Maine state prices & labor vs the US
Where Maine sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.40
AAA · 2026-10-02 · +0.2% vs US
Residential electricity
32.41¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +15.8% YoY · +77.0% vs US
Industrial electricity
13.94¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · −11.3% YoY · +42.7% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,388
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · — YoY · −15.1% vs US
Unemployment rate
3.2%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.1pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.