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The Local Labor Market
Labor Force Composition by Occupation, 1990 Occupation | # of Persons | Percentage |
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| | | Administrative Support, including Clerical | | | Service, except Protective & Household | | | Executive, Administrative, & Managerial | | | | | | Precision Production, Craft, & Repair | | | Technicians & Related Support | | | Machine Operators, Assemblers, & Inspectors | | | Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, & Laborers | | | Transportation/Material Moving | | | | | | Farming, Forestry, & Fishing | | | | | |
Average Wages of Selected Occupations, The Bangor Area, 1995 Occupation | Hourly Wage |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Assistant Manager, Retail | | | | | | | | | |
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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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