Belfast, ME Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 2,818 | - | 10.0 | - |
| 1991 | 2,787 | -1.1 | 12.3 | 2.2 |
| 1992 | 2,862 | 2.7 | 11.3 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | 2,838 | -0.8 | 11.8 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 2,803 | -1.2 | 11.1 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 3,050 | 8.8 | 8.3 | -2.8 |
| 1996 | 3,575 | 17.2 | 7.1 | -1.2 |
| 1997 | 3,685 | 3.1 | 6.8 | -0.3 |
| 1998 | 3,690 | 0.1 | 5.3 | -1.5 |
| 1999 | 4,054 | 9.9 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 4,308 | 6.3 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| 2001 | 4,388 | 1.8 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| 2002 | 4,292 | -2.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 4,438 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 4,483 | 1.0 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 2,670 | - | 12.8 | - |
| Feb | 2,669 | - | 15.1 | - |
| Mar | 2,700 | - | 11.5 | - |
| Apr | 2,742 | - | 9.6 | - |
| May | 2,873 | - | 7.9 | - |
| Jun | 2,941 | - | 11.0 | - |
| Jul | 3,057 | - | 6.1 | - |
| Aug | 2,918 | - | 6.6 | - |
| Sep | 2,882 | - | 8.6 | - |
| Oct | 2,890 | - | 7.4 | - |
| Nov | 2,772 | - | 12.3 | - |
| Dec | 2,701 | - | 11.7 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 2,587 | -3.1 | 15.3 | 2.5 |
| Feb | 2,564 | -3.9 | 17.5 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 2,606 | -3.5 | 18.4 | 6.9 |
| Apr | 2,697 | -1.6 | 15.6 | 6.0 |
| May | 2,804 | -2.4 | 11.7 | 3.8 |
| Jun | 2,931 | -0.3 | 11.4 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 3,026 | -1.0 | 8.4 | 2.4 |
| Aug | 3,008 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 2,852 | -1.0 | 8.0 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 2,846 | -1.5 | 9.7 | 2.3 |
| Nov | 2,779 | 0.3 | 11.7 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 2,747 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 0.4 |
| 1992-Jan | 2,642 | 2.1 | 15.7 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 2,620 | 2.2 | 16.4 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 2,624 | 0.7 | 17.7 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,777 | 3.0 | 11.4 | -4.1 |
| May | 2,908 | 3.7 | 12.0 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 3,008 | 2.6 | 10.7 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 3,168 | 4.7 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 3,106 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 2,965 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 2,882 | 1.3 | 8.7 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 2,837 | 2.1 | 9.4 | -2.3 |
| Dec | 2,801 | 2.0 | 9.7 | -2.5 |
| 1993-Jan | 2,736 | 3.6 | 13.3 | -2.4 |
| Feb | 2,689 | 2.6 | 13.5 | -2.9 |
| Mar | 2,634 | 0.4 | 17.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 2,785 | 0.3 | 13.5 | 2.1 |
| May | 2,882 | -0.9 | 10.2 | -1.8 |
| Jun | 2,989 | -0.6 | 11.2 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 3,007 | -5.1 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 2,956 | -4.8 | 10.3 | 2.2 |
| Sep | 2,882 | -2.8 | 10.3 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 2,895 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 2,801 | -1.3 | 12.0 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 2,795 | -0.2 | 10.9 | 1.2 |
| 1994-Jan | 2,631 | -3.8 | 15.6 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 2,605 | -3.1 | 16.2 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 2,686 | 2.0 | 15.0 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 2,738 | -1.7 | 12.7 | -0.8 |
| May | 2,808 | -2.6 | 10.5 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 2,947 | -1.4 | 9.7 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 2,976 | -1.0 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 2,957 | 0.0 | 7.9 | -2.4 |
| Sep | 2,832 | -1.7 | 9.2 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 2,871 | -0.8 | 9.0 | -2.0 |
| Nov | 2,810 | 0.3 | 10.8 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 2,778 | -0.6 | 9.7 | -1.2 |
| 1995-Jan | 2,703 | 2.7 | 13.2 | -2.3 |
| Feb | 2,693 | 3.4 | 12.8 | -3.4 |
| Mar | 2,777 | 3.4 | 10.3 | -4.7 |
| Apr | 2,920 | 6.6 | 8.3 | -4.3 |
| May | 3,082 | 9.8 | 7.4 | -3.1 |
| Jun | 3,227 | 9.5 | 7.4 | -2.3 |
| Jul | 3,284 | 10.3 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 3,281 | 11.0 | 5.7 | -2.2 |
| Sep | 3,164 | 11.7 | 6.6 | -2.6 |
| Oct | 3,194 | 11.3 | 6.7 | -2.3 |
| Nov | 3,149 | 12.1 | 7.2 | -3.6 |
| Dec | 3,121 | 12.3 | 7.5 | -2.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 2,994 | 10.8 | 11.9 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 3,109 | 15.4 | 11.8 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 3,263 | 17.5 | 10.9 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 3,354 | 14.9 | 8.0 | -0.4 |
| May | 3,565 | 15.7 | 6.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 3,710 | 15.0 | 6.5 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 3,958 | 20.5 | 4.8 | -2.3 |
| Aug | 3,986 | 21.5 | 4.2 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 3,860 | 22.0 | 4.7 | -1.9 |
| Oct | 3,755 | 17.6 | 5.4 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 3,709 | 17.8 | 6.0 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 3,642 | 16.7 | 5.9 | -1.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 3,474 | 16.0 | 9.7 | -2.2 |
| Feb | 3,479 | 11.9 | 9.2 | -2.6 |
| Mar | 3,554 | 8.9 | 8.3 | -2.7 |
| Apr | 3,602 | 7.4 | 7.4 | -0.6 |
| May | 3,724 | 4.5 | 5.6 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 3,919 | 5.6 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 3,970 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 3,997 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 3,857 | -0.1 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 3,640 | -3.1 | 6.4 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 3,541 | -4.5 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 3,464 | -4.9 | 8.0 | 2.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 3,340 | -3.9 | 9.6 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 3,365 | -3.3 | 9.1 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 3,423 | -3.7 | 7.9 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 3,500 | -2.8 | 5.7 | -1.6 |
| May | 3,673 | -1.4 | 4.2 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 3,820 | -2.5 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 3,889 | -2.0 | 3.6 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 4,007 | 0.3 | 2.7 | -2.0 |
| Sep | 3,853 | -0.1 | 3.6 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 3,877 | 6.5 | 4.2 | -2.2 |
| Nov | 3,778 | 6.7 | 4.8 | -2.0 |
| Dec | 3,760 | 8.5 | 4.7 | -3.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 3,668 | 9.8 | 7.4 | -2.2 |
| Feb | 3,671 | 9.1 | 7.5 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 3,792 | 10.8 | 6.5 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 3,883 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 4,054 | 10.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 4,201 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 4,251 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 4,299 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 4,267 | 10.7 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 4,246 | 9.5 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 4,175 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 4,144 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 4,011 | 9.4 | 6.8 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 3,984 | 8.5 | 6.6 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 3,989 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 4,153 | 7.0 | 4.6 | -1.3 |
| May | 4,332 | 6.9 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 4,501 | 7.1 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 4,612 | 8.5 | 2.9 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 4,617 | 7.4 | 2.4 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 4,444 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 4,414 | 4.0 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 4,359 | 4.4 | 3.8 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 4,285 | 3.4 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 4,245 | 5.8 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 4,205 | 5.5 | 5.2 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 4,279 | 7.3 | 5.3 | -2.2 |
| Apr | 4,316 | 3.9 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 4,465 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 4,585 | 1.9 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 4,655 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 4,682 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 4,461 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 4,387 | -0.6 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 4,228 | -3.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 4,142 | -3.3 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 4,116 | -3.0 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 4,086 | -2.8 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 4,083 | -4.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 4,172 | -3.3 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| May | 4,327 | -3.1 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 4,445 | -3.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 4,510 | -3.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 4,568 | -2.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 4,407 | -1.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 4,329 | -1.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 4,270 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 4,185 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 4,228 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 4,229 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 4,226 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 4,279 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| May | 4,436 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 4,609 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 4,707 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 4,736 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 4,585 | 4.0 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 4,498 | 3.9 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 4,383 | 2.6 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 4,345 | 3.8 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 4,340 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 4,280 | 1.2 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 4,280 | 1.3 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 4,379 | 2.3 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| May | 4,594 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 4,679 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 4,720 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 4,766 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 4,580 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 4,540 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 4,345 | -0.9 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 4,289 | -1.3 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
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