Labor Market Digest, August 2004

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1 Mine Stte Librry Mine Stte Documents Center for Workforce Reserch nd Informtion Documents Lbor Lbor Mrket Digest, August 2004 Mine Deprtment Lbor Mine Center for Workforce Reserch nd Informtion Follow this nd dditionl works t: Recommended Cittion Mine Deprtment Lbor nd Mine Center for Workforce Reserch nd Informtion, "Lbor Mrket Digest, August 2004" (2004). Center for Workforce Reserch nd Informtion Documents. Pper This Text is brought to you for free nd open ccess by the Lbor t Mine Stte Documents. It hs been ccepted for inclusion in Center for Workforce Reserch nd Informtion Documents by n uthorized dministrtor Mine Stte Documents. For more informtion, plese contct sttedocs@mine.gov.

2 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Lbor Mrket Informtion INSIDE... Lincoln County recorded the lowest unemployment rte t 2.5 percent pge 3 Adjusted unemployment unchnged sttewide rte remins t 4.1 percent lune pge 4 Lbor Mrket Digest June Dt August 2004 The Number Nonfrm Wge nd Slry Jobs in Mine Reches Previous High The number sesonlly-djusted"ri(5n^ nd slry jobs in Mine ws 610,200 in June 2004, returning to the previous high 610,200 recorded in June The only other New Englnd stte with jobs t or bove the high point reched in 2000 or 2001, s June 2004, ws Rhode Islnd. Ntionlly, 1,206,000 below the high recorded in Mrch s O o 101 the number jobs in June 2004 ws still The number nonfrm wge nd slry jobs dropped further in the U.S. nd hs not totlly recovered nfrm employment resed by 5,500 over yer pge 6 A publiction the Iine Deprtment Lbor m m MON CIRC Lbor Mrket Informtion lohn Doner Division Director Dn A. Evns rditor eprtment 'ovides equl mployment nd s. Auxiliry vices provided to individuls ilities. For more informtion, Telephone (207) FAX (207) TTY E-Mil: lmi.me@mine.gov Visit our Home Pge t Jun-01 Jun-02 Jun-03 Jun-04 Gry shded re is Ntionl Bureu Economic Reserch-defined ntionl recession (Mrch to November, 2001) Recent Job Chnges Recent gins in sesonlly-djusted nonfrm wge nd slry jobs in Mine contributed to recovering the number jobs lost since the ntionl recession. Jobs in Mine reched 610,200 in June 2001, declining quickly to 603,800 in December Therefter, there were slight gins nd losses through the second qurter 2003, with the number jobs in June 2003 t 603,900. Between June 2003 nd June 2004, there ws gin 6,300 jobs. Job gins were recorded in helth cre nd socil ssistnce, retil trde, leisure nd hospitlity services, other services, government, nd construction. These gins were prtilly fset by loss 2,300 mnufcturing jobs. Chnging Industril Structure Jobs While the totl number sesonlly-djusted nonfrm wge nd slry jobs in June 2004 ws equl to the number recorded in June 2001, the structure industril jobs continued to chnge in Mine. Service-producing jobs incresed while mnufcturing jobs declined. Mnufcturing jobs fell by 14,400 between June 2001 nd June In June 2001, mnufcturing jobs ccounted for 12.4 percent ll sesonlly-djusted nonfrm wge nd slry jobs. By June 2004, mnufcturing ccounted for 10 percent ll jobs. Construction nd severl service-producing industries recorded job gins. The lrgest increse ws recorded by eductionl nd helth service jobs, rising by 7,700 between June 2001 nd June This industry ccounted for 17.8 percent ll sesonllydjusted nonfrm jobs in June 2004, up from 16.5 percent in June 2001.

3 1 ) 2 Mine Lbor Mrket Digest Civilin Lbor Force, Employed, nd Unemployed by Lbor Mrket Are, Not Sesonlly Adjusted AREA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE' EMPLOYED2 UNEMPLOYED3 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE4 Jun04 My 04 Jun 03 Jun 04 My 04 Jun 03 Jun 04 My 04 Jun 03 Jun 04 My 04 Jun 03 LABOR MARKET AREAS August 47,040 46,600 46,670 45,160 44,900 44,470 1,880 1,700 2, % 3.7% 4.7% Bngor MSA 53,900 55,200 52,900 52,200 53,700 51,300 1,700 1,600 1, Bth-Brunswick 35,670 35,140 35,060 34,590 34,160 33,790 1, , Belfst 19,010 18,600 18,850 18,400 18,060 18, Biddeford 46,400 44,060 45,790 45, , , Boothby Hrbor 10,930 9,710 10,740 10,750 9,520 10, Bucksport 5,100 5,070 5,080 4,850 4,830 4, ,5 Clis ,950 4,920 4,410 4,460 4, Dexter-Pittsfield 12,280 12,270 12,300 11,290 11,330 11,240 1, , Dover-Foxcrt 7,110 7,080 7,220 6,690 6,650 6, Ellsworth-Br Hrbor 23,750 19,870 23,300 22,810 18,910 22, Frmington 16,960 17,240 16,790 15,930 16,220 15,640 1,030 1,020 1, Fort Kent ,160 4,020 3, , Greenville 1, ,060 1, Houlton 6,640 6,570 6,520 6,280 6,150 6, Jonesport-Milbridge 4,180 4,040 4,150 3,930 3,790 3, Kittery-York5 22,720 23,030 23,030 22,270 22,480 21, , Lewiston-Auburn MSA 55,600 55,400 54,700 53,600 53,500 52,100 2,100 1,900 2, Lincoln-Howlnd 6,280 5,950 6,310 5,630 5,100 5, Mchis-Estport 6,460 6,400 6,310 6,000 6,010 5, Mdwsk , Millinocket-Est Millinocket 4,270 4,230 4,770 3,640 3,550 3, , Norwy-Pris 12,260 12,020 12,320 11,550 11,380 11, Outer Bngor 10,370 10,230 10,160 9,830 9, Ptten-Islnd Flls 1,810 1,820 1,880 1,660 1,620 1, Portlnd MSA 146, , , , , ,400 3,800 3,300 4, Presque Isle-Cribou 22,110 21,400 20,940 21,090 20,490 19,910 1, , Rocklnd 25,470 24,370 25,290 24,790 23,740 24, Rumford 9,710 9,510 9,580 8,950 8, Snford 21,890 21,930 22,980 20,830 20,910 21,070 1,060 1,010 1, Sebgo Lkes Region 15,500 14,120 15,370 14,880 13,560 14, Skowhegn 16, ,540 15, ,110 1,270 1,200 1, Stonington 6,120 6,210 6,150 5,990 6,060 5, Vn Buren 1,440 1,410 1,410 1,370 1,350 1, , Wterville 24,760 24,760 24,600 23,490 23,580 23,130 1,270 1,190 1, MAINE 712, , , , , ,500 28,400 27,100 34, UNITED STATES (000) 148, , , , , ,468 8,616 7,792 9, Civilinlborforce,employed,nd unemployedestimtesre by plce residence.currentmonthestimtesre preliminry;priormonthnd yer-goestimtesre revised Itemsmynotdd due to roundingạll dtexcludemembers thearmed Forces.MSA stndsfor MetropolitnSttisticlAre. 2 Totlemploymentincludesnonfrmwgend slryworkers,griculturlworkers,unpidfmilyworkers,domestics,theselfemployed,ndworkersinvolvedin lbordisputes 3 Peoplere clssifieds unemployed,regrdless theireligibilityfor unemploymentbenefitsor publicssistnce,if theymeet 5 theywere notemployedduringthesurveyweek; 2) theywerevilblefor work t thttime;nd priorfourweeks.personslidf fromtheirformerjobs ndwitingrecllnd thoseexpecting unemployed. The unemploymentrte Kittery-York is is Source:Mine Deprtment clculted by thefive-townmine portion dividingthetotlnumber unemployed by to 3) report ll theymdespecificefforts to the totlcivilinlborforce nd the Portsmouth-RochesterPMSA whichincludestowns Lbor,Lbor MrketInformtion, in in coopertionwiththe US Deprtment Lbor Mrket Informtion to thefollowingcriteri: findemploymentsome timeduringthe job within30 dysneednot be lookingfor work is expresseds bothminend New Hmpshire. Lbor,Bureu percent. Lbor Sttistics. to be counteds

4 Mine Lbor Mrket Digest 3 Civilin Lbor Force, Employed, nd Unemployed by County, Not Sesonlly Adjusted1 AREA CVILIAN LABOR FORCE EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Jun 04 My 04 Jun 03 Jun 04 My 04 Jun 03 Jun 04 My 04 Jun 03 Jun 04 My 04 Jun 03 COUNTY Androscoggin 62,490 62,260 61,570 60,120 60,070 58,590 2,370 2,190 2, % 3.5% 4.8% Aroostook 39,370 38,660 38,020 37,230 36,290 35,660 2,150 2,370 2, Cumberlnd 153, , , , , ,000 4,080 3,570 4, Frnklin 14,200 14,460 14,060 13,370 13,610 13, Hncock 31,870 28,380 31,410 30,730 27,200 30,320 1,140 1,170 1, Kennebec 61,110 60,740 60,690 58,570 58,400 57,670 2,550 2,340 3, Knox 22,720 21,730 22,560 22,110 21,170 21, Lincoln 19,890 18,470 19,600 19,390 17,990 19, Oxford 27,310 26,320 27,230 25,660 24,830 25,290 1,650 1,490 1, Penobscot 81,910 82,320 81,390 77,780 78,230 76,200 4,120 4,100 5, Pisctquis 8,300 8,180 8,400 7,820 7,670 7, Sgdhoc 16,170 15,910 15,870 15,680 15,480 15, Somerset 25,930 25, ,840 23,490 23,870 2,090 1,930 2, Wldo 24,410 24,110 24,260 23,590 23,330 23, , Wshington 16,030 15,770 15,850 14,820 14,640 14,360 1,220 1,130 1, York 107, , , , , ,350 3,340 3,250 5, MAINE 712, , , , , ,500 28,400 27,100 34, UNITED STATES (000) 148, , , , , ,468 8,616 7,792 9, r See pge 2 for footnotes1 through4 nd source. Are Anlyst's Corner Centrl Mine Ken Bridges (207) North/Est Mine Crig Hollnd (207) The Mck Point Crgo Port in Sersport is receiving $2.8 million in federl nd stte grnts to build new wrehouse, which is expected to crete nerly 300 new jobs. The wrehouse will store merchndise tht cn not be stored outdoors. The port fcility recently com pleted $13 million renovtion nd expnsion. Totl spending on long-term development $26 million is expected. New businesses either open, under con struction, or receiving finl pprovl include Chi n Buffet in Skowhegn; Left Bnk Books in Sersmont, Cox's Hrdwre in Sersmont; Strbucks, Tco Bell, Blockbuster Vid eo, nd four other unnmed retil outlets t the Wterville Commons mll in Wterville; nd Dunkin Donuts nd All Pro Soccer nd Sports Club, lso in Wterville. Western Mine Gerrd Dennison (207) All five lbor mrket res in Western Mine experienced slightly higher unemployment rtes in June. June is the month when students look for summer work, nd high school nd college grdutes serch for full-time employment. The lbor force increses, nd, lthough there re ( more jobs, there usully ren't enough for everyone who is looking. As result, the unemployment rte usully goes up in June.*Ed Keiser opened new modulr home mnufcturing plnt in Wterford, clled Wterford Homes. The new plnt employs 30 nd my employ up to 50. Lbor Mrket Informtion Three Dollr Tree Stores opening soon re: t the site the former Ames Deprtment Store t the Airport Mll, in the Twin City Plz in Brew er, nd t the University Mll in Old Town next to Bell's IGA. Bngor Hydro Electric broke ground for their new building on Union Street in Bngor. The Dollr Store will occupy the for mer Rite Aid store t the corner Stte Street nd Brodwy in Bngor. The Nyle Corp. hs plns for new fcility on Prkwy South in Brewer. The fcility will mnufc ture newly designed het pump mde for cold climtes, nd is expected to crete pproximtely 80 new jobs. Southern Mine Pul Trhn (207) After 35 yers, Portlnd is in dnger losing the Portlnd-to- Yrmouth N.S. ferry service.the owners Scoti Prince Cruises re ssessing economic indictors, prticulrly the decrese in pssengers from 165,000 in 2001 to 153,000 in 2003>Kohl's Deprtment Store on Route 1 11 in Biddeford is scheduled to open in October, generting pproximtely 100 new jobs. Applied Therml Sciences Snford nd Technology Systems Wiscsset hve developed lser-weld ing technology pplicble to the shipbuilding industry. The compnies hope to build $20-$50 million fcility nd employ up to 50 people in high-tech mnufcturing nd reserch nd development positions.

5 4 Mine Lbor Mrket Digest Civilin Lbor Force, Employed, nd Unemployed in Mine, Sesonlly Adjusted On thousnds) ITEM Jul Jun My Apr Mr Feb Jn Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Civilin Lbor Force Employed Unemployed UnemploymentRte (%) Seepge2 forfootnotes1 through4 ndsource. Nonfrm Wge nd Slry Employment in Mine, Sesonlly Adjusted1 (in thousnds) INDUSTRY Jul Jun My Apr Mr Feb Jn Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul NonfrmWge nd Slry Employment Construction Mnufcturing Trde,Trnsporttionnd Public Utilities Pressionl nd Business Eductionlnd Helth Leisure nd Hospitlity Government Seefootnotes1nd2 onpge7. 2Thenonfrmwgendslryestimteissesonllydjustedindependently Not supersectors resesonllydjustedṅturl resourcesinformtion, finncil ctivities, ndotherservicesrenotsuitbleforsesonldjustment becusetheyhveverylittlesesonlndirregulrmovement. Source:seepge Mine Unemployment Rte 4.2 Percent ll in 2. July Stte Lbor Commissioner Lur Fortmn nnounced tht the sesonlly-djusted July unemployment rte for Mine ws 4.2 percent, well below the ntionl July rte 5.5 percent. While the July rte for Mine 4.2 percent ws nerly unchnged from 4.1 percent for June, hs dropped by lmost 1 full percentge point from the July 2003 rte 5. percent, representing decline 6,200 in the number unemployed to 29,300 in July "Recent job gins continued in July, with n over-the-month increse 1,400 sesonlly-djusted it nonfrm wge nd slry jobs," sid Commissioner Fortmn. "The lrgest job gins were recorded in eduction nd helth services nd leisure nd hospitlity services." Between July 2003 nd July 2004, sesonlly-djusted nonfrm wge nd slry jobs rose by 5,600 to 61 1,500. Job gins were recorded in retil trde, helth cre nd socil ssistnce, ccommodtion nd food services, other services, construction, nd pressionl nd busi ness services. Prtly fsetting the job gins, there ws loss 3,000 mnufcturing jobs. The July sesonlly-djusted unemployment rte for Mew Hmpshire ws 3.9 percent. The djusted ntionl rte for July ws 5.5 percent, down from 5.6 percent in June nd 6.2 percent in July The not-sesonlly-djusted Mine unemployment rte for Lbor Mrket Informtion July ws 3.5 percent, down from 4.0 percent for June nd 4.4 percent for July The undjusted ntionl rte ws 5.7 percent for July, down from 5.8 percent in June nd 6.3 percent in July Not-sesonlly-djusted July unemployment rtes for Mine counties rnged from 2.0 percent in Lincoln County to 7.4 percent in Somerset County. Mine counties with rtes t or below the sttewide verge 3.5 percent include Lincoln, Knox, Cumberlnd, Sgdhoc, York, Hncock, Wldo, nd Androscoggin. Mine counties with rtes bove the sttewide verge include Kennebec, Penobscot, Pisctquis, Aroostook, Frnklin, Oxford, Wshington, nd Somerset. Not-sesonlly-djusted nonfrm wge nd slry jobs in Mine fell by 2,300 between June nd July to 621,300. Locl government jobs declined by 13,400 due to se sonl reductions nonpressionl employees in locl schools. These declines were lrgely fset by sesonl gins in ccommodtion nd food services, retil trde, nd construction. Between July 2003 nd July 2004, not-sesonlly-d justed nonfrm wge nd slry jobs rose by 4,200. Job gins were recorded in retil trde, helth cre nd socil ssistnce, ccommodtion nd food services, construc tion, nd pressionl nd business services. Losses were* registered primrily in mnufcturing, with the lrgest decline in pper mnufcturing.

6 Mine Lbor Mrket Digest 5 Selected Regulr Unemployment Compenstion Progrm Indictors Key Dt Jun2004 My 2004 Jun2003 Averge Durtion 16.9 Averge Weekly Benefit Amount* $ Exhustees 921 * For totlly unemployedclimnts, excluding dependency llownces $ , $ Weekly Initil Clims Week 7/10 7/3 6/26 6/19 6/12 6/5 5/ ,006 1,038 1,046 1,022 1,040 1,026 Week 7/12 7/5 6/28 6/21 6/14 6/7 5/ ,117 1,204 1,165 1,386 1,121 1,040 1,207 Continued Clims Less Prtils* Jun 2004 My 2004 Jun ,560 8,014 6,866 ' For trieweek includingthe 12th the month. Monthly Unemployment Insurnce Trust Fund Blnce c 6 B E i 4 J JASONDJ FMAMJ Sesonlly djustednotsesonlly djusted I _1 JJASONDJFMAMJ Lbor Mrket Informtion U.S. Consumer Price Index for ll urbn consumers (CPI-U) Item Jun 04 My 04 Jun 03 Dec 03 ( = 100) All Items S oi < B i 1.0 PercentChngefrom PriorMonth +0.3% PercentChngefrom 12 MonthsAgo +3.3% PercentchngefromLst December +2.9% Over-the-Yer Chnge in CPI-U

7 6 Mine Lbor Mrket Digest Nonf rm Wge nd Slry Employment, Not Sesonlly Adjusted (in thousnds) INDUSTRY MAINE PORTLAND MSA LEWISTON-AUBURN MSA Jun04 My 04 Jun03 Jun04 My 04 Jun03 Jun04 My 04 Jun 03 Nonfmi Wge nd Slry Employment Totl Privte Goods Producing Nturl Resources nd Mining Logging Construction Construction Buildings Hevynd Civil EngineeringConstruction * * * * * SpeciltyTrde Contrctors Mnufcturing Durble Goods Wood Product Mnufcturing Computer nd Electronic Product Mfg * * TrnsporttionEquipment Mfg * * * * * Nondurble Goods Lether nd Allied Product Mfg Pper Mnufcturing Service-Providing Trde, Trnsporttion, nd Utilities Wholesle Trde Retil Trde Motor Vehicle nd Prts Delers Food nd BevergeStores * * Generl Merchndise Stores Nonstore Retilers * * * Trnsporttion, Wrehousing, nd Utilities Utilities Trnsporttionnd Wrehousing Informtion Publishing Industries Finncil Activities Finnce nd Insurnce * * * Insurnce Crriers nd ReltedActivities * *- * * Rel Estte nd Rentl nd Lesing * * * * * Pressionl nd Business Pressionl, Scientific, & Technicl Svcs Mgmt. Compnies nd Enterprises * * * * * Admin. & Support & Wste Mgmt. Svcs Eduction nd Helth Eductionl Helth Cre nd Socil Assistnce * * AmbultoryHelth Cre * * *» * Hospitls * * * * Nursing nd Residentil Cre Socil Assistnce Leisure nd Hospitlity Arts, Entertinment, nd Recretion Accommodtion nd Food Accommodtion * * * Food nd Drinking Plces * * * * Other * * * * * Repir nd Mintennce Government M Federl Stte Locl Footnotes:See pge 7 Lbor Mrket Informtion

8 Mine Lbor Mrket Digest 7 Ernings nd Hours Production Workers in Mnufcturing Not Sesonlly Adjusted Industries1 AVERAGE WEEKLY AVERAGE WEEKLY AVERAGE HOURLY ANNUAL AVERAGE AREA AND INDUSTRY EARNINGS HOURS EARNINGS HOURLY EARNINGS Jul 04 Jun 04 Jul 03 Jul 04 Jun 04 Jul 03 Jul 04 Jun 04 Jul STATEWIDE Mnufcturing $16.28 $15.55 $14.71 Durble Goods Nondurble Goods PORTLAND MSA Mnufcturing r Hours worked nd ernings dt re computed bsed on pyrollfigures for the week including the 12th the month for mnufcturing production workers. Averge hourly ernings re clculted on gross bsis, nd include such fctors s premium py for overtimend shift differentil,s well s chnges in bsic hourlynd incentive rtes py.averge weekly ernings re the product weekly hours worked nd hourly ernings. Source: See pge 2. Nonfrm Employment Trend by Sector Jnury July Hours Worked by Mnufcturing Production Workers, Mine2 : SesonllyAdjusted.2 Not SesonllyAdjusted. Footnotes: From pge 6. 1 Nonfrmwgendslryemploymentestimtesincludellfull-ndprt-timewgendslryworkerswhoworkedduringor receivedpyforthepyperiodwhichincludesthe 12th the month.domesticworkersinprivtehouseholds,proprietors, theself-employed,ndunpidfmilyworkersreexcluded.estimtesmesurethenumber jobsbyindustryċurrent month'sestimtesrepreliminry;priormonthndyer-goestimtesrerevised.theseestimtesrebenctimrkedtomrch2003.as mesure relibility, themrch2003benchmrk revisionfortotlnonfrmwgendslryemploymentws.02percentlowerthntheoriginlsmple-bsedestimte. 2 Regulrtechersreincludedinsummermonthswhetheror notspecificllypidinthosemonths. " Wherenemploymentestimteis notentered,eitherthedtis notvilbleinsufficientdetilforpublictionor is nondisclosblebylw. Source:Seepge2. Lbor Mrket Informtion

9 8 Mine Lbor Mrket Digest Privte Employers nd Jobs by Estblishment Size in Mine Mrch, Number Employers Size ,363 24,039 23,801 25,266 25,065 25,966 26,565 26,342 27, ,892 6,772 7,183 7,389 7,460 7,498 7,521 7,779 7, ,225 4,226 4,204 4,427 4,540 4,656 4,762 4, ,196 3,259 3,388 3,521 3,676 3,705 3,746 3,755 3, ^ Totl 37,306 38,929 39,218 41,252 41,419 42,518 43,261 43,351 44,688 Number Jobs Size ,221 32,504 35,313 36,891 37,243 38,422 38,829 38,703 39, ,493 44,906 47,465 48,770 49,194 49,660 49,980 51,541 52, ,628 56,730 56,191 59,187 60,913 62,563 63,852 65,029 65, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,819 61,680 61,827 61,166 63,970 65,429 58,313 56,182 56,073 Totl 419, , , , , , , , ,095 Note: Dt for privte estblishments covered under the Mine Employment Security Lw. See relted grph on pge 1. If you do NOT desire to continue receiving this publiction, check here nd return this cover to the ddress below. If your ddress hs chnged, plese indicte chnge nd return this cover to the ddress below. Mine Deprtment Lbor Lbor Mrket Informtion PRESORTED FIRST CLASS MAIL 19 Union Street August, Mine POSTAGE PAID US DEPT. OF LABOR PERMIT NO. G-12 OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $ RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NftRJIN P. CATHERHOOD LIBRARY INDUS & LABOR RELATIONS SCHOOL CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA. NY l...ll.l..ll l..l.l...ll.l.l l