| Maine |
 |
|
| Labor
Market |
Mar 07 |
Jan 08 |
Feb 08 |
Mar 08 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
-- |
-- |
| Nonfarm
Employment (1,000) |
616.8 |
619.1 |
617.3 |
617.3 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
59.2 |
58.3 |
58.1 |
58.2 |
0.2 |
-1.7 |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
19.04 |
19.55 |
19.37 |
19.33 |
-0.2 |
1.5 |
| Economic
Activity |
Mar 07 |
Jan 08 |
Feb 08 |
Mar 08 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
503 |
206 |
167 |
297 |
-- |
-41.0 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1996
21,203
|
2003
28,795
|
2004
30,169
|
2005
30,952
|
2006
32,095
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2002-04
45,040
|
2003-05
43,388 |
2004-06
42,034 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2002
38,625
|
2003
40,152
|
2004
43,131
|
2005
44,906
|
2006
46,973
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2003
2,188,413
|
2004
2,432,219
|
2005
2,309,378
|
2006
2,626,614
|
2007
2,742,370
|
4.4 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
-- |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
9,966 |
10,865 |
11,356 |
10,979 |
-- |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
7,633 |
8,248 |
8,654 |
8,350 |
-- |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
6,635 |
7,061 |
7,728 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
5,081 |
5,361 |
5,890 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
1.33 |
1.36 |
1.41 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1997 |
2006 |
2007 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
1,125 |
1,245 |
1,315 |
1,317 |
0.2 |
5.8 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2002-04
12.2 |
2003-05
11.9 |
2004-06
11.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census 2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 85.4 |
22.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (total, 2006) |
280,994 |
115,743 |
732,198 |
192,639 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2006) |
21.26 |
8.76 |
55.40 |
14.58 |
-- |
-- |
NA=Not yet available.
U.S.
Census Bureau State Profile of Maine
Bureau
of Economic Analysis Data on Maine
Maine Manufacturing Profile
Maine Economic/Labor/Environment
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