According to new federal data, private sector employers in Maine added 6,046 jobs in the first quarter of 2025, in line with seasonal trends.
The latest numbers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics measure employment change across various industries.
Through the first three months of 2025, the retail trade industry added over 1,823 jobs, the greatest net change across the nine sectors tracked by the Bureau.
The construction industry added more than a 1,000 jobs.
But Maine's manufacturing, business services, and hospitality sectors all posted net job losses for that period.
Historical data from the Bureau indicates Maine tends to see a modest increase in the number of jobs during the first quarter of the year.
More recently, hiring slowed across the country in December even as the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.4%.
