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Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County was 10,135 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 16 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs10,135
Change on 2024-0.7%
Rank15th of 16Counties in Maine ranked
Series high11,7042001
Series low9,7182020

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

9,50010K10.5K11K11.5K12K20012005200920132017202120252001: 11,704 jobs2002: 11,329 jobs2003: 11,410 jobs2004: 11,516 jobs2005: 11,243 jobs2006: 11,100 jobs2007: 10,892 jobs2008: 10,802 jobs2009: 10,482 jobs2010: 10,266 jobs2011: 10,221 jobs2012: 10,126 jobs2013: 10,028 jobs2014: 10,000 jobs2015: 10,106 jobs2016: 10,285 jobs2017: 10,134 jobs2018: 10,105 jobs2019: 10,153 jobs2020: 9,718 jobs2021: 9,810 jobs2022: 10,020 jobs2023: 10,244 jobs2024: 10,211 jobs2025: 10,135 jobs9,50010K10.5K11K11.5K12K2001201020252001: 11,704 jobs2002: 11,329 jobs2003: 11,410 jobs2004: 11,516 jobs2005: 11,243 jobs2006: 11,100 jobs2007: 10,892 jobs2008: 10,802 jobs2009: 10,482 jobs2010: 10,266 jobs2011: 10,221 jobs2012: 10,126 jobs2013: 10,028 jobs2014: 10,000 jobs2015: 10,106 jobs2016: 10,285 jobs2017: 10,134 jobs2018: 10,105 jobs2019: 10,153 jobs2020: 9,718 jobs2021: 9,810 jobs2022: 10,020 jobs2023: 10,244 jobs2024: 10,211 jobs2025: 10,135 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
202510,135
202410,211
202310,244
202210,020
20219,810
20209,718
201910,153
201810,105
201710,134
201610,285
201510,106
201410,000
201310,028
201210,126
201110,221
201010,266
200910,482
200810,802
200710,892
200611,100
200511,243
200411,516
200311,410
200211,329
200111,704

Compared with Maine and United States

Place2025
Washington County10,135
Maine651,181
United States155,732,363

Washington 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. Washington 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), Washington 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), Washington 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/washington-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), Washington 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/washington-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), Washington 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/washington-county-maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Washington County was 10,135 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 15th 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 Washington County?

11,704 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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