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All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70000000

Latest (y/y)4.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)3.0%August 2026
Level39.80 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA) was up 4.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 39.80 thousands.

That is the highest reading since December 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.3% (Apr 2020) to 92.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.4%.

All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−100%−50%0%50%100%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands)102030405019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202639.80 thousands4.2
August 202645.20 thousands3.0
July 202646.30 thousands3.6
June 202641.50 thousands2.0
May 202635.30 thousands−1.7
April 202631.50 thousands2.9
March 202629.50 thousands2.4
February 202628.70 thousands2.9
January 202628.40 thousands−1.0
December 202530.20 thousands−1.0
November 202531.60 thousands0.0
October 202534.90 thousands−1.7
September 202538.20 thousands0.0
August 202543.90 thousands−0.2
July 202544.70 thousands−0.2
June 202540.70 thousands−1.7
May 202535.90 thousands0.3
April 202530.60 thousands−0.3
March 202528.80 thousands−0.3
February 202527.90 thousands−1.8
January 202528.70 thousands1.1
December 202430.50 thousands0.0
November 202431.60 thousands1.9
October 202435.50 thousands2.3

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 high92.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−58.3% (Apr 2020)
10-year average2.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70000000

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-70000000.

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