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10 2014 Central Mass By The Numbers • Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com employment in Massachusetts: 2013-2014 The state gained 83,000 jobs from January 2013 to August 2014, with the largest percentage gains coming from the information and professional/business services sectors. Number of workers Change from % Change from Jan. 2013 Jan. 2013 Employment Category Jan. March June Aug. Dec. March June Aug. to Aug. 2014 to Aug. 2014 DEMOGRAPHICS & EMPLOYMENT Source: Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (seasonally adjusted; data for 2013 was revised in March) totAL nonFARM 3,332,200 3,346,000 3,360,600 3,360,900 3,386,700 3,397,500 3,408,300 3,415,200 83,000 2.49% nAtURAL ReSoURceS And MininG 1,000 1,000 900 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 0 0% conStRUction 119,400 120,400 122,100 123,200 121,400 122,900 123,100 123,400 4,000 3.35% MAnUFActURinG 251,200 251,000 250,900 249,900 250,300 250,400 249,100 249,300 -1,900 -0.76% durable Goods 164,400 164,000 163,700 162,600 161,500 161,200 160,000 158,900 -5,500 -3.35% nondurable Goods 86,800 87,000 87,200 87,300 88,800 89,200 89,100 90,400 3,600 4.15% tRAde, tRAnSPoRtAtion, And UtiLitieS 553,200 554,300 557,300 557,400 563,800 564,100 567,700 558,500 5,300 0.96% WHoLeSALe tRAde 122,400 122,700 122,800 123,200 124,500 124,500 125,500 124,900 2,500 2.04% RetAiL tRAde 345,900 346,300 348,400 348,000 352,400 352,200 354,200 346,300 400 0.12% tRAnSPoRtAtion, WAReHoUSinG & UtiLitieS 84,900 85,300 86,100 86,200 86,900 87,400 88,000 87,300 2,400 2.83% inFoRMAtion 85,800 85,600 85,600 85,600 88,300 90,500 89,500 90,800 5,000 5.83% FinAnciAL ActiVitieS 206,000 206,700 206,600 206,500 206,900 206,200 207,900 208,400 2,400 1.17% Finance and insurance 164,700 165,000 164,800 164,500 163,300 162,400 164,500 165,100 400 0.24% Real estate and Rental and Leasing 41,300 41,700 41,800 42,000 43,600 43,800 43,400 43,300 2,000 4.84% PRoFeSSionAL & BUSineSS SeRViceS 498,900 501,700 506,500 508,500 513,800 516,500 515,400 521,500 22,600 4.53% Professional, Scientific, technical Services 270,200 271,600 273,200 274,700 277,500 279,300 279,000 282,100 11,900 4.4% Management of companies and enterprises 63,500 63,700 64,500 64,800 64,800 65,200 65,400 65,700 2,200 3.46% Admin & Support, Waste Management & Remediation 165,200 166,400 168,800 169,000 171,500 172,000 171,000 173,700 8,500 5.15% edUcAtion And HeALtH SeRViceS 726,600 728,500 731,700 732,900 736,800 743,500 751,800 757,300 30,700 4.23% educational Services 169,200 168,400 170,100 170,000 170,000 169,900 173,600 174,300 5,100 3.01% Health care and Social Assistance 557,400 560,100 561,600 562,900 566,800 573,600 578,200 583,000 25,600 4.59% LeiSURe And HoSPitALitY 329,500 331,800 334,000 332,800 338,300 336,600 335,800 338,100 8,600 2.61% Arts, entertainment, and Recreation 50,500 51,500 51,800 51,800 55,600 51,400 54,100 55,000 4,500 8.91% Accommodation and Food Services 279,000 280,300 282,200 281,000 282,700 285,200 281,700 283,100 4,100 1.47% otHeR SeRViceS 123,000 123,100 123,500 123,900 125,500 127,400 126,000 126,900 3,900 3.17% GoVeRnMent 437,600 441,900 441,500 439,200 440,600 438,400 441,000 440,000 2,400 0.55% Federal 46,400 45,900 45,700 45,400 45,700 44,500 44,500 45,100 -1,300 -2.8% State 123,600 128,700 126,600 125,600 125,500 124,400 125,400 126,400 2,800 2.27% Local 267,600 267,300 269,200 268,200 269,400 269,500 271,100 268,500 900 0.34% 2013 2014