Orono, ME Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 4,815 | - | 5.1 | - |
| 1991 | 4,564 | -5.2 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| 1992 | 4,404 | -3.5 | 2.7 | -1.3 |
| 1993 | 4,315 | -2.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 4,132 | -4.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| 1995 | 4,284 | 3.7 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 4,436 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 4,185 | -5.6 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 4,163 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| 1999 | 4,323 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 4,609 | 6.6 | 1.5 | -0.4 |
| 2001 | 4,602 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 4,623 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -0.4 |
| 2003 | 4,672 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 4,768 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 4,755 | - | 4.8 | - |
| Feb | 4,746 | - | 4.8 | - |
| Mar | 4,773 | - | 4.6 | - |
| Apr | 4,902 | - | 4.4 | - |
| May | 4,892 | - | 4.6 | - |
| Jun | 4,791 | - | 6.1 | - |
| Jul | 4,892 | - | 4.4 | - |
| Aug | 4,801 | - | 5.1 | - |
| Sep | 4,789 | - | 5.7 | - |
| Oct | 4,823 | - | 5.7 | - |
| Nov | 4,807 | - | 6.3 | - |
| Dec | 4,808 | - | 5.3 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 4,558 | -4.1 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 4,532 | -4.5 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 4,540 | -4.9 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 4,587 | -6.4 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| May | 4,553 | -6.9 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 4,525 | -5.6 | 4.3 | -1.9 |
| Jul | 4,566 | -6.7 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 4,483 | -6.6 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 4,549 | -5.0 | 3.5 | -2.2 |
| Oct | 4,622 | -4.2 | 3.5 | -2.2 |
| Nov | 4,617 | -4.0 | 4.1 | -2.2 |
| Dec | 4,632 | -3.7 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| 1992-Jan | 4,279 | -6.1 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 4,298 | -5.2 | 3.5 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 4,319 | -4.9 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 4,427 | -3.5 | 2.7 | -1.2 |
| May | 4,423 | -2.9 | 2.2 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 4,411 | -2.5 | 2.3 | -2.0 |
| Jul | 4,474 | -2.0 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
| Aug | 4,417 | -1.5 | 1.9 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 4,450 | -2.2 | 2.6 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 4,497 | -2.7 | 2.5 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 4,478 | -3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 4,378 | -5.5 | 2.9 | -1.1 |
| 1993-Jan | 4,371 | 2.2 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 4,338 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 4,376 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 4,381 | -1.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| May | 4,337 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 4,323 | -2.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 4,394 | -1.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 4,304 | -2.6 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 4,245 | -4.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 4,302 | -4.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 4,217 | -5.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 4,190 | -4.3 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| 1994-Jan | 4,099 | -6.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 4,099 | -5.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 4,141 | -5.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 4,118 | -6.0 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| May | 4,128 | -4.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 4,083 | -5.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 4,151 | -5.5 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 4,069 | -5.5 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 4,098 | -3.5 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 4,190 | -2.6 | 2.4 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 4,181 | -0.9 | 2.3 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 4,224 | 0.8 | 2.0 | -0.9 |
| 1995-Jan | 4,088 | -0.3 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 4,154 | 1.3 | 2.1 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 4,224 | 2.0 | 2.2 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 4,257 | 3.4 | 2.0 | -1.5 |
| May | 4,311 | 4.4 | 2.0 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 4,279 | 4.8 | 2.6 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 4,282 | 3.2 | 1.9 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 4,259 | 4.7 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 4,282 | 4.5 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 4,451 | 6.2 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 4,431 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 4,389 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| 1996-Jan | 4,305 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 4,370 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 4,410 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 4,409 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| May | 4,352 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 4,371 | 2.2 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 4,434 | 3.5 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 4,418 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 4,466 | 4.3 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 4,571 | 2.7 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 4,570 | 3.1 | 2.1 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 4,550 | 3.7 | 2.0 | -0.6 |
| 1997-Jan | 4,187 | -2.7 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 4,222 | -3.4 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 4,144 | -6.0 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 4,210 | -4.5 | 2.0 | -0.6 |
| May | 4,182 | -3.9 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 4,162 | -4.8 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 4,161 | -6.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 4,157 | -5.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 4,163 | -6.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 4,247 | -7.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 4,203 | -8.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 4,187 | -8.0 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 4,031 | -3.7 | 1.9 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 4,130 | -2.2 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 4,168 | 0.6 | 2.0 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 4,172 | -0.9 | 1.6 | -0.4 |
| May | 4,146 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 4,104 | -1.4 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 4,125 | -0.9 | 1.5 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 4,105 | -1.3 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 4,118 | -1.1 | 1.4 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 4,293 | 1.1 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 4,289 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 4,269 | 2.0 | 1.3 | -0.6 |
| 1999-Jan | 4,180 | 3.7 | 1.7 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 4,251 | 2.9 | 1.6 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 4,205 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 4,255 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| May | 4,231 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 4,259 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 4,345 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 4,332 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 4,380 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 4,515 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 4,468 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 4,452 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| 2000-Jan | 4,395 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 4,551 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 4,679 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 4,643 | 9.1 | 1.6 | -0.3 |
| May | 4,715 | 11.4 | 1.4 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 4,592 | 7.8 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 4,669 | 7.5 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 4,576 | 5.6 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 4,565 | 4.2 | 1.2 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 4,644 | 2.9 | 1.4 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 4,647 | 4.0 | 1.4 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 4,636 | 4.1 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 4,492 | 2.2 | 1.8 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 4,597 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 4,637 | -0.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 4,621 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| May | 4,633 | -1.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 4,563 | -0.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 4,579 | -1.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 4,501 | -1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 4,580 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 4,664 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 4,714 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 4,644 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| 2002-Jan | 4,476 | -0.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 4,574 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 4,628 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 4,625 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -0.2 |
| May | 4,661 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 4,569 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 4,643 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 4,564 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 4,621 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 4,716 | 1.1 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 4,698 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 4,701 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -0.5 |
| 2003-Jan | 4,584 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 4,641 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 4,695 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 4,677 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| May | 4,726 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 4,608 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 4,651 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 4,595 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 4,642 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 4,727 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 4,769 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 4,753 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| 2004-Jan | 4,739 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 4,750 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 4,722 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 4,748 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 4,825 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 4,695 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 4,722 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 4,767 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 4,742 | 2.2 | 2.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 4,862 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 4,854 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 4,788 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
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