Unemployment rates fell in December in each of Maine's three urban areas. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says Bangor's jobless rate fell from 4.1% in November to 3.8% in December.
Lewiston-Auburn's unemployment rate fell from 4.5% to 4%. Portland-South Portland's jobless rate went from 3.7% in November to 3.4% in December.
The unemployment figures in all three urban areas were a full percentage point or more lower this past December than in Dec. 2020.
