Lincoln County, ME
FIPS 23015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lincoln County had an annual average of 11,251 jobs across 1,797 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
11,251
-1.1% YoY
Establishments
1,797
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,241
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | — | $627 | $0.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,214 | 36 | $973 | $58.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 980 | 122 | $624 | $31.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 698 | 33 | $607 | $22.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 550 | 58 | $1,427 | $40.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 454 | 142 | $1,100 | $26.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 440 | 245 | $1,665 | $38.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 377 | 14 | $891 | $17.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 375 | 93 | $1,099 | $21.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 362 | 46 | $977 | $18.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 308 | 27 | $849 | $13.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 291 | 100 | $1,127 | $17.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 264 | 26 | $1,442 | $19.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 241 | 15 | $911 | $11.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 213 | 17 | $616 | $6.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 209 | 27 | $876 | $8.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 198 | 20 | $747 | $7.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 188 | 17 | $1,110 | $10.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 182 | 74 | $2,324 | $22.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 173 | 61 | $653 | $5.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 157 | 13 | $1,432 | $11.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 137 | 24 | $1,358 | $9.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 134 | 36 | $1,043 | $7.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 132 | 13 | $905 | $6.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 118 | 13 | $1,196 | $7.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 117 | 7 | $1,190 | $7.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 104 | 1 | $1,362 | $7.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 101 | 14 | $652 | $3.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 85 | 24 | $829 | $3.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 82 | 6 | $1,037 | $4.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 75 | 25 | $1,225 | $4.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 70 | 26 | $667 | $2.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 68 | 16 | $898 | $3.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 63 | 13 | $1,756 | $5.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 60 | 6 | $858 | $2.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 57 | 15 | $1,809 | $5.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 50 | 18 | $1,092 | $2.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 50 | 7 | $840 | $2.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 48 | 14 | $446 | $1.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 47 | 26 | $1,066 | $2.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 37 | 4 | $714 | $1.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 37 | 8 | $618 | $1.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 30 | 2 | $651 | $1.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 30 | 20 | $1,471 | $2.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 30 | 4 | $1,030 | $1.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 28 | 5 | $1,594 | $2.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 21 | 4 | $666 | $0.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 6 | 5 | $3,116 | $1.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6 | 2 | $1,305 | $0.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2 | 1 | $591 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
75
jobs · $63,697 avg pay
State Government
140
jobs · $63,248 avg pay
Local Government
1,431
jobs · $50,283 avg pay
Private
9,605
jobs · $53,450 avg pay
ME Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.1%
April 2026
Other ME Counties
The largest counties in ME by total employment.
- Cumberland County 192,475 jobs
- York County 79,378 jobs
- Penobscot County 71,984 jobs
- Kennebec County 62,487 jobs
- Androscoggin County 48,676 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 28,696 jobs
- Aroostook County 26,000 jobs
- Hancock County 23,631 jobs