Oxford County, ME
FIPS 23017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Oxford County had an annual average of 17,010 jobs across 1,840 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
17,010
-0.5% YoY
Establishments
1,840
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,807
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 | 2,356 | 60 | $1,006 | $108.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,118 | 104 | $497 | $28.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,010 | 52 | $739 | $38.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 704 | 21 | $917 | $30.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 648 | 27 | $676 | $22.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 647 | 158 | $1,090 | $36.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 599 | 10 | $612 | $19.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 597 | 12 | $1,227 | $38.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 528 | 14 | $1,520 | $41.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 480 | 58 | $732 | $18.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 473 | 20 | $567 | $14.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 470 | 35 | $840 | $20.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 403 | 222 | $1,633 | $34.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 370 | 74 | $1,308 | $25.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 278 | 27 | $1,084 | $15.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 219 | 22 | $814 | $9.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 209 | 91 | $767 | $8.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 207 | 17 | $1,392 | $15.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 194 | 60 | $1,564 | $15.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 189 | 60 | $959 | $9.4M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 187 | 31 | $1,345 | $13.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 186 | 47 | $843 | $8.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 180 | 42 | $1,151 | $10.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 154 | 23 | $979 | $7.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 149 | 6 | $699 | $5.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 120 | 43 | $762 | $4.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 110 | 21 | $511 | $2.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 107 | 24 | $522 | $2.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 99 | 30 | $1,242 | $6.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 86 | 16 | $1,905 | $6.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 82 | 11 | $792 | $3.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 78 | 4 | $2,092 | $3.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 76 | 14 | $2,457 | $5.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 75 | 13 | $964 | $3.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 70 | 18 | $1,194 | $4.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 69 | 21 | $1,183 | $4.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 62 | 10 | $1,031 | $3.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 59 | 14 | $900 | $2.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 59 | 19 | $1,261 | $3.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 54 | 8 | $1,826 | $5.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 53 | 5 | $488 | $1.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 32 | 1 | $1,379 | $2.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 28 | 8 | $430 | $0.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 27 | 4 | $876 | $1.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 23 | 8 | $1,027 | $1.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 20 | 2 | $972 | $1.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 18 | 18 | $1,668 | $1.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 17 | 7 | $1,921 | $1.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 16 | 4 | $447 | $0.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 16 | 16 | $574 | $0.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 7 | 6 | $777 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 2 | $1,303 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 4 | 3 | $818 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
121
jobs · $70,248 avg pay
State Government
217
jobs · $56,183 avg pay
Local Government
2,774
jobs · $44,635 avg pay
Private
13,898
jobs · $51,788 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
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- 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
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