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10 2015 Central Mass By The Numbers • Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com Demographics & Employment Employment in Massachusetts, 2014-2015 The state gained 121,900 jobs from January 2014 to August 2015, with the largest percentage gains coming from the construction and professional/business services sectors. Number of workers Change from % Change from Jan. 2014 Jan. 2014 Employment Category Jan. March June Aug. Dec. March June Aug. to Aug. 2015 to Aug. 2015 Source: Mass. Department of Labor and Workforce Development. CES-790 information Notes: Seasonally adjusted. As of March 2015, data from 2009-2014 have been revised. TOTAL NONFARM 3,380,500 3,397,500 3,413,400 3,412,200 3,445,900 3,459,200 3,484,900 3,502,400 121,900 3.61% NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 900 900 -100 -10% CONSTRUCTION 124,800 126,000 128,000 128,600 128,300 126,900 131,900 133,400 8,600 6.89% MANUFACTURING 251,200 250,600 249,700 249,400 248,600 250,000 250,200 249,000 -2,200 -0.88% Durable Goods 163,200 162,700 162,100 161,700 160,900 161,600 162,600 162,200 -1,000 -0.61% Nondurable Goods 88,000 87,900 87,600 87,700 87,700 88,900 87,600 86,800 -1,200 -1.36% TRADE, TRANSPORTATION & UTILITIES 558,800 561,400 561,900 551,700 566,100 563,700 566,500 567,200 8,400 1.50% WHOLESALE TRADE 123,300 123,400 123,600 123,900 124,000 123,300 124,800 124,300 1,000 0.81% RETAIL TRADE 347,900 349,700 349,300 339,100 352,900 351,900 351,000 352,500 4,600 1.32% TRANSPORTATION, WAREHOUSING & UTILITIES 87,600 88,300 89,000 88,700 89,200 88,500 90,700 90,400 2,800 3.20% INFORMATION 85,600 85,800 85,600 85,400 87,500 86,600 86,700 88,200 2,600 3.04% FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 207,100 207,100 207,900 208,000 208,900 209,800 210,300 210,700 3,600 1.74% Finance & Insurance 164,600 164,500 164,900 165,000 166,000 166,700 167,700 168,800 4,200 2.55% Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 42,500 42,600 43,000 43,000 42,900 43,100 42,600 41,900 -600 -1.41% PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES 510,500 512,500 517,100 520,300 523,300 528,900 538,000 544,100 33,600 6.58% Professional, Scientific, Technical Services 278,100 279,900 282,400 284,800 288,000 292,900 295,300 299,500 21,400 7.70% Management of Companies & Enterprises 63,000 63,300 63,500 63,600 64,300 63,900 65,600 66,300 3,300 5.24% Admin & Support, Waste Management & Remediation 169,400 169,300 171,200 171,900 171,000 172,100 177,100 178,300 8,900 5.25% EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES 724,700 730,800 737,600 740,800 744,200 751,000 756,200 762,000 37,300 5.15% Educational Services 156,500 159,100 161,300 160,900 157,500 159,000 161,500 160,700 4,200 2.68% Health Care & Social Assistance 568,200 571,700 576,300 579,900 586,700 592,000 594,700 601,300 33,100 5.83% LEISURE & HOSPITALITY 338,500 340,800 340,700 342,300 346,600 346,200 348,200 349,000 10,500 3.10% Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 52,700 53,800 54,500 54,300 53,400 52,100 53,400 52,000 -700 -1.33% Accommodation & Food Services 285,800 287,000 286,200 288,000 293,200 294,100 294,800 297,000 11,200 3.92% OTHER SERVICES 131,300 132,500 133,200 133,900 134,800 134,800 135,700 137,800 6,500 4.95% GOVERNMENT 447,000 449,000 450,700 450,800 456,600 459,800 460,300 460,100 13,100 2.93% Federal 45,300 45,200 45,300 45,300 45,200 45,500 45,400 45,500 200 0.44% State 130,800 132,400 132,500 132,500 135,200 138,100 136,900 137,100 6,300 4.82% Local 270,900 271,400 272,900 273,000 276,200 276,200 278,000 277,500 6,600 2.44% 2014 2015