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Population characteristics

Population
Migration and natural change
Hispanic origin
Race
Age


Income and poverty

Poverty rate, overall
Poverty rate, by age
Median household income
Per capita income
Personal income by source
Reduced price school lunch program


Employment

Unemployment rate
Number of jobs
Wage per job
Employment by industry
Self-employment rate
Labor force participation rate


Family / kids

Household types
Teen birth rate
Teens unemployed and not in school


Housing

Total housing units
Value of owner occupied housing


Education

Educational attainment
High school drop out rate
Student teacher ratio


Health

Late or no prenatal care
Low birth weight babies
Infant mortality
Number of physicians


Crime and safety

Juvenile arrests
Violent crimes reported
Total crimes reported
Number of police officers

Maine: Number of jobs

The number of jobs includes private and public, full-time and part-time, and self-employment as well as wage and salary employment.

In Maine, the number of jobs . . .

  • was 800,692 in 2010, compared to 443,449 in 1969.
  • ranked 42nd – from most to least – among the nation's 50 states in 2010.
  • increased from 1969 to 2010 by 81 percent, compared to an an increase of 91 percent in the U.S.
 

Total number of jobs
Maine, 1969-2010

Change 1969-2010
Maine81%
United States91%

Source: 1969-2010: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Data, Local Area Personal Income, Table CA25, (http://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/)
DATE LAST UPDATED: August 29, 2012.

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