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According to 2023 data, the most common industries in Berwick are: Manufacturing (18.9% of civilian employees), Public administration (15.9% of civilian employees), Administrative & support & waste management services (12.1% of civilian employees). 57.0% of workers work in York County and 6.6% of all workers work at home. 50.4% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 18.0% less than the rate of 59.5% across the entire state of Maine.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2023 when the population of Berwick, Maine was 1,993 / 2,122
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2023 when the population of Berwick, Maine was 1,993 / 2,122
Most common industries






Most common industries | Most common industries | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females | All | Males | Females |
Manufacturing | 18.9% (197) | 30.9% (164) | 6.4% (33) | 19.2% (166) | 25.3% (117) | 12.2% (49) |
Public administration | 15.9% (166) | 23.9% (127) | 7.6% (39) | 4.4% (38) | 6.1% (28) | 2.5% (10) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 12.1% (126) | 12.0% (64) | 12.1% (62) | 2.9% (25) | 1.9% (9) | 4.0% (16) |
Educational services | 8.7% (91) | 2.4% (13) | 15.2% (78) | 6.1% (53) | 3.7% (17) | 8.9% (36) |
Construction | 8.6% (90) | 14.1% (75) | 2.9% (15) | 11.6% (100) | 21.6% (100) | 0.0% (0) |
Retail trade | 8.6% (90) | 6.8% (36) | 10.6% (54) | 9.9% (86) | 4.5% (21) | 16.1% (65) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 5.7% (59) | 2.6% (14) | 8.8% (45) | 1.6% (14) | 3.0% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Health care and social assistance | 5.1% (53) | 2.3% (12) | 8.0% (41) | 9.8% (85) | 1.9% (9) | 18.9% (76) |
Wholesale trade | 4.5% (47) | 1.5% (8) | 7.6% (39) | 0.7% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (6) |
Accommodation and food services | 3.4% (35) | 0.0% (0) | 6.8% (35) | 17.9% (155) | 10.2% (47) | 26.8% (108) |
Other services, except public administration | 2.6% (27) | 0.0% (0) | 5.3% (27) | 7.2% (62) | 9.3% (43) | 4.7% (19) |
Finance and insurance | 2.2% (23) | 0.0% (0) | 4.5% (23) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.4% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 2.9% (15) | 2.1% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 4.5% (18) |
Utilities | 1.3% (14) | 2.6% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) | 1.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Transportation and warehousing | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 5.0% (43) | 9.3% (43) | 0.0% (0) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (8) | 1.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Berwick
- Unemployment by race in 2023
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 0.4%Males
- 8.2%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.9%Males
- 7.3%Females
Time leaving home to go to work

12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Berwick: | 6.0% (57) |
Maine: | 6.4% (38,173) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Berwick: | 9.9% (94) |
Maine: | 4.0% (23,993) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Berwick: | 9.9% (94) |
Maine: | 5.8% (34,833) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Berwick: | 8.9% (85) |
Maine: | 8.5% (50,949) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Berwick: | 14.1% (134) |
Maine: | 12.5% (74,296) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Berwick: | 2.4% (23) |
Maine: | 16.0% (95,294) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Berwick: | 14.2% (136) |
Maine: | 12.8% (76,516) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Berwick: | 5.8% (55) |
Maine: | 9.9% (58,730) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Berwick: | 1.3% (13) |
Maine: | 5.6% (33,297) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Berwick: | 7.6% (73) |
Maine: | 4.7% (28,123) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Berwick: | 6.5% (62) |
Maine: | 6.3% (37,602) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Berwick: | 3.3% (31) |
Maine: | 3.8% (22,541) |

<5am:
Berwick: | 3.7% (32) |
Maine: | 4.4% (26,948) |
5:30am:
Berwick: | 3.9% (34) |
Maine: | 3.7% (22,592) |
6am:
Berwick: | 3.0% (26) |
Maine: | 5.2% (32,239) |
6:30am:
Berwick: | 8.2% (71) |
Maine: | 9.4% (57,835) |
7am:
Berwick: | 14.5% (125) |
Maine: | 11.5% (70,598) |
7:30am:
Berwick: | 12.7% (110) |
Maine: | 14.9% (91,521) |
8am:
Berwick: | 10.1% (87) |
Maine: | 14.4% (88,758) |
8:30am:
Berwick: | 6.1% (53) |
Maine: | 9.0% (55,154) |
9am:
Berwick: | 5.3% (46) |
Maine: | 4.0% (24,448) |
10am:
Berwick: | 6.5% (56) |
Maine: | 3.8% (23,244) |
11am:
Berwick: | 3.7% (32) |
Maine: | 1.7% (10,648) |
4pm:
Berwick: | 11.2% (97) |
Maine: | 6.9% (42,456) |
>4pm:
Berwick: | 7.1% (61) |
Maine: | 5.8% (35,860) |

12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Berwick: | 6.3% (33) |
Maine: | 9.1% (28,638) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Berwick: | 16.9% (87) |
Maine: | 6.1% (19,106) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Berwick: | 11.3% (58) |
Maine: | 7.2% (22,705) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Berwick: | 9.6% (49) |
Maine: | 9.8% (30,978) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Berwick: | 18.9% (97) |
Maine: | 13.3% (42,114) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Berwick: | 1.7% (8) |
Maine: | 15.3% (48,310) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Berwick: | 5.4% (28) |
Maine: | 10.0% (31,545) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Berwick: | 9.5% (49) |
Maine: | 9.0% (28,457) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Berwick: | 5.1% (26) |
Maine: | 3.5% (11,056) |

12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 5.3% (23) |
Maine: | 3.4% (9,535) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 1.7% (7) |
Maine: | 1.7% (4,887) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 7.8% (34) |
Maine: | 4.3% (12,128) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 8.1% (35) |
Maine: | 7.1% (19,971) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 8.1% (36) |
Maine: | 11.5% (32,182) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 3.1% (14) |
Maine: | 16.7% (46,984) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 25.0% (110) |
Maine: | 16.0% (44,971) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 2.2% (10) |
Maine: | 10.8% (30,273) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 3.1% (14) |
Maine: | 7.4% (20,721) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 10.6% (46) |
Maine: | 6.1% (17,067) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 16.1% (70) |
Maine: | 6.8% (18,937) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Berwick: | 10.2% (44) |
Maine: | 4.0% (11,093) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.0%
Number of people working at home: 68 (6.6% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 68 (6.6% of all workers)


Less than 5 minutes:
Berwick: | 0.9% (8) |
Maine: | 5.6% (34,404) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Berwick: | 16.7% (144) |
Maine: | 14.1% (86,612) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Berwick: | 11.1% (96) |
Maine: | 16.0% (98,470) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Berwick: | 10.7% (92) |
Maine: | 14.9% (91,940) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Berwick: | 8.0% (69) |
Maine: | 13.1% (80,377) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Berwick: | 7.9% (68) |
Maine: | 5.1% (31,321) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Berwick: | 20.5% (177) |
Maine: | 10.4% (63,930) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Berwick: | 4.4% (38) |
Maine: | 2.2% (13,677) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Berwick: | 7.0% (60) |
Maine: | 2.7% (16,863) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Berwick: | 5.8% (50) |
Maine: | 5.6% (34,475) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Berwick: | 2.1% (18) |
Maine: | 3.6% (21,933) |
90 or more minutes:
Berwick: | 1.2% (10) |
Maine: | 2.3% (14,180) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Berwick: | 82.0% (708) |
Maine: | 78.6% (483,317) |
Carpooled:
Berwick: | 11.2% (97) |
Maine: | 11.3% (69,208) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Berwick: | 1.9% (16) |
Maine: | 0.5% (3,220) |
Walked:
Berwick: | 1.0% (9) |
Maine: | 4.0% (24,700) |
Private vehicle occupancy

Drove alone:
Berwick: | 86.3% (819) |
Maine: | 90.2% (502,289) |
In 2 person carpool:
Berwick: | 11.3% (108) |
Maine: | 7.5% (42,029) |
In 4 person carpool:
Berwick: | 1.1% (11) |
Maine: | 0.3% (1,718) |

Drove alone:
Berwick: | 88.0% (708) |
Maine: | 87.5% (483,317) |
In 2 person carpool:
Berwick: | 8.2% (66) |
Maine: | 10.3% (56,707) |
In 3 person carpool:
Berwick: | 1.1% (9) |
Maine: | 1.4% (7,855) |
In 4 person carpool:
Berwick: | 0.9% (7) |
Maine: | 0.3% (1,917) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
Berwick: | 1.9% (15) |
Maine: | 0.2% (1,034) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Berwick: | 50.4% (526) |
Maine: | 59.5% (421,941) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Berwick: | 1.5% (15) |
Maine: | 4.4% (31,192) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Berwick: | 10.9% (113) |
Maine: | 13.4% (95,022) |
Local government workers:
Berwick: | 5.4% (57) |
Maine: | 7.3% (51,499) |
State government workers:
Berwick: | 1.2% (12) |
Maine: | 4.4% (31,124) |
Federal government workers:
Berwick: | 25.1% (262) |
Maine: | 2.5% (17,414) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Berwick: | 5.4% (57) |
Maine: | 8.3% (59,128) |
Employee of private company:
Berwick: | 72.8% (630) |
Maine: | 62.7% (390,945) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Berwick: | 5.1% (44) |
Maine: | 3.1% (19,246) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Berwick: | 3.4% (29) |
Maine: | 10.2% (63,603) |
Local government workers:
Berwick: | 5.8% (50) |
Maine: | 7.6% (47,389) |
State government workers:
Berwick: | 0.8% (7) |
Maine: | 4.3% (26,534) |
Federal government workers:
Berwick: | 5.4% (47) |
Maine: | 2.6% (16,465) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Berwick: | 6.7% (58) |
Maine: | 9.3% (58,153) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Berwick: | 53.4% (284) |
Maine: | 62.8% (231,182) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Berwick: | 2.3% (12) |
Maine: | 8.1% (29,739) |
Local government workers - Males:
Berwick: | 5.2% (28) |
Maine: | 5.4% (19,938) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Berwick: | 37.5% (199) |
Maine: | 3.1% (11,473) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Berwick: | 1.6% (8) |
Maine: | 10.5% (38,695) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Berwick: | 47.4% (242) |
Maine: | 56.0% (190,759) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Berwick: | 3.0% (15) |
Maine: | 3.1% (10,479) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Berwick: | 19.8% (101) |
Maine: | 19.2% (65,283) |
Local government workers - Females:
Berwick: | 5.6% (29) |
Maine: | 9.3% (31,561) |
State government workers - Females:
Berwick: | 2.4% (12) |
Maine: | 4.6% (15,823) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Berwick: | 12.3% (63) |
Maine: | 1.7% (5,941) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Berwick: | 9.5% (48) |
Maine: | 6.0% (20,433) |