The sector with the largest employment increase in was health care and social assistance, followed by manufacturing, government, and financial activities.
Home About Us Contact Us. Enter a keyword to search the site. Maine has a small trapping industry which, with 3, resident trappers, is nevertheless larger than that of most Eastern states. The principal pelt taken by value is beaver.
Historically, however, beaver trapping was much more significant in the North Woods and Canadian Maritimes than the small industry of today and was the cause of much early wealth and many trading settlements.
Commitment to Small Business Maine has very few large companies that maintain headquarters in the state, and fewer than before due to consolidations and mergers, particularly in the pulp and paper industry. Maine Real Estate Blog. Home Valuation. Open House. Local Lifestyle Videos. Maine Lake Properties. About Us. Eggs and milk are the leading livestock products in the state, followed by chicken eggs.
Other important livestock products are aquaculture Atlantic salmon , cattle and calves, and hogs. Greenhouse and nursery products, broccoli, dry beans, peas and other vegetables are also grown.
Apples are Maine's most valuable fruit crops, but Maine is also a leading producer of wild blueberries. Other fruit crops are cranberries, raspberries and strawberries. Manufacturers add value to raw products by creating manufactured items. Over time, changes in economic conditions created a boom and bust circle in the demand for minerals from the state.
Maine is particularly known to produce granite, gem, and slate. The state was the first in the country to produce granite. Currently, the production of non-metallic minerals remain high and accounts for all the mineral value of Maine. The state currently produces cement, sand, peat, clay, and gravel. The state is also exploring strategic metals such as zinc, copper, silver, iron, and gold. Manufacturing was dominated by making paper and paper products, textile, leather, and wood products throughout the 20th century.
Although the shoe industry was once the largest source of industrial jobs in Maine, it has since been replaced by aerospace products and parts manufacturing, medical equipment manufacturing, and cement and concrete product manufacturing. The most stable manufacturers in Maine are the processors of natural resources such as a forest.
The educational services industry employs about 59, of Maine residents. It is the fastest-growing state industry with growing opportunities for teachers in government-funded schools. Construction in Maine is slowly bouncing back recession with more opportunities for contractors, workers, and engineers. The largest employers in the retail sector are food stores, car dealerships, and clothing stores.
They have a winter buying club, which takes some of their time, and they grow winter greens as long as they can in their unheated greenhouse. The couple also has a long fixit list and renovations project wishlist that they tackle in the wintertime, as there are no spare hours once the growing season starts ramping up.
They have livestock and sell storage crops and cold-hardy greens through a winter farm share in the Portland area and through winter farmers markets in the area. Still, both need to take on off-farm work, he said.
Just like in the other parts of the year in Maine, some people have two or three jobs.
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