Portland, ME jobs, layoffs and employers

176 open professional jobs in Portland. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Portland is in Cumberland County.

Jobs in Portland

Procurement Specialist: Vendor Relations & POsCalista
System Administrator - Portland, MES.J. Rollins Technologies
Inside Sales Representative 2WEX
Donor Communications & Events CoordinatorMaine Tasting Center
Senior Client Service Associate- White Pine Wealth ManagementHighTower Advisors
Wealth Client Services AssociateSpringborn Staffing
Senior AI Product Manager (AI Builder)WEX
Dean of the College of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Maine
State Director - Maine Small Business Development CenterUniversity of Maine
Director of Academic Administration and Student ServicesUniversity of Maine

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Employers hiring most in Portland

BerryDunn13 open roles
Unum Group13 open roles
Springborn Staffing11 open roles
Forerunner8 open roles
Consigli Construction5 open roles
Marsh McLennan5 open roles
The Standard5 open roles
Esri4 open roles
Sinclair4 open roles
Tailwind Airport Concession4 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Portland

Martin's Point Health Care1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Portland layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
202
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Portland, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 4, 2026	Host International, Inc.	Portland	102	—	State record
Jun 2, 2026	SP+ Parking	Portland	100	—	State record
Dec 10, 2025	Charter Communications	Portland	—	—	State record

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Colleges in Portland

Colleges in Portland
College	Type	Students
University of Southern Maine	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Maine College of Art & Design	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Portland. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Coastal Counties Workforce Board
Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York

Greater Portland CareerCenter
Portland · Comprehensive · 207-623-7981
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Cumberland County economy

2.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.5% the month before
179,944
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
305,940
people in Cumberland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$92,983
median household income
Source: Census ACS
52%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: WARN notices from Maine’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.