Hancock County, ME

FIPS 23009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Hancock County had an annual average of 23,631 jobs across 2,980 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

23,631

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

2,980

Total Wages

$1.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,780

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Hancock County, ME, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 — —
722 NAICS 722 2,463 240 $697 $89.3M
611 NAICS 611 2,449 87 $1,416 $122.1M
541 NAICS 541 2,102 328 $2,753 $192.9M
721 NAICS 721 1,312 128 $821 $56.0M
238 NAICS 238 1,013 195 $1,104 $58.1M
622 NAICS 622 992 3 $1,546 $79.8M
445 NAICS 445 967 47 $587 $29.5M
621 NAICS 621 787 115 $1,529 $54.0M
236 NAICS 236 674 146 $1,116 $39.1M
561 NAICS 561 587 145 $854 $26.1M
624 NAICS 624 569 63 $645 $19.1M
921 NAICS 921 569 35 $840 $24.8M
455 NAICS 455 546 15 $655 $16.9M
444 NAICS 444 503 25 $896 $23.4M
457 NAICS 457 481 50 $814 $20.4M
623 NAICS 623 460 18 $931 $22.3M
813 NAICS 813 403 32 $824 $17.3M
713 NAICS 713 396 59 $790 $15.9M
441 NAICS 441 395 34 $1,080 $22.2M
336 NAICS 336 358 16 $1,173 $21.9M
459 NAICS 459 357 81 $642 $11.9M
522 NAICS 522 322 39 $1,472 $24.7M
112 NAICS 112 317 11 $1,035 $17.1M
811 NAICS 811 291 68 $1,041 $15.8M
424 NAICS 424 282 49 $1,064 $15.6M
712 NAICS 712 269 13 $1,281 $15.6M
814 NAICS 814 263 106 $1,281 $17.5M
531 NAICS 531 188 78 $1,013 $9.9M
311 NAICS 311 178 24 $734 $6.8M
551 NAICS 551 166 87 $2,190 $18.9M
449 NAICS 449 155 20 $945 $7.6M
812 NAICS 812 153 39 $743 $5.9M
485 NAICS 485 142 9 $794 $5.5M
237 NAICS 237 141 21 $1,379 $10.1M
922 NAICS 922 132 9 $1,403 $9.3M
456 NAICS 456 129 16 $822 $5.5M
484 NAICS 484 126 28 $1,297 $8.5M
513 NAICS 513 125 26 $955 $6.2M
491 NAICS 491 119 37 $1,193 $7.4M
487 NAICS 487 116 16 $950 $5.7M
532 NAICS 532 110 16 $992 $5.7M
111 NAICS 111 108 16 $738 $4.2M
524 NAICS 524 104 19 $1,412 $7.6M
114 NAICS 114 100 130 $1,048 $5.4M
458 NAICS 458 99 27 $692 $3.6M
312 NAICS 312 85 6 $762 $3.4M
221 NAICS 221 83 14 $2,080 $8.0M
423 NAICS 423 82 26 $1,550 $6.6M
519 NAICS 519 76 8 $714 $2.5M
562 NAICS 562 66 14 $951 $2.8M
924 NAICS 924 65 4 $1,752 $5.1M
711 NAICS 711 49 24 $991 $2.5M
923 NAICS 923 47 1 $1,462 $3.6M
517 NAICS 517 46 4 $1,730 $4.2M
493 NAICS 493 38 3 $1,383 $2.7M
926 NAICS 926 37 6 $1,180 $2.2M
332 NAICS 332 33 6 $952 $1.6M
488 NAICS 488 33 6 $911 $1.6M
323 NAICS 323 32 6 $767 $1.3M
113 NAICS 113 30 8 $974 $1.5M
523 NAICS 523 27 13 $2,133 $3.0M
327 NAICS 327 22 6 $997 $1.2M
483 NAICS 483 16 3 $758 $0.7M
928 NAICS 928 8 2 $2,244 $1.0M
314 NAICS 314 6 4 $595 $0.2M
425 NAICS 425 4 6 $2,278 $0.4M
337 NAICS 337 4 4 $1,047 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 3 1 $1,200 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

350

jobs · $67,356 avg pay

State Government

387

jobs · $72,583 avg pay

Local Government

2,621

jobs · $47,162 avg pay

Private

20,273

jobs · $54,042 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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