Maine Industrial Jobs Remain Steady Over Year According to Industrial Directory
EVANSTON, Ill., Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial employment in Maine remained steady over the past year according to the 2011 Maine Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI reports Maine lost just 613 manufacturing jobs between December 2009 and December 2010, a much smaller decline than reported in previous years' surveys.
Manufacturers' News reports Maine is now home to 2,298 manufacturers employing 68,483 workers.
"Maine's industrial sectors continue to be affected by the housing bust and the recession," says Tom Dubin, President of the Evanston, IL-based publishing company, which has been surveying industry since 1912. "However, we're definitely seeing fewer job losses than we did a year ago and the recovery seems to have taken hold."
Bright spots for the state included the expansions of Scott's Miracle-Gro mulch and fertilizer plant, LaBree's baked goods facility in Old Town; Old Town Canoe; Bigelow Center for Blue Biotechnology in East Boothbay, and Marlow Yachts' proposal to buy a boat building school in Eastport and expand it into a yacht-building facility.
MNI reports transportation equipment remains the state's largest sector by industrial employment with 9,653 jobs, virtually unchanged over the year. Second-ranked food products accounts for 7,633 manufacturing jobs, down 2.2% over the twelve-month period, following the closures of Oak Island Seafood in Rockland and a Bumble Bee sardine cannery in Prospect Harbor, among others. Paper products saw no significant change in employment, and ranks third at 7,089 jobs.
Sectors that lost jobs over the year included rubber/plastics, down 7.5%; industrial machinery and equipment down 7%; textiles/apparel down 5.9%; and lumber/wood down 5.9%. Jobs remained steady in electronics, while gains were seen in primary metals, up 15%; chemicals up 6.6% and fabricated metals up 4.3%.
MNI's city data shows Portland is Maine's top city for manufacturing employment, home to 5,146 jobs, up 1.7% over the year. Second-ranked Bath accounts for 5,080 jobs, with no significant change reported over the year. Industrial employment in Auburn fell 4.2%, with the third-ranked city home to 3,136 jobs. Westbrook saw a 5.2% increase in manufacturing employment, home to 3,024 jobs, while fifth-ranked Lewiston accounts for 2,665 jobs, virtually unchanged from a year ago.
Detailed profiles of Maine's 2,298 manufacturers and 456 industrial distributors can be found in the 2011 Maine Manufacturers Register, available in print for $87 and on CD-ROM from $119. Each profile provides up to 30 facts, including vital contact information (phone, web, e-mail), 7,411 executives by name and title, product(s) manufactured, annual sales, number of employees, and more. Visitors to mnileads.com may generate custom profiles of manufacturers using thirteen different criteria, including area or zip code, county, SIC, sales volume, number of employees, and more.
Manufacturers' News, Inc., publisher of manufacturers' directories since 1912, compiles and produces manufacturing guides, statistics and databases for all 50 states. MNI also maintains IndustryNet.com, an industrial search engine designed specifically for locating manufacturers and suppliers nationwide. For more information, contact Manufacturers' News, Inc., 1633 Central St., Evanston, IL, 60201, 847-864-7000, FAX 847-332-1100.
SOURCE Manufacturers' News, Inc.
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