Maine's unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in June. That was up from 2.8 percent in May. But state Labor Department spokeman Glenn Mills says the figure is still down from the 3.5 percent rate in June of 2017.
"Yeah, I've been asked, 'How low can it go?' and, you know, it's really not clear," Mills says. "We've never been in this territory before, so, it's a good question, how low can it go?"
Unemployment in Maine has now been below 4 percent for 31 consecutive months, a record. In New England, only New Hampshire had a lower jobless rate in June, of 2.8 percent.
