Which counties in Maine are adding jobs fastest?

Lincoln County (+11.1%), Cumberland County (+9.6%) and Penobscot County (+6.7%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Maine between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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Maine counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Lincoln County	+11.1%	9,608	36,595
2	Cumberland County	+9.6%	190,022	317,222
3	Penobscot County	+6.7%	60,749	157,967
4	Sagadahoc County	+6.5%	14,590	37,979
5	Washington County	+4.1%	7,475	31,334
6	Piscataquis County	+3.6%	5,041	17,409
7	Hancock County	+2.8%	17,387	57,171
8	York County	+2.3%	56,640	222,434
9	Somerset County	+1.9%	12,763	51,620
10	Waldo County	+1.1%	9,273	40,693
11	Oxford County	+0.8%	14,143	60,346
12	Kennebec County	+0.6%	49,617	129,067
13	Knox County	−2.7%	14,502	41,117
14	Aroostook County	−3.5%	19,837	66,609
15	Franklin County	−5.4%	8,625	30,824
16	Androscoggin County	−6.1%	42,629	116,487

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Maine has the fastest job growth?

Lincoln County: +11.1%, ahead of Cumberland County (+9.6%) and Penobscot County (+6.7%), of 16 Maine counties ranked.

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