CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES FOR MAINE AND MAINE LABOR MARKET AREAS, JANUARY-DECEMBER 2008   1/
		JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	AVE
STATEWIDE	Civilian Labor Force	699,500	696,400	700,100	700,900	705,600	721,200	730,100	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	659,100	656,500	659,300	665,500	668,900	684,800	693,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	40,300	39,800	40,800	35,400	36,700	36,400	37,100	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.1	5.2	5.0	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
AUGUSTA	Civilian Labor Force	42,920	43,550	43,570	43,660	43,780	44,380	45,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	40,570	41,170	41,160	41,630	41,720	42,310	42,820	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	2,350	2,380	2,410	2,030	2,050	2,070	2,180	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	5.5	5.5	5.5	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
AUGUSTA-WATERVILLE	Civilian Labor Force	65,440	65,930	66,080	66,140	66,280	67,150	67,860	0	0	0	0	0	0
COMBINED	Employed	61,760	62,260	62,320	62,930	63,000	63,860	64,390	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	3,680	3,680	3,770	3,210	3,280	3,290	3,470	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	5.6	5.6	5.7	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BANGOR	Civilian Labor Force	71,400	71,500	71,800	71,800	71,800	71,100	71,600	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	67,600	67,700	67,900	68,400	68,300	67,500	67,700	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	3,800	3,800	3,900	3,400	3,500	3,700	3,900	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	5.3	5.3	5.4	4.7	4.9	5.1	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BELFAST	Civilian Labor Force	12,920	12,870	12,970	13,140	13,250	13,680	13,800	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	11,930	11,860	11,970	12,350	12,510	12,950	13,020	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	990	1,010	1,000	790	740	730	780	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	7.7	7.8	7.7	6.0	5.6	5.3	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BOOTHBAY HARBOR	Civilian Labor Force	3,790	3,770	3,860	4,090	4,440	5,260	5,720	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	3,520	3,480	3,580	3,860	4,240	5,060	5,540	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	280	290	280	220	210	200	190	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	7.3	7.6	7.3	5.5	4.7	3.7	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BRIDGTON-PARIS	Civilian Labor Force	14,450	14,240	14,270	14,050	14,130	14,560	14,800	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	13,440	13,190	13,170	13,100	13,070	13,540	13,830	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	1,010	1,050	1,100	950	1,060	1,020	970	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	7.0	7.4	7.7	6.8	7.5	7.0	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BRUNSWICK	Civilian Labor Force	35,070	34,710	34,810	35,020	35,210	35,990	36,160	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	33,400	33,070	33,080	33,600	33,700	34,450	34,520	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	1,660	1,640	1,730	1,430	1,510	1,540	1,640	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	4.7	4.7	5.0	4.1	4.3	4.3	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CALAIS	Civilian Labor Force	6,040	6,020	6,020	5,930	6,080	6,120	6,090	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	5,350	5,320	5,310	5,290	5,460	5,550	5,530	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	690	700	700	640	620	570	560	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	11.4	11.6	11.7	10.7	10.1	9.2	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CAMDEN	Civilian Labor Force	7,520	7,510	7,580	7,660	7,910	8,500	8,670	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	7,060	7,040	7,130	7,290	7,550	8,140	8,310	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	460	470	450	360	350	360	360	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	6.1	6.3	6.0	4.8	4.5	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CONWAY, NH-ME	Civilian Labor Force	3,900	3,870	3,830	3,670	3,710	4,040	4,350	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	3,700	3,670	3,640	3,490	3,560	3,870	4,200	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	190	200	190	180	150	170	150	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	4.9	5.1	4.8	4.8	4.1	4.2	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
DOVER-FOXCROFT	Civilian Labor Force	9,520	9,410	9,440	9,280	9,470	9,630	9,480	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	8,740	8,650	8,660	8,560	8,630	8,860	8,700	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	790	760	780	730	840	770	780	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	8.2	8.1	8.3	7.8	8.9	8.0	8.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ELLSWORTH	Civilian Labor Force	27,240	27,250	27,500	28,660	29,060	31,700	32,940	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	24,870	24,890	25,190	26,850	27,450	30,170	31,430	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	2,370	2,360	2,320	1,820	1,610	1,530	1,510	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	8.7	8.7	8.4	6.3	5.5	4.8	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
FARMINGTON	Civilian Labor Force	17,020	17,200	17,340	16,860	16,630	16,550	16,570	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	15,850	16,070	16,170	15,750	15,380	15,370	15,360	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	1,160	1,130	1,170	1,110	1,260	1,180	1,220	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	6.8	6.6	6.8	6.6	7.5	7.1	7.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
HOULTON	Civilian Labor Force	8,590	8,520	8,650	8,590	8,690	8,910	8,750	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	7,980	7,920	7,980	7,910	7,830	8,170	8,080	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	610	600	670	690	860	740	670	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	7.1	7.0	7.8	8.0	9.9	8.3	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
LEWISTON-AUBURN	Civilian Labor Force	58,100	57,600	57,700	57,300	57,300	58,100	58,400	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	54,900	54,400	54,400	54,400	54,300	55,100	55,200	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	3,200	3,200	3,300	2,900	3,000	3,000	3,100	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.0	5.2	5.2	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
LINCOLN	Civilian Labor Force	3,740	3,680	3,730	3,710	3,780	3,800	3,730	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	3,480	3,430	3,470	3,440	3,450	3,530	3,470	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	270	260	260	270	330	280	260	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	7.1	6.9	6.9	7.2	8.7	7.3	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
MACHIAS	Civilian Labor Force	7,450	7,630	7,850	8,050	8,010	8,040	7,840	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	6,670	6,850	7,060	7,360	7,380	7,470	7,300	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	780	790	790	690	630	570	550	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	10.5	10.3	10.1	8.6	7.9	7.1	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
MADAWASKA	Civilian Labor Force	2,990	2,940	3,000	2,980	2,970	3,060	3,020	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	2,760	2,750	2,790	2,790	2,780	2,860	2,830	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	230	190	210	190	190	200	190	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	7.7	6.6	6.9	6.2	6.5	6.5	6.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
MILLINOCKET	Civilian Labor Force	3,910	3,890	3,920	3,910	4,030	4,230	4,180	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Employed	3,530	3,520	3,540	3,550	3,630	3,830	3,800	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployed	380	370	380	360	400	400	370	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unemployment Rate	9.7	9.4	9.8	9.2	10.0