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Employment & Principal Industries
Employment
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Unemployment Rate |
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Calendar Year(2) |
Labor Force |
Employment |
Town |
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County |
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State |
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US |
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2002 (April) |
16,242 |
15,385 |
5.3 |
% |
5.2 |
% |
4.4 |
% |
6.0 |
% |
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2001 |
16,115 |
15,293 |
5.1 |
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4.1 |
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3.7 |
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4.8 |
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2000 |
15,839 |
15,237 |
3.8 |
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2.7 |
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2.6 |
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4.0 |
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1999 |
16,011 |
15,313 |
4.4 |
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3.5 |
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3.2 |
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4.2 |
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1998 |
16,140 |
15,288 |
5.3 |
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3.7 |
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3.3 |
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4.5 |
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(1) Source: Massachusetts Dept of Employment & Training. |
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(2) Full year averages except for 2002 which is for the month indicated. |
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Principal Industries
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Calendar Year Average |
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Employment by Industry |
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2000 |
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1999 |
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1998 |
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1997 |
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1996 |
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Government |
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1,635 |
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1,465 |
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1,103 |
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1,094 |
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1,031 |
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Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries |
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245 |
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238 |
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270 |
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281 |
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324 |
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Mining |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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Contract Construction |
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332 |
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318 |
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290 |
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300 |
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285 |
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Manufacturing |
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3,794 |
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3,357 |
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3,425 |
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3,317 |
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3,348 |
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Transportation, Communication & Utilities |
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374 |
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493 |
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440 |
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406 |
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416 |
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Wholesale & Retail Trade |
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2,639 |
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2,779 |
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2,743 |
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2,561 |
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2,606 |
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Finance, Insurance & Real Estate |
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331 |
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337 |
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365 |
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337 |
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330 |
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Services |
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3,033 |
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2,808 |
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2,950 |
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2,996 |
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2,838 |
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Total Employment |
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12,383 |
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11,795 |
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11,586 |
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11,292 |
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11,178 |
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Number of Establishments |
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992 |
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1,010 |
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986 |
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933 |
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940 |
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Annual Wage |
$ |
40,337 |
$ |
32,488 |
$ |
30,854 |
$ |
29,846 |
$ |
28,534 |
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Total Annual Payroll (000) |
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499,495 |
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383,191 |
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357,470 |
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337,019 |
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318,948 |
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(1) Source: Massachusetts Department of Employment & Training. |
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