Unemployment rose slightly last month in Maine’s three major urban areas.
Bangor had the biggest rise, from 3.2 percent in April to 3.6 percent in May. Lewiston-Auburn unemployment went from 3 percent to 3.2 percent last month. Greater Portland’s jobless rate also rose two-tenths of a percent from 2.5 percent in April to 2.7 percent in May.
All three metro areas continue to track below the statewide unemployment rate, which was 3.9 percent in May. And joblessness was slightly lower in all three urban areas last month than it was a year ago in May.
