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V O L . X X I I I N O. X V I 78 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, 2006 Average weekly wage, 2015 Percent change, 2006–2015 1 Sagadahoc $711 $946 33.1% 2 Washington $501 $642 28.1% 3 Waldo $554 $702 26.7% 4 Kennebec $577 $723 25.3% 5 Lincoln $518 $648 25.1% 6 Aroostook $515 $641 24.5% 7 Cumberland $737 $917 24.4% 8 Somerset $594 $735 23.7% 9 Oxford $552 $678 22.8% 10 Penobscot $596 $732 22.8% 11 Androscoggin $620 $759 22.4% 12 York $590 $722 22.4% 13 Knox $559 $684 22.4% 14 Piscataquis $470 $574 22.1% 15 Hancock $589 $714 21.2% 16 Franklin $578 $662 14.5% MAINE $638 $794 24.5% Maine average weekly wage, 1 by county Ranked by percent change 2006–2015 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 2010 791,969 $37,528 2011 795,260 $38,935 2012 797,294 $39,791 2013 803,983 $39,670 2014 810,963 $41,226 2015 822105 $42,795 2016 N/A $44,316 Employment and personal income, 2010–2016 S O U R C E : U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Industry Average weekly wage 1 Utilities $1,559 2 Management of companies and enterprises $1,476 3 Professional and technical services $1,246 4 Finance and insurance $1,242 5 Mining $1,202 6 Wholesale trade $1,169 7 Manufacturing $1,031 8 Information $1,005 9 Health care and social assistance $904 10 Construction $898 ALL INDUSTRIES $835 Maine's highest paid industries, 2016 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 2014–2015 2015 2014 Government -0.61% 94,930 95,509 Service providing 1.10% 417,185 412,626 Goods producing 1.22% 83,620 82,611 Average annual employment growth, by major industry sector Ranked by percent change, 2014–2015 S O U R C E : Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research & Information AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT