This web site describes changes in Maine's economy from 2001 and 2004. Change is described at both the county and state levels. The 2001-2004 period is selected for two reasons. 2001 is the first year in which economic activity was measured using the new economic accounting system called NAICS. It is also the first year for which both county and state level NAICS data are available. 2004 is the last year for which these data are available. The data source is the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). BEA is a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce. BEA maintains the NAICS data.

For each of Maine's 16 counties and for all of Maine, the following questions can be answered:

• What are the 21 economic sectors that comprise each region's economy?

• What were the relative sizes of these economic sectors in 2004?

• Which economic sectors grew, declined, or remained unchanged between 2001 and 2004?

• How did per-capita income change between 2001 and 2004?

• Which sources of per-capita income grew, declined, or remained the same between 2001 and 2004?

• How did population change between 2001 and 2004?

GETTING STARTED

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SITE RESOURCES

• What are the NAICS economic sectors?

• Methodology & Limitations

• Glossary

• References

• Credits

Copyright March, 2007. Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469
Robert Roper, Professor of Business Administration, University of Maine at Augusta
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