W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 9
Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine
Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E
Degree attainment among residents
age 25 and over, 2023
S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Median earnings by educational attainment
for residents age 25 and over, 2023
1
Job openings as a percent of employment
Seasonally adjusted
Hires and total separations in Maine
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
1 In 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars.
S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
S O U R C E : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
S O U R C E : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployed persons per job opening
Seasonally adjusted
Quits, layoffs, and discharges in Maine
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
S O U R C E : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
35%
7%
70 9%
$75K
$85K
$80K
$65K
$55K
$45K
$35K
$25K
$15K
$70K
$60K
$50K
$40K
$30K
$20K
$10K
$5K
25%
5%
50
30%
6%
60
8%
15%
3%
30
20%
4%
40
10%
2%
20
5%
1%
10
0%
0% 0
60
50
30
40
20
10
0
$0
No high school
diploma
High school
diploma
Some college,
no degree
Associate
degree
Bachelor's
degree
Graduate
degree
April
2019
October April
2020
October April
2021
October April
2022
October April
2023
April
2019
October April
2020
October April
2021
October April
2022
October April
2023
April
2019
October April
2020
October April
2021
October April
2022
October April
2023
Graduate degree Bachelor's degree Some college /
associate's
High school
diploma
No high school
diploma
3.3% $83.0K $52.5K $65.7K $46.3K $41.6K 18.0% 10.5% 29.4% 23.2% 13.7% 5.6% $66.6K $38.1K $50.3K $32.5K $23.2K 18.4% 8.8% 25.9% 21.8% 14.3%
Maine U.S.
Men Women
0.8 and higher
0.6 – 0.7
0.4 – 0.5
0.3 and lower
S O U R C E : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maine U.S.
Hires Separations
Quits Layoffs & discharges
