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Covered employment (QCEW) in Oxford County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Oxford County was 16,970 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 16 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs16,970
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank10th of 16Counties in Maine ranked
Series high18,0852001
Series low15,6932020

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

15.5K16K16.5K17K17.5K18K18.5K20012005200920132017202120252001: 18,085 jobs2002: 17,828 jobs2003: 17,858 jobs2004: 18,000 jobs2005: 18,005 jobs2006: 17,835 jobs2007: 17,859 jobs2008: 17,409 jobs2009: 16,480 jobs2010: 16,368 jobs2011: 16,224 jobs2012: 16,468 jobs2013: 16,625 jobs2014: 16,775 jobs2015: 16,710 jobs2016: 16,672 jobs2017: 16,895 jobs2018: 16,824 jobs2019: 16,872 jobs2020: 15,693 jobs2021: 16,640 jobs2022: 16,912 jobs2023: 17,103 jobs2024: 17,009 jobs2025: 16,970 jobs15K16K17K18K19K2001201020252001: 18,085 jobs2002: 17,828 jobs2003: 17,858 jobs2004: 18,000 jobs2005: 18,005 jobs2006: 17,835 jobs2007: 17,859 jobs2008: 17,409 jobs2009: 16,480 jobs2010: 16,368 jobs2011: 16,224 jobs2012: 16,468 jobs2013: 16,625 jobs2014: 16,775 jobs2015: 16,710 jobs2016: 16,672 jobs2017: 16,895 jobs2018: 16,824 jobs2019: 16,872 jobs2020: 15,693 jobs2021: 16,640 jobs2022: 16,912 jobs2023: 17,103 jobs2024: 17,009 jobs2025: 16,970 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
202516,970
202417,009
202317,103
202216,912
202116,640
202015,693
201916,872
201816,824
201716,895
201616,672
201516,710
201416,775
201316,625
201216,468
201116,224
201016,368
200916,480
200817,409
200717,859
200617,835
200518,005
200418,000
200317,858
200217,828
200118,085

Compared with Maine and United States

Place2025
Oxford County16,970
Maine651,181
United States155,732,363

Oxford 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
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  • 11K to 17K
  • 17K to 24K
  • 24K to 62K
  • 62K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Oxford 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), Oxford 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), Oxford 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/oxford-county-maine. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), Oxford 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/oxford-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), Oxford 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/oxford-county-maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Oxford County was 16,970 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 10th 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 Oxford County?

18,085 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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