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All Employees: Finance and Insurance — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55520000

Latest (y/y)4.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)3.1%August 2026
Level13.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Finance and Insurance — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA) was up 4.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 13.60 thousands.

That is the highest reading since August 2019.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.8% (Sep 2023) to 4.9% (Jan 2019), averaging −0.5%.

All Employees: Finance and Insurance — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Finance and Insurance — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
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All Employees: Finance and Insurance — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202613.60 thousands4.6
August 202613.50 thousands3.1
July 202613.50 thousands3.1
June 202613.50 thousands3.1
May 202613.20 thousands1.5
April 202613.10 thousands0.0
March 202613.10 thousands0.0
February 202613.10 thousands0.0
January 202613.20 thousands0.8
December 202513.10 thousands−0.8
November 202513.00 thousands−1.5
October 202513.00 thousands−1.5
September 202513.00 thousands−0.8
August 202513.10 thousands−1.5
July 202513.10 thousands−1.5
June 202513.10 thousands−2.2
May 202513.00 thousands−2.3
April 202513.10 thousands−1.5
March 202513.10 thousands−1.5
February 202513.10 thousands−2.2
January 202513.10 thousands−2.2
December 202413.20 thousands−2.9
November 202413.20 thousands−2.9
October 202413.20 thousands−2.9

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high4.9% (Jan 2019)
10-year low−6.8% (Sep 2023)
10-year average−0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55520000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55520000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Finance and Insurance — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA)”.