| Maine |
 |
|
| Labor
Market |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
5.1 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
-- |
-- |
| Nonfarm
Employment (1,000) |
619.3 |
602.1 |
598.9 |
597.7 |
-0.2 |
-3.5 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
59.3 |
54.9 |
54.0 |
53.0 |
-1.9 |
-10.6 |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
19.44 |
19.76 |
19.75 |
20.14 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
| Economic
Activity |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
422 |
164 |
211 |
292 |
-- |
-30.8 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1998
23,596
|
2005
30,798
|
2006
32,287
|
2007
33,991
|
2008
35,381
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2003-05
44,619 |
2004-06
46,318 |
2005-07
47,160 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2004
43,191
|
2005
44,451
|
2006
46,341
|
2007
48,021
|
2008
49,709
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2004
2,431,795
|
2005
2,332,079
|
2006
2,641,505
|
2007
2,750,326
|
2008
3,011,497
|
9.5 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
Fiscal
07 |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
9,966 |
10,865 |
11,356 |
10,979 |
11.850 |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
7,633 |
8,248 |
8,654 |
8,350 |
8,996 |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
6,635 |
7,061 |
7,728 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
5,081 |
5,361 |
5,890 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
1.33 |
1.36 |
1.41 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1998 |
2007 |
2008 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
1,125 |
1,248 |
1,315 |
1,316 |
0.1 |
5.5 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2003-05
11.9 |
2004-06
11.5 |
2005-07
11.2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census 2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 85.4 |
22.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (total, 2007) |
280,994 |
115,743 |
732,198 |
192,639 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2007) |
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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