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Job creation rate in Maine

Job creation rate in Maine was 12.705% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.04 pts from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202312.705%
Change on 2022-3.04 pts
Rank34th of 51US states ranked
Series high19.8291987
Series low10.1582020

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Job creation rate in Maine, 1978 to 2023

10121416182019781985199219992006201320231978: 19.315 %1979: 16.572 %1980: 14.126 %1981: 13.988 %1982: 15.628 %1983: 15.585 %1984: 16.74 %1985: 17.026 %1986: 18.219 %1987: 19.829 %1988: 18.899 %1989: 18.603 %1990: 14.092 %1991: 12.442 %1992: 14.015 %1993: 16.187 %1994: 14.393 %1995: 14.612 %1996: 13.55 %1997: 15.207 %1998: 14.55 %1999: 14.654 %2000: 15.016 %2001: 13.915 %2002: 14.183 %2003: 14.036 %2004: 12.44 %2005: 12.501 %2006: 13.136 %2007: 13.259 %2008: 13.02 %2009: 10.323 %2010: 10.514 %2011: 11.09 %2012: 11.773 %2013: 11.169 %2014: 11.508 %2015: 11.746 %2016: 11.278 %2017: 11.594 %2018: 11.046 %2019: 10.899 %2020: 10.158 %2021: 11.625 %2022: 15.743 %2023: 12.705 %1012.51517.52019781994201020231978: 19.315 %1979: 16.572 %1980: 14.126 %1981: 13.988 %1982: 15.628 %1983: 15.585 %1984: 16.74 %1985: 17.026 %1986: 18.219 %1987: 19.829 %1988: 18.899 %1989: 18.603 %1990: 14.092 %1991: 12.442 %1992: 14.015 %1993: 16.187 %1994: 14.393 %1995: 14.612 %1996: 13.55 %1997: 15.207 %1998: 14.55 %1999: 14.654 %2000: 15.016 %2001: 13.915 %2002: 14.183 %2003: 14.036 %2004: 12.44 %2005: 12.501 %2006: 13.136 %2007: 13.259 %2008: 13.02 %2009: 10.323 %2010: 10.514 %2011: 11.09 %2012: 11.773 %2013: 11.169 %2014: 11.508 %2015: 11.746 %2016: 11.278 %2017: 11.594 %2018: 11.046 %2019: 10.899 %2020: 10.158 %2021: 11.625 %2022: 15.743 %2023: 12.705 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Period%
202312.705
202215.743
202111.625
202010.158
201910.899
201811.046
201711.594
201611.278
201511.746
201411.508
201311.169
201211.773
201111.09
201010.514
200910.323
200813.02
200713.259
200613.136
200512.501
200412.44
200314.036
200214.183
200113.915
200015.016
199914.654
199814.55
199715.207
199613.55
199514.612
199414.393
199316.187
199214.015
199112.442
199014.092
198918.603
198818.899
198719.829
198618.219
198517.026
198416.74
198315.585
198215.628
198113.988
198014.126
197916.572
197819.315

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maine12.705
United States13.592

Maine compared with nearby places

Alabama: 12.414 %Alaska: 14.239 %Arizona: 15.155 %Arkansas: 11.798 %California: 13.493 %Colorado: 15.213 %Connecticut: 13.564 %Delaware: 17.764 %District of Columbia: 13.984 %Florida: 14.928 %Georgia: 14.24 %Hawaii: 12.134 %Idaho: 13.595 %Illinois: 12.927 %Indiana: 12.334 %Iowa: 12.822 %Kansas: 12.712 %Kentucky: 12.455 %Louisiana: 13.227 %Maine: 12.705 %Maryland: 12.407 %Massachusetts: 12.388 %Michigan: 13.019 %Minnesota: 12.105 %Mississippi: 12.228 %Missouri: 13.065 %Montana: 13.342 %Nebraska: 13.046 %Nevada: 15.227 %New Hampshire: 11.048 %New Jersey: 13.584 %New Mexico: 12.698 %New York: 13.982 %North Carolina: 13.59 %North Dakota: 12.599 %Ohio: 13.043 %Oklahoma: 12.905 %Oregon: 13.268 %Pennsylvania: 12.079 %Rhode Island: 11.59 %South Carolina: 13.441 %South Dakota: 13.025 %Tennessee: 14.717 %Texas: 15.24 %Utah: 14.58 %Vermont: 10.88 %Virginia: 13.375 %Washington: 14.602 %West Virginia: 12.388 %Wisconsin: 12.061 %Wyoming: 14.589 %
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Job creation rate, 2023, %. Maine is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Job creation rate, Maine, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, Maine, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/maine. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Job creation rate, Maine, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/maine.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, Maine, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Job creation rate, Maine, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the job creation rate in Maine?

Job creation rate in Maine was 12.705% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.04 pts from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest job creation rate in Maine?

19.829% in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job creation rate elsewhere in United States

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