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Covered employment (QCEW) in Kennebec County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kennebec County was 62,270 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 16 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs62,270
Change on 2024-0.3%
Rank4th of 16Counties in Maine ranked
Series high62,4872024
Series low57,2032003

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Kennebec County, 2001 to 2025

56K58K60K62K64K20012005200920132017202120252001: 57,843 jobs2002: 57,736 jobs2003: 57,203 jobs2004: 57,396 jobs2005: 57,707 jobs2006: 59,316 jobs2007: 59,426 jobs2008: 59,488 jobs2009: 57,973 jobs2010: 57,510 jobs2011: 57,686 jobs2012: 57,637 jobs2013: 58,537 jobs2014: 59,083 jobs2015: 59,142 jobs2016: 59,902 jobs2017: 60,157 jobs2018: 60,246 jobs2019: 60,602 jobs2020: 58,397 jobs2021: 59,494 jobs2022: 60,685 jobs2023: 61,825 jobs2024: 62,487 jobs2025: 62,270 jobs56K58K60K62K64K2001201020252001: 57,843 jobs2002: 57,736 jobs2003: 57,203 jobs2004: 57,396 jobs2005: 57,707 jobs2006: 59,316 jobs2007: 59,426 jobs2008: 59,488 jobs2009: 57,973 jobs2010: 57,510 jobs2011: 57,686 jobs2012: 57,637 jobs2013: 58,537 jobs2014: 59,083 jobs2015: 59,142 jobs2016: 59,902 jobs2017: 60,157 jobs2018: 60,246 jobs2019: 60,602 jobs2020: 58,397 jobs2021: 59,494 jobs2022: 60,685 jobs2023: 61,825 jobs2024: 62,487 jobs2025: 62,270 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
202562,270
202462,487
202361,825
202260,685
202159,494
202058,397
201960,602
201860,246
201760,157
201659,902
201559,142
201459,083
201358,537
201257,637
201157,686
201057,510
200957,973
200859,488
200759,426
200659,316
200557,707
200457,396
200357,203
200257,736
200157,843

Compared with Maine and United States

Place2025
Kennebec County62,270
Maine651,181
United States155,732,363

Kennebec County compared with nearby places

Androscoggin County: 48,382 jobsAroostook County: 25,657 jobsCumberland County: 194,746 jobsFranklin County: 10,512 jobsHancock County: 23,626 jobsKennebec County: 62,270 jobsKnox County: 17,014 jobsLincoln County: 11,388 jobsOxford County: 16,970 jobsPenobscot County: 71,782 jobsPiscataquis County: 5,189 jobsSagadahoc County: 17,054 jobsSomerset County: 15,847 jobsWaldo County: 11,300 jobsWashington County: 10,135 jobsYork County: 79,603 jobs
  • Under 11K
  • 11K to 17K
  • 17K to 24K
  • 24K to 62K
  • 62K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Kennebec 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 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. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Kennebec 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Kennebec 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/covered-employment/kennebec-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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Kennebec 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/covered-employment/kennebec-county-maine.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Kennebec 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/covered-employment/kennebec-county-maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Kennebec County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Kennebec County was 62,270 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 4th 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Kennebec County?

62,487 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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