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S P R I N G 2 0 2 2 / W O R K F O R M E 59 50% 70k 40% 65k 50k 70k 60k 30% 55k 30k 60k 40k 20% 50k 20k 10% 45k 10k $64K $8K $16K $24K $40K $48K $56K $32K 0% 40k 0 0% M a n u fa c t u r i n g j o b o p e n i n g s S O U R C E : Survey from the 2018 Manufacturing Summit S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis No job openings: 22% 1–5: 48% 6–10: 11% 11–20: 8% 20–50: 14% 50 plus: 5% 2019 Maine per capita income: $32,637 Maine minimum wage: $25,272 Average manufacturing wage: $54,900 wage: $62,500 Av e r a g e M a n u fa c t u r i n g w a g e s i n M a i n e From the 2018 Manufacturing Summit, a survey of companies showed a majority of respondants had one or more job openings. W a g e s / e m p l o y m e n t After pandemic shutdowns, the industry is poised for a comeback. M a i n e ' s m a n u fa c t u r i n g w o r k f o r c e , 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 2 0 S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics 70,300 55,600 50,100 70,500 34,800 53,700 57,000 49,200 92,500 ( 1 9 9 4 ) 46,200 ( 1 9 9 0 ) Maine's economic future was thrown into uncertainty with the pandemic, but employers are once again hiring. Here's a look at yearly data, wages and employment numbers, which have shown solid gains over 10 years. Wage / Employment data C O N T I N U E D O N F O L LO W I N G PAG E » S O U R C E : Maine Department of Labor M a i n e ' s H o s p i ta l i t y a n d l e i s u r e w o r k f o r c e , 2 0 0 1 – M a r c h 2 0 2 1 Average aerospace manufacturers 2001 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 2020 2001 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 04/20 12/20 03/21 After years of decline, manufacturing in Maine was in a modest upswing before the pandemic hit.