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V O L . X X I V N O. X V I 88 FA C T BO O K / D O I N G B U S I N E S S I N M A I N E WO R K F O R C E 2014 2024 Percentage change 2014–2024 Health care and social assistance 101,070 109,923 8.8% Professional and business services 63,479 68,325 7.6% Educational services 12,318 12,848 4.3% Leisure and hospitality 63,191 65,641 3.9% Other services 22,916 23,286 1.6% Construction 26,008 26,233 0.9% Retail trade 81,666 81,983 0.4% Transportation and warehousing 16,467 16,505 0.2% Financial activities 31,146 31,123 -0.1% Wholesale trade 19,770 19,194 -2.9% Natural resources and mining 6,420 6,212 -3.2% Government 95,510 91,930 -3.7% Information 7,403 6,715 -9.3% Utilities 1,551 1,400 -9.7% Manufacturing 50,180 43,695 -12.9% Total employment 661,444 666,763 0.8% Employment growth by industry Ranked by percentage change, 2014–2024 S O U R C E : Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research & Information, Job Outlook to 2024 Average weekly wage, 2007 Average weekly wage, 2016 Percent change, 2007–2016 1 Lincoln $533 $657 23.3% 2 Aroostook $532 $655 23.1% 3 Cumberland $767 $944 23.1% 4 Waldo $582 $715 22.9% 5 York $604 $740 22.5% 6 Sagadahoc $763 $930 21.9% 7 Kennebec $599 $730 21.9% 8 Somerset $623 $756 21.3% 9 Washington $540 $655 21.3% 10 Penobscot $615 $744 21.0% 11 Knox $581 $702 20.8% 12 Androscoggin $637 $768 20.6% 13 Piscataquis $482 $573 18.9% 14 Oxford $579 $686 18.5% 15 Hancock $609 $708 16.3% 16 Franklin $603 $643 6.6% MAINE $663 $810 22.2% Maine average weekly wage, 1 by county Ranked by percent change 2007–2016 1 Average wages may be influenced by seasonal factors, bonus and retroactive payments, high proportions of part-time workers or large amounts of overtime work. S O U R C E : Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research & Information Total employment Per capita personal income 2011 795,260 $38,942 2012 797,294 $39,814 2013 803,983 $39,703 2014 811,622 $41,209 2015 817,356 $42,875 2016 827,579 $44,094 2017 N/A $45,072 Employment and personal income, 2011–2017 N/A: not available. S O U R C E : U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Industry Average weekly wage 1 Utilities $1,889 2 Professional and technical services $1,551 3 Management of companies and enterprises $1,472 4 Finance and insurance $1,384 5 Wholesale trade $1,248 6 Mining $1,168 7 Manufacturing $1,098 8 Information $1,037 9 Construction $1,021 10 Health care and social assistance $928 ALL INDUSTRIES $881 Maine's highest paid industries, 2017 1 Ranked by average weekly wage 2 1 4th quarter data. 2 Average weekly wage may be influenced by seasonal factors, bonus and retroactive payments, high proportions of part-time workers or large amounts of overtime work. S O U R C E : Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research & Information Percent change 2016–2017 2017 2016 Government 0.20% 95,897 95,701 Service providing 0.94% 427,274 423,313 Goods producing 1.50% 85,962 84,689 Average annual employment growth, by major industry sector Ranked by percent change, 2016–2017 S O U R C E : Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research & Information AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT