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Education and Health Services |
86.1 | 89.0 | 89.1 | 90.0 | 88.9 | 88.8 | 89.5 | 89.2 | 90.3 | 92.7 | 93.1 | 93.3 | 90.0 |
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Educational Services |
12.2 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.0 |
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Health Care and Social Assistance |
73.9 | 74.5 | 74.8 | 75.7 | 76.1 | 76.2 | 76.1 | 76.1 | 76.7 | 76.9 | 77.3 | 77.8 | 76.0 |
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Ambulatory Health Care Services |
20.8 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 21.4 |
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Hospitals |
22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.5 |
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Nursing and Residential Care Facilities |
19.7 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.1 |
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Social Assistance |
11.3 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.0 |
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Leisure and Hospitality |
43.0 | 43.9 | 44.6 | 48.4 | 54.9 | 61.0 | 66.4 | 67.0 | 60.6 | 53.4 | 48.0 | 47.5 | 53.2 |
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Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation |
6.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
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Accommodation and Food Services |
36.7 | 37.3 | 38.1 | 41.7 | 47.9 | 53.0 | 57.4 | 57.9 | 52.5 | 46.8 | 42.3 | 41.2 | 46.1 |
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Accommodation |
6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 10.4 |
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Food Services and Drinking Places |
30.2 | 30.5 | 31.1 | 33.4 | 37.2 | 40.0 | 41.8 | 42.0 | 39.3 | 35.8 | 33.7 | 33.2 | 35.7 |
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Other Services |
17.1 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 |
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Repair and Maintenance |
4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
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Government |
92.0 | 98.0 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 96.4 | 96.2 | 82.8 | 82.1 | 94.0 | 98.9 | 99.9 | 100.3 | 94.6 |
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Federal |
13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.3 |
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State |
23.2 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 25.2 |
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Local |
55.6 | 58.2 | 58.2 | 58.1 | 58.7 | 59.8 | 46.5 | 45.6 | 56.3 | 58.2 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 56.2 |