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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000

Latest (y/y)1.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.6%August 2026
Level17.30 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA) was up 1.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.6% in August 2026.

The level stood at 17.30 thousands.

That is the highest reading since June 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.4% (May 2025) to 10.3% (Feb 2018), averaging 2.5%.

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands)7.510.012.515.017.519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202617.30 thousands1.8
August 202617.40 thousands0.6
July 202617.50 thousands0.6
June 202617.40 thousands0.0
May 202617.00 thousands−1.2
April 202616.80 thousands−2.9
March 202616.70 thousands−3.5
February 202616.90 thousands−2.3
January 202616.90 thousands−2.9
December 202517.00 thousands−2.9
November 202517.30 thousands−1.7
October 202517.00 thousands−4.0
September 202517.00 thousands−4.0
August 202517.30 thousands−3.4
July 202517.40 thousands−3.9
June 202517.40 thousands−3.9
May 202517.20 thousands−4.4
April 202517.30 thousands−4.4
March 202517.30 thousands−2.8
February 202517.30 thousands−3.4
January 202517.40 thousands−2.8
December 202417.50 thousands−3.3
November 202417.60 thousands−2.8
October 202417.70 thousands−2.7

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 high10.3% (Feb 2018)
10-year low−4.4% (May 2025)
10-year average2.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000

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, Scientific, and Technical Services — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA)”.