March 7, 2008
ME sees jump in jobless rate
Maine's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in January was 5%, a one-half percentage point increase from the state's 4.5% jobless rate in January 2007, according to numbers released yesterday by the Maine Department of Labor. In December 2007, the state's jobless rate was 4.9%.
Between January 2007 and January 2008, the total number of seasonally-adjusted nonfarm wage and salary jobs increased by 1,200, with the largest job gains recorded in professional and business services, health care, retail and leisure and hospitality services, according to a press release. Job losses were registered in manufacturing, financial activities and construction.
Meanwhile, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics today said the national jobless rate in February was 4.8%, a decrease from the 4.9% in January. Despite that decrease, the BLS reported the nation lost 63,000 jobs in February, the majority of which were in manufacturing.
Between January 2007 and January 2008, the total number of seasonally-adjusted nonfarm wage and salary jobs increased by 1,200, with the largest job gains recorded in professional and business services, health care, retail and leisure and hospitality services, according to a press release. Job losses were registered in manufacturing, financial activities and construction.
Meanwhile, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics today said the national jobless rate in February was 4.8%, a decrease from the 4.9% in January. Despite that decrease, the BLS reported the nation lost 63,000 jobs in February, the majority of which were in manufacturing.
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