Six County Coastal WIA
ME · 6 counties · 143 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 9,455
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 57.6%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $7,110
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 9.1%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 3,769 | 68.4% | $5,329 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| PY2024Q2 | 9,012 | 57.6% | $7,042 | 8.8% | -22.6% |
| PY2024Q3 | 9,455 | 57.6% | $7,110 | 9.1% | -22.6% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $9,453
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $7,314
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -22.6%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 2,212
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 42
- Under 25
- 9.2%
- 25-44
- 46.3%
- 45+
- 44.5%
- Male
- 52.8%
- Female
- 46.0%
86.0% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Healthcare | 634 |
| Administrative Services | 529 |
| Hospitality & Food | 383 |
| Retail Trade | 256 |
| Retail Trade | 196 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 143
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 1,668
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 137
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 1,366
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pride Manufacturing -gathr Outdoors | Burnham | 115 | 2026-01-13 | |
| Charter Communications | Portland | 176 | 2025-12-10 | |
| Charter Communications | Portland | — | 2025-12-10 | |
| Knox County Jail | Rockland | — | 2025-11-21 | |
| Knox County Jail | Rockland | 19 | 2025-11-21 | |
| Sproul’s Furniture Store | Newcastle | 5 | 2025-11-21 | |
| Sweetgrass Winery, | Union | 2 | 2025-09-15 | |
| Sweetgrass Winery, | Union | 2 | 2025-09-15 | |
| Immigrants welcome center | Portland | — | 2025-06-06 | |
| Immigrants welcome center | Portland | 15 | 2025-06-06 | |
| ASK for Homecare | South Thomaston | — | 2025-05-19 | |
| ASK for Homecare | South Thomaston | 10 | 2025-05-19 | |
| Trans Axle | Westbrook | — | 2025-05-16 | |
| Trans Axle | Westbrook | 18 | 2025-05-16 | |
| US Cellular | Washington | 20 | 2025-04-07 | |
| US Cellular | Washington | — | 2025-04-07 | |
| Sonoco Products | Scarborough | 67 | 2025-03-13 | |
| Sonoco Products | Scarborough | — | 2025-03-13 | |
| Sierra Peaks | Rockland | — | 2025-03-03 | |
| Sierra Peaks | Rockland | 11 | 2025-03-03 | |
| Paradigm Windows | Portland | — | 2025-01-27 | |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | South Portland | — | 2025-01-22 | |
| Wayside Publishing | Freeport | 10 | 2025-01-16 | |
| Pineland Farms | New Gloucester | 8 | 2025-01-10 | |
| Brunswick Home and Garden | Brunswick | — | 2024-11-29 | |
| TEGNA DBA News Center Maine | Portland | — | 2024-11-20 | |
| Vickie's Veggie Table | Biddeford | — | 2024-10-29 | |
| Big Lots Stores, Inc. | Brunswick | — | 2024-10-17 | |
| Slab Sicilian Street Food | Portland | 20 | 2024-10-03 | |
| Schooner Landing | Damariscotta | — | 2024-09-02 | |
| Joshua's Tavern | Brunswick | — | 2024-08-25 | |
| Maiz | Brunswick | — | 2024-08-19 | |
| Paradigm Windows | Portland | — | 2024-08-09 | |
| Big Lots Stores, Inc. | Portland | — | 2024-08-05 | |
| Onsemi | South Portland | — | 2024-06-13 | |
| Weatherernd Estate Furniture | Rockland | — | 2024-05-06 | |
| AMS LLC dba Gagne Foods | Bath | — | 2024-04-30 | |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | South Portland | 35 | 2024-04-26 | |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | South Portland | — | 2024-04-26 | |
| Parker Hannifin | Kittery | — | 2024-04-22 | |
| Foulmouthed Brewing | South Portland | — | 2024-04-11 | |
| Little Learners Child Care | Rockport | — | 2024-04-01 | |
| Royal River Heatpumps | Freeport | — | 2024-02-05 | |
| Silvex | Westbrook | — | 2024-01-29 | |
| Blushift Aerospace | Brunswick | — | 2024-01-26 | |
| Solo Cucina Market | South Portland | — | 2024-01-22 | |
| Waterfront Restaurant | Camden | — | 2024-01-16 | |
| Weatherend Estate Furniture | Rockland | — | 2024-01-16 | |
| Pet Quarters- Rockland | Rockland | — | 2024-01-08 | |
| Johanson Boatworks | Rockland | — | 2023-12-12 |
Showing 50 most recent of 143 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
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Data Sources
Retraining outcomes: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Performance Records Public Use File (PY 2024 Q3). Layoff notices: WARN Act filings collected by WARNTracker.com. Board geography: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD LODES Geography Crosswalk.
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