Unemployment inched lower in Maine's three major urban areas in June.
The federal, Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Bangor's jobless rate went from 2.7% in May to 2.6% in June. Lewiston Auburn's unemployment rate went from 2.8 to 2.7%.
In Portland-South Portland, unemployment fell from 2.4% to 2.3%.
The figures show labor markets that remain very tight in Maine, despite efforts by the Federal Reserve to slow the economy to bring down inflation.