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Employed residents in Lewiston, ME

Employed residents in Lewiston, ME was 16,818 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 11 cities in 2025.

2025, persons16,818
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank2nd of 11Cities in Maine ranked
Series high20,4651999
Series low16,0152020

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Employed residents in Lewiston, ME, 1990 to 2025

16K17K18K19K20K21K19901996200220082014202020251990: 19,446 persons1991: 18,820 persons1992: 18,549 persons1993: 18,718 persons1994: 18,675 persons1995: 19,368 persons1996: 19,373 persons1997: 19,369 persons1998: 19,715 persons1999: 20,465 persons2000: 17,290 persons2001: 16,948 persons2002: 16,960 persons2003: 16,805 persons2004: 16,757 persons2005: 16,861 persons2006: 17,094 persons2007: 17,138 persons2008: 16,958 persons2009: 16,340 persons2010: 16,018 persons2011: 16,139 persons2012: 16,261 persons2013: 16,417 persons2014: 16,543 persons2015: 16,480 persons2016: 16,787 persons2017: 16,894 persons2018: 16,854 persons2019: 16,853 persons2020: 16,015 persons2021: 16,587 persons2022: 16,492 persons2023: 16,627 persons2024: 16,725 persons2025: 16,818 persons16K18K20K22K19902002201420251990: 19,446 persons1991: 18,820 persons1992: 18,549 persons1993: 18,718 persons1994: 18,675 persons1995: 19,368 persons1996: 19,373 persons1997: 19,369 persons1998: 19,715 persons1999: 20,465 persons2000: 17,290 persons2001: 16,948 persons2002: 16,960 persons2003: 16,805 persons2004: 16,757 persons2005: 16,861 persons2006: 17,094 persons2007: 17,138 persons2008: 16,958 persons2009: 16,340 persons2010: 16,018 persons2011: 16,139 persons2012: 16,261 persons2013: 16,417 persons2014: 16,543 persons2015: 16,480 persons2016: 16,787 persons2017: 16,894 persons2018: 16,854 persons2019: 16,853 persons2020: 16,015 persons2021: 16,587 persons2022: 16,492 persons2023: 16,627 persons2024: 16,725 persons2025: 16,818 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202516,818
202416,725
202316,627
202216,492
202116,587
202016,015
201916,853
201816,854
201716,894
201616,787
201516,480
201416,543
201316,417
201216,261
201116,139
201016,018
200916,340
200816,958
200717,138
200617,094
200516,861
200416,757
200316,805
200216,960
200116,948
200017,290
199920,465
199819,715
199719,369
199619,373
199519,368
199418,675
199318,718
199218,549
199118,820
199019,446

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Lewiston, ME, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Lewiston, ME, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/lewiston-me. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Lewiston, ME, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/lewiston-me.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Lewiston, ME, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/lewiston-me (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Lewiston, ME?

Employed residents in Lewiston, ME was 16,818 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 11 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Lewiston, ME?

20,465 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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