Penobscot County, ME

FIPS 23019 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Penobscot County had an annual average of 71,984 jobs across 5,259 establishments, paying $4.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

71,984

+2.2% YoY

Establishments

5,259

Total Wages

$4.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,592

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 Penobscot County, ME, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 8,540 152 $1,305 $468.3M
622 NAICS 622 5,771 8 $1,658 $494.9M
722 NAICS 722 5,251 289 $501 $136.7M
621 NAICS 621 4,401 323 $1,367 $311.5M
624 NAICS 624 3,409 166 $991 $128.4M
238 NAICS 238 2,703 367 $1,419 $191.5M
623 NAICS 623 2,672 91 $939 $118.2M
561 NAICS 561 2,511 261 $703 $91.8M
541 NAICS 541 2,267 673 $2,116 $182.0M
445 NAICS 445 2,262 73 $909 $66.9M
455 NAICS 455 2,028 43 $530 $55.9M
551 NAICS 551 1,893 125 $1,800 $177.2M
441 NAICS 441 1,728 98 $1,279 $114.9M
457 NAICS 457 1,436 114 $665 $49.6M
423 NAICS 423 1,383 160 $1,405 $101.0M
484 NAICS 484 1,054 96 $1,235 $67.7M
721 NAICS 721 1,012 66 $709 $37.3M
444 NAICS 444 1,012 55 $789 $41.5M
922 NAICS 922 989 42 $2,341 $77.9M
459 NAICS 459 967 132 $593 $29.8M
522 NAICS 522 962 88 $1,900 $68.5M
424 NAICS 424 867 49 $1,317 $59.4M
237 NAICS 237 827 57 $1,803 $65.3M
811 NAICS 811 791 162 $1,040 $41.9M
713 NAICS 713 760 58 $454 $14.6M
236 NAICS 236 745 152 $1,062 $41.2M
921 NAICS 921 722 63 $2,199 $34.7M
492 NAICS 492 677 11 $1,067 $37.6M
711 NAICS 711 651 26 $383 $13.0M
812 NAICS 812 623 106 $705 $22.8M
531 NAICS 531 618 182 $1,229 $33.1M
488 NAICS 488 583 33 $1,974 $28.6M
221 NAICS 221 537 37 $2,277 $55.2M
456 NAICS 456 529 45 $860 $23.7M
813 NAICS 813 504 48 $583 $15.3M
491 NAICS 491 444 44 $1,279 $29.5M
333 NAICS 333 431 7 $1,628 $36.5M
923 NAICS 923 401 5 $1,634 $20.7M
449 NAICS 449 395 50 $966 $19.9M
524 NAICS 524 384 67 $1,641 $32.8M
113 NAICS 113 348 46 $1,160 $21.0M
485 NAICS 485 339 18 $692 $11.9M
458 NAICS 458 330 29 $578 $9.9M
332 NAICS 332 308 24 $1,273 $20.4M
321 NAICS 321 302 22 $1,067 $16.7M
336 NAICS 336 297 6 $1,190 $18.4M
517 NAICS 517 296 16 $1,569 $24.2M
339 NAICS 339 284 22 $920 $13.6M
928 NAICS 928 283 2 $1,368 $19.9M
562 NAICS 562 278 33 $1,220 $16.9M
532 NAICS 532 266 34 $1,019 $14.1M
311 NAICS 311 262 18 $729 $9.9M
516 NAICS 516 206 9 $1,182 $12.6M
926 NAICS 926 180 13 $1,596 $14.0M
327 NAICS 327 156 10 $1,197 $9.7M
513 NAICS 513 151 44 $1,237 $9.7M
111 NAICS 111 128 24 $709 $4.7M
112 NAICS 112 126 17 $854 $5.6M
323 NAICS 323 117 13 $856 $5.2M
519 NAICS 519 102 16 $891 $3.7M
712 NAICS 712 91 8 $1,167 $4.9M
312 NAICS 312 90 11 $850 $4.0M
337 NAICS 337 89 7 $1,278 $5.9M
325 NAICS 325 60 6 $1,117 $3.5M
924 NAICS 924 56 6 $1,944 $5.4M
814 NAICS 814 49 40 $515 $1.3M
512 NAICS 512 41 6 $348 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 34 19 $1,235 $2.2M
925 NAICS 925 17 2 $1,668 $1.3M
518 NAICS 518 14 21 $2,052 $1.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,107

jobs · $78,197 avg pay

State Government

4,661

jobs · $65,564 avg pay

Local Government

6,801

jobs · $48,999 avg pay

Private

59,415

jobs · $55,145 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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