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V O L . X X X I I N O. I JA N UA R Y 1 2 , 2 0 2 6 26 T H E L I S T Maine's largest private employers Ranked by average monthly employment, Q1 2025 1 Employer Employment range in Maine Principal location(s) in Maine Industry 1 MaineHealth 110 Free St., Portland 04101 661-7001 • mainehealth.org 22,501—23,000 Statewide General medical and surgical hospitals 2 Hannaford Bros. Co. 145 Pleasant Hill Road, Scarborough 04074 800-213-9040 • hannaford.com 9,001—9,500 Statewide Retail grocery 3 Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sam's Club 702 SW 8th St., Bentonville, Ark. 72716 479-273-4000 • walmart.com 8,001—8,500 Statewide Retail 4 Bath Iron Works, General Dynamics 700 Washington St., Bath 04530 443-3311 • gdbiw.com 6,001—6,500 2 Bath Shipbuilding 5 MaineGeneral Medical Center 35 Medical Center Parkway, Augusta 04330 626-1000 • mainegeneral.org 4,501—5,000 Statewide General medical and surgical hospitals 6 Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center 489 State St., Bangor 04401 973-7000 • northernlighthealth.org 3,501—4,000 Statewide General medical and surgical hospitals 7 L.L.Bean 15 Casco St., Freeport 04033 800-832-1889 • llbean.com 3,001—3,500 3 Statewide Sporting goods retailer 8 Central Maine Healthcare Corp. 300 Main St., Lewiston 04240 795-0111 • cmmc.org 2,501—3,000 Lewiston General medical and surgical hospitals 9 TD Bank 1701 Route 70 E., Cherry Hill, N.J. 08034 888-751-9000 • tdbank.com 2,001—2,500 Statewide Financial services 10 Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. 750 West Center St., West Bridgewater, Mass. 02379 508-313-4000 • shaws.com 2,001—2,500 Statewide Retail grocery 11 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, RTX Corp. 400 Main St., East Hartford, Conn. 06108 860-565-4321 • pw.utc.com 2,001—2,500 North Berwick Aircraft engines 12 Unum Group 1 Fountain Square, Chattanooga, Tenn. 37402 423-294-1011 • unum.com 2,001—2,500 Portland Insurance 13 Jackson Laboratory 4 600 Main St., Bar Harbor 04609 288-6000 • jax.org 1,501—2,000 Statewide Biomedical 14 Home Depot USA Inc. 2455 Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, Ga. 30339 770-433-8211 • homedepot.com 1,501—2,000 Statewide Retail building supplies 15 Northern Light Mercy Hospital 175 Fore River Parkway, Portland 04102 879-3000 • northernlighthealth.org/Mercy 1,501—2,000 Statewide General medical and surgical hospitals SOURCE: Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information 1 Most recent data available at press time; although the state reports a range, employers are ordered within each range by number of employees. 2 Data for Q1 2025; reported 6,700 employees on Mainebiz's Q4 2025 survey 3 Data for Q1 2025; reported 2,600 employees on Mainebiz's Q4 2025 survey 4 In October 2025, completed acquisition of nonprofit New York Stem Cell Foundation with assumption of its operations, assets and 77 employees - This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Dec. 29, 2025, issue of Mainebiz. C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E M E A G H E R C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E M E A G H E R 1 Most recent data available at press time; although the state reports a range, employers are ordered within each range by number of employees. 2 Data for Q1 2025; reported 6,700 employees on Mainebiz's Q4 2025 survey 3 Data for Q1 2025; reported 2,600 employees on Mainebiz's Q4 2025 survey 4 In October 2025, completed acquisition of nonprofit New York Stem Cell Foundation with assumption of its operations, assets and 77 employees S O U R C E : Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information Purchase this list and more as an Excel document at mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's largest private employers Ranked by average monthly employment, Q1 2025 1 PR ES ENTI NG S PONS OR W E D N E S D AY, F E B R U A R Y 1 1 / 4 – 6 P M / T H E L I N C O L N H O T E L HORS D'OEUVRES / CASH BAR / NETWORKING WITH AREA BUSINESS EXECUTIVES S PACE IS S PACE IS L IMITED L IMITED, BE S URE TO , BE S URE TO R EG IS TER! R EG IS TER! Please register ahead at mainebiz.biz/event/otr-biddeford REGIONAL SP ONSORS BIDDEFORD