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V O L . X X I I N O. X V 70 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 2006 2015 Percentage change 2006–2015 Management of companies and enterprises 5,641 9,096 61.25% Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction 125 191 52.80% Educational services 9,488 12,584 32.63% Administrative and waste services 22,780 30,213 32.63% Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 5,735 6,347 10.67% Other services, except public administration 16,199 17,738 9.50% Arts, entertainment and recreation 7,928 8,626 8.80% Health care and social assistance 95,655 102,309 6.96% Professional and technical services 23,463 25,067 6.84% Accommodation and food services 51,831 55,302 6.70% Wholesale trade 21,633 20,007 -7.52% Real estate and rental and leasing 7,076 6,387 -9.74% Finance and insurance 25,293 22,583 -10.71% Utilities 1,848 1,629 -11.85% Construction 31,375 26,455 -15.68% Information 11,235 7,560 -32.71% Total nonfarm jobs 616,400 610,900 -0.89% Total private nonfarm jobs 512,000 511,500 -0.10% Employment growth by industry Ranked by percentage change, 2006–2015 S O U R C E : Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research & Information Average weekly wage, 2005 Average weekly wage, 2014 Percent change, 2005–2014 1 Sagadahoc $692 $913 31.9% 2 Waldo $524 $683 30.3% 3 Washington $479 $622 29.9% 4 Somerset $562 $723 28.6% 5 Aroostook $500 $627 25.4% 6 Kennebec $561 $701 25.0% 7 Cumberland $714 $887 24.2% 8 Androscoggin $597 $740 24.0% 9 Penobscot $576 $704 22.2% 10 York $569 $693 21.8% 11 Hancock $567 $690 21.7% 12 Oxford $548 $665 21.4% 13 Piscataquis $464 $561 20.9% 14 Knox $558 $663 18.8% 15 Lincoln $523 $620 18.5% 16 Franklin $561 $654 16.6% MAINE $618 $768 24.3% Maine average weekly wage, 1 by county Ranked by percent change 2005–2014 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 2009 802,506 $36,586 2010 791,203 $37,102 2011 794,279 $38,597 2012 796,110 $39,589 2013 802,690 $39,562 2014 810,672 $40,745 2015 N/A $42,077 Employment and personal income, 2009–2015 S O U R C E : U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Industry Average weekly wage 1 Utilities $1,416 2 Management of companies and enterprises $1,277 3 Mining $1,192 4 Finance and insurance $1,173 5 Professional and technical services $1,162 6 Wholesale trade $1,109 7 Manufacturing $994 8 Information $904 9 Construction $853 10 Health care and social assistance $835 ALL INDUSTRIES $760 Maine's highest paid industries, 2015 1 Ranked by average weekly wage 2 1 3rd 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 2013-2014 2014 2013 Government -0.26% 95,501 95,749 Service providing 0.97% 412,524 408,574 Goods producing 0.57% 82,586 82,117 Average annual employment growth, by major industry sector Ranked by percent change, 2013–2014 S O U R C E : Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research & Information AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT