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Unemployment Down in Maine's Three Urban Areas

PORTLAND, Maine - Unemployment in Maine's three urban areas was lower in May than it was a year ago.  

Statistics out today from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Greater Portland's jobless rate was 2.8 percent, down just under a percentage point from a year ago.

Lewiston-Auburn was at 3.4 percent last month, also down just under a percentage point compared with the same time last year.

In Bangor, the unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, a little over half a percent lower than last May.

Unemployment rates last month in all three of Maine's urban areas were at or below the statewide average of 3.6 percent.