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The Local Labor Market
Labor Force Composition by Occupation, 1990
Occupation | # of Persons | Percentage |
Professional Specialty |
189 |
21.4 |
Administrative Support, including Clerical |
123 |
13.9 |
Service, except Protective & Household |
117 |
13.2 |
Executive, Administrative, & Managerial |
124 |
14.0 |
Sales |
108 |
12.2 |
Precision Production, Craft, & Repair |
70 |
7.9 |
Technicians & Related Support |
38 |
4.3 |
Machine Operators, Assemblers, & Inspectors |
34 |
3.8 |
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, & Laborers |
26 |
2.9 |
Transportation/Material Moving |
26 |
2.9 |
Protective Service |
19 |
2.1 |
Farming, Forestry, & Fishing |
10 |
1.1 |
Total |
884 |
100.00 |
Average Wages of Selected Occupations, The Bangor Area, 1995
Occupation | Hourly Wage |
Nurse/RN |
$19.91 |
Electronics Technician |
$15.71 |
Machinist |
$14.56 |
Millwright |
$12.57 |
Tractor Trailer Driver |
$11.10 |
Computer Operator |
$10.33 |
Technical Secretary |
$9.54 |
Assistant Manager, Retail |
$8.44 |
Clerk, Office |
$8.19 |
Retail Salesperson |
$7.04 |
Dishwasher |
$5.99 |
Waitperson |
$3.29 |
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Over the long-run, the number of Veazie residents employed in the area has grown. However, the number of Veazie residents counted as in the labor force - either employed or looking for work - has grown sometimes at a faster rate. Recent increases in the unemployment rate reflects an expansion in the labor force at a slightly higher rate than the expansion in the number of Veazie residents employed.
• In 1985, there were 609 persons counted as employed in Veazie. By 1994, this number had grown to 842 persons. This represented a rate of growth of approximately 40 percent.
• For the State of Maine, where the unemployment rate was consistently higher than the local rate, there were 522,000 persons employed in 1985 and 567,000 persons employed in 1994.
• Most of the residents of Veazie who were employed in 1990 found themselves working either in the service sector or in retail-oriented occupations. This was in keeping with the types of employment found throughout the area as well as across the United States
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