Makrognosis

All Employees: Service-Providing — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-07000000

Latest (y/y)1.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.8%August 2026
Level262.8 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Service-Providing — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 262.8 thousands.

That is the highest reading since January 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.8% (Apr 2020) to 16.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.

All Employees: Service-Providing — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Service-Providing — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Service-Providing — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands)15017520022525027519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Service-Providing — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026262.8 thousands1.3
August 2026265.8 thousands0.8
July 2026266.9 thousands0.5
June 2026265.4 thousands0.9
May 2026256.7 thousands−0.08
April 2026250.9 thousands0.5
March 2026246.9 thousands0.3
February 2026246.5 thousands0.5
January 2026246.6 thousands−0.2
December 2025252.7 thousands0.2
November 2025255.1 thousands0.8
October 2025256.5 thousands0.1
September 2025259.3 thousands0.6
August 2025263.7 thousands0.8
July 2025265.7 thousands1.0
June 2025263.0 thousands0.5
May 2025256.9 thousands1.1
April 2025249.7 thousands1.1
March 2025246.2 thousands0.8
February 2025245.2 thousands0.8
January 2025247.0 thousands1.6
December 2024252.2 thousands1.8
November 2024253.1 thousands1.9
October 2024256.2 thousands1.9

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 high16.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−16.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.0%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-07000000

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-07000000.

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