Cumberland County, ME
FIPS 23005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Cumberland County had an annual average of 192,475 jobs across 18,209 establishments, paying $13.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
192,475
+1.7% YoY
Establishments
18,209
Total Wages
$13.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$71,351
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 15,233 | 385 | $1,205 | $912.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 14,841 | 1,002 | $1,719 | $1,319.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 14,386 | 971 | $645 | $482.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 14,299 | 4,296 | $2,668 | $1,593.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 8,180 | 192 | $967 | $384.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 7,811 | 901 | $1,104 | $432.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 7,362 | 880 | $2,295 | $878.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 6,182 | 919 | $1,430 | $459.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 5,755 | 291 | $2,195 | $656.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,330 | 173 | $633 | $175.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,712 | 524 | $2,019 | $389.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,326 | 162 | $772 | $133.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,305 | 282 | $2,409 | $396.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,294 | 373 | $664 | $113.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,240 | 281 | $1,579 | $266.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,133 | 194 | $675 | $105.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,943 | 62 | $609 | $93.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,626 | 142 | $1,387 | $189.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,502 | 36 | $2,192 | $285.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,446 | 480 | $1,555 | $197.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,286 | 40 | $2,623 | $191.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,181 | 106 | $906 | $102.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,108 | 345 | $847 | $92.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,901 | 241 | $1,470 | $108.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,817 | 21 | $1,026 | $97.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,798 | 153 | $599 | $56.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,675 | 76 | $1,030 | $89.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,626 | 299 | $1,293 | $108.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,465 | 21 | $1,849 | $140.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,418 | 142 | $906 | $66.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,399 | 34 | $2,566 | $78.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,180 | 40 | $1,489 | $91.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,145 | 135 | $1,071 | $63.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,131 | 235 | $4,384 | $257.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,112 | 69 | $1,665 | $72.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,074 | 125 | $1,006 | $56.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,043 | 96 | $1,458 | $79.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 993 | 64 | $1,376 | $71.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 981 | 343 | $2,280 | $116.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 978 | 121 | $788 | $40.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 967 | 40 | $1,629 | $81.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 871 | 65 | $1,630 | $63.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 837 | 27 | $1,150 | $50.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 753 | 46 | $1,034 | $40.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 707 | 137 | $912 | $33.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 701 | 29 | $1,065 | $33.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 668 | 29 | $2,780 | $77.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 541 | 15 | $1,240 | $32.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 517 | 12 | $1,183 | $31.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 491 | 32 | $1,347 | $34.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 467 | 50 | $1,086 | $26.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 464 | 17 | $2,060 | $42.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 431 | 9 | $2,323 | $26.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 404 | 119 | $2,331 | $48.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 373 | 19 | $1,617 | $31.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 367 | 406 | $804 | $15.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 350 | 6 | $1,135 | $18.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 323 | 15 | $1,499 | $25.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 296 | 16 | $1,225 | $18.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 258 | 41 | $1,278 | $17.1M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 251 | 6 | $1,047 | $13.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 230 | 5 | $1,272 | $15.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 227 | 13 | $2,081 | $10.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 220 | 10 | $1,232 | $14.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 210 | 116 | $2,268 | $24.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 206 | 20 | $935 | $10.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 199 | 21 | $839 | $8.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 189 | 83 | $937 | $9.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 171 | 22 | $1,272 | $11.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 160 | 9 | $765 | $6.4M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 102 | 16 | $689 | $3.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 86 | 5 | $1,984 | $8.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 65 | 4 | $1,215 | $4.1M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 62 | 6 | $1,005 | $3.2M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 53 | 63 | $796 | $2.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 48 | 20 | $1,104 | $2.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 41 | 4 | $1,849 | $3.8M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 11 | 9 | $1,601 | $0.9M |
| 482 | NAICS 482 | 8 | 1 | $1,479 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,090
jobs · $95,635 avg pay
State Government
3,796
jobs · $60,399 avg pay
Local Government
14,270
jobs · $58,647 avg pay
Private
172,319
jobs · $72,350 avg pay
ME Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.1%
April 2026
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