CONWAY (NH) DAILY SUN • January 11, 2021
With 4.7% of its total employment working in outdoor recreation, Maine is the third most heavily involved state in the industry, according to statistics that The Bureau of Economic Analysis released in a recent report. The economies of Hawaii (at 5.9%) and Wyoming (at 5.2%) are the only ones that have a higher percent of total employment in the industry, based on state level data published last year. Maine’s industry holds about 40,069 jobs, which are predominantly in accommodation and food services (15,143) and retail trade (10,380), according to the report’s estimates.