Average Employment by Industry Sector

The Middle Peninsula offers a readily workforce and a varied cluster of employers rooted in manufacturing, avionics, wood products, aquaculture, agriculture as well as niche clusters of information technology. The region also boasts a significant depth of talent in the hospitality industry. With an extended labor market area that dips into neighboring urban centers, employers in the Middle Peninsula region find a diversity of skilled employees that expands the talent pool

Industry	NAICS Code	Region Total	Total Industry in Region (%)
Natural Resources and Mining	11,21	378	1.6%
Construction	23	1,398	6.1%
Manufacturing	31-33	887	3.8%
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	22,42,44,45,48,49	5,232	22.6%
Information*	51	153	0.7%
Financial Activities	52,53	664	2.9%
Professional and Business Services	54,55,56	1,592	6.9%
Education and Health Services	61,62	3,271	14.2%
Leisure and Hospitality	71,72	2,648	11.5%
Other Services	81	916	4.0%
Unclassified*	99	99	0.4%
Government		5,208	22.5%
Total MPA Region	-	23,104	100.0%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 4th Quarter 2019
*Regional industry sector employment total does not include employment from all communities because of data confidentiality.
Totals may not sum due to rounding and data confidentiality within individual industries and communities.