wbjournal.com | November 9, 2020 | Worcester Business Journal 21
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B I O M E D I C A L F A C T B O O K
Manufacturing employment growth,
year-over-year
Worcester County National
employment employment
Year growth growth
Note: Manufacturing figures are for private
manufacturing only
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census
of Employment and Wages
Manufacturing industry average annual salary
Worcester County $63,082 $62,788 $62,913 $66,993 $67,042 $71,808 $73,521 $76,724 $74,617 $76,689 $76,969 $76,203 $77,373
U.S. $53,489 $54,400 $54,873 $57,526 $59,210 $60,496 $61,102 $62,976 $64,305 $64,870 $66,840 $68,525 $69,920
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Worcester County National
employment employment
Year growth growth
2016 0.91% 0.04%
2017 0.63% 0.90%
2018 1.24% 1.94%
2019 0.01% 1.02%
2009 -11.08% -11.75%
2010 -1.82% -2.73%
2011 -1.56% 1.86%
2012 -2.89 %1.74%
2013 0.45% 0.76%
2014 1.63% 1.35%
2015 1.10% 1.11%
