W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 9 M A R C H 8 , 2 0 2 1
F O C U S M A N U FAC T U RI N G
BUSINESSES ACROSS
THE STATE ARE SAVING
ON LIGHTING COSTS BY
SWITCHING TO LEDs.
EFFICIENCYMAINE.COM
866-376-2463
"Saving approximately $2,000 a year
on lighting costs is a big deal for a
small business like ours."
Jayne Hamaty, Co-owner
MAINE STREET GRAPHICS, BRIDGTON
- Save on lighting costs
- Achieve better quality of light
- Enhance customer experience
-
Lower maintenance costs
M
aine's manufacturing workforce
declined last year along with the
rest of the civilian workforce. While the
manufacturing workforce gained some
ground after the Great Recession of
2008–09, even at its 10-year peak in
2019, the number of manufacturing
jobs was substantially off from 2001.
Legacy industries like paper mills are
partly responsible for the decline in
the overall manufacturing workforce,
but increased mechanization and com-
puterization has allowed many shops
to increase productivity while reducing
the workforce.
F O C U S S TA R T S O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E
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S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
MANUFACTURING JOBS IN MAINE, 2001–2020
40K
45K
50K
55K
60K
65K
70K
75K
2020 '19 '18 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08 '07 '06 '05 '04 '03 '02 2001
70,300
2001
50,100
2013
53,700
2019
