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wbjournal.com | October 31, 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 19 Local Business News Reliable news to your inbox every weekday. SIGN UP HERE >> Worcester Business Journal WBJ wbjournal.com/enewsletters T E C H N O L O G Y & I N N O V A T I O N F A C T B O O K Notes: Certain industries are subsets of larger industries, such as chemical manufacturing being a subset of the manufacturing industry. Data collected on Sept. 27, 2022. Source: Massahcusetts Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development Fastest-growing Greater Worcester employment industries, over the short term Employment Employment Industry 2021 2023 % change Crop production 452 826 82.74% Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 602 968 60.80% Furniture and home furnishings stores 858 1,049 22.26% Data processing, hosting, and related services 277 334 20.58% Electronics and appliance stores 306 354 15.69% Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing 859 988 15.02% Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries 553 633 14.47% Computer and electronic product manufacturing 4,929 5,574 13.09% Personal and laundry services 2,443 2,719 11.30% Food services and drinking places 16,554 18,294 10.51% Accommodation and food services 17,285 19,047 10.19% Specialty trade contractors 9,112 9,951 9.21% Real estate 1,200 1,304 8.67% Social assistance 13,406 14,534 8.41% Warehousing and storage 2,443 2,641 8.10% Arts, entertainment, and recreation 3,051 3,285 7.67% Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 866 932 7.62% Repair and maintenance 2,691 2,880 7.02% Miscellaneous store retailers 1,399 1,497 7.01% Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries 1,960 2,096 6.94% Ambulatory healthcare services 15,371 16,407 6.74% Administrative and support services 12,044 12,819 6.43% Construction 12,877 13,693 6.34% Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 13,506 14,351 6.26% Food manufacturing 1,030 1,088 5.63% Manufacturing 21,828 22,977 5.26% Real estate, rental, and leasing 1,894 1,990 5.07% Waste management and remediation services 1,462 1,532 4.79% Chemical manufacturing 1,529 1,600 4.64% Health care and social assistance 55,705 58,284 4.63%