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All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000

Latest (y/y)0.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.5%August 2026
Level38.50 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA) was up 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 38.50 thousands.

That is the highest reading since February 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.1% (Apr 2020) to 12.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.6%.

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%15%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands)15202530354019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202638.50 thousands0.8
August 202638.80 thousands0.5
July 202638.60 thousands−0.8
June 202638.60 thousands0.3
May 202637.50 thousands−2.1
April 202636.70 thousands−2.7
March 202635.90 thousands−2.7
February 202636.50 thousands−1.6
January 202636.90 thousands−1.1
December 202537.80 thousands−0.8
November 202538.60 thousands0.5
October 202538.30 thousands−1.3
September 202538.20 thousands−1.8
August 202538.60 thousands−1.3
July 202538.90 thousands−1.0
June 202538.50 thousands−1.5
May 202538.30 thousands−0.3
April 202537.70 thousands−0.3
March 202536.90 thousands0.0
February 202537.10 thousands0.8
January 202537.30 thousands1.6
December 202438.10 thousands2.7
November 202438.40 thousands2.4
October 202438.80 thousands2.6

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 high12.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−7.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000

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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Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA)”.