Business establishments (QCEW) in Hancock County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Hancock County was 2,939 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.4% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 16 counties in 2025.

2025, count2,939
Change on 2024-1.4%
Series high2,9802024
Series low2,4092002

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Hancock County, 2001 to 2025

2,4002,6002,8003,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 2,421 count2002: 2,409 count2003: 2,423 count2004: 2,537 count2005: 2,454 count2006: 2,463 count2007: 2,536 count2008: 2,533 count2009: 2,482 count2010: 2,493 count2011: 2,477 count2012: 2,506 count2013: 2,481 count2014: 2,505 count2015: 2,550 count2016: 2,622 count2017: 2,639 count2018: 2,623 count2019: 2,650 count2020: 2,667 count2021: 2,785 count2022: 2,835 count2023: 2,934 count2024: 2,980 count2025: 2,939 count2,4002,6002,8003,0002001201020252001: 2,421 count2002: 2,409 count2003: 2,423 count2004: 2,537 count2005: 2,454 count2006: 2,463 count2007: 2,536 count2008: 2,533 count2009: 2,482 count2010: 2,493 count2011: 2,477 count2012: 2,506 count2013: 2,481 count2014: 2,505 count2015: 2,550 count2016: 2,622 count2017: 2,639 count2018: 2,623 count2019: 2,650 count2020: 2,667 count2021: 2,785 count2022: 2,835 count2023: 2,934 count2024: 2,980 count2025: 2,939 count
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodcount
20252,939
20242,980
20232,934
20222,835
20212,785
20202,667
20192,650
20182,623
20172,639
20162,622
20152,550
20142,505
20132,481
20122,506
20112,477
20102,493
20092,482
20082,533
20072,536
20062,463
20052,454
20042,537
20032,423
20022,409
20012,421

Compared with Maine and United States

Place2025
Hancock County2,939
Maine66,603
United States12,112,924

Hancock County compared with nearby places

Androscoggin County: 3,558 countAroostook County: 2,390 countCumberland County: 17,916 countFranklin County: 1,120 countHancock County: 2,939 countKennebec County: 4,352 countKnox County: 2,272 countLincoln County: 1,782 countOxford County: 1,819 countPenobscot County: 5,234 countPiscataquis County: 609 countSagadahoc County: 1,316 countSomerset County: 1,583 countWaldo County: 1,438 countWashington County: 1,184 countYork County: 8,739 count
  • Under 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,400
  • 2,400 to 4,400
  • 4,400 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Hancock County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Business establishments (QCEW), Hancock County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Hancock County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/hancock-county-maine. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Business establishments (QCEW), Hancock County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/hancock-county-maine.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Hancock County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/hancock-county-maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Hancock County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Hancock County was 2,939 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.4% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 16 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Hancock County?

2,980 in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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