MAINE, USA — The unemployment rate in Maine remained low in November, and has dipped by nearly a percentage point over the course of the year.
The Maine Department of Labor said the preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.8% in November was unchanged from October and down from 3.5% a year ago. The state’s unemployment rate has been less than 4% for nearly four years.
Maine’s unemployment rate was less than the U.S. average of 3.5%, which was about the same as the nationwide rate was in October. The New England rate also held steady at 3.1%, with no state having an unemployment rate higher than 3.7%.
The number of unemployed people has decreased by 5,000 over the course of the year to 19,400, Maine labor officials said.
