Worcester Business Journal

12 2016 Central Mass By The Numbers • Worcester Business Journal • www.wbjournal.com Milford 15,271 14,610 661 4.3 Millbury 7,865 7,542 323 4.1 Millis 4,254 4,082 172 4.0 Millville 1,752 1,670 82 4.7 Natick 19,959 19,357 602 3.0 New Braintree 540 512 27 5.1 North Brookfield 2,619 2,495 124 4.7 Northborough 7,813 7,516 297 3.8 Northbridge 8,960 8,556 404 4.5 Oakham 1,081 1,024 57 5.2 Oxford 8,174 7,851 323 4.0 Paxton 2,616 2,519 97 3.7 Pepperell 6,897 6,635 262 3.8 Petersham 675 647 29 4.2 Phillipston 943 899 44 4.7 Princeton 1,907 1,839 68 3.6 Royalston 713 677 36 5.1 Rutland 4,458 4,277 180 4.1 Sherborn 2,190 2,131 59 2.7 Shirley 2,818 2,683 135 4.8 Shrewsbury 19,695 19,020 675 3.4 Southborough 5,316 5,145 170 3.2 Southbridge 8,047 7,496 550 6.8 Spencer 5,983 5,653 330 5.5 Sterling 4,235 4,072 162 3.8 Stow 3,776 3,654 122 3.2 Sturbridge 5,010 4,802 208 4.2 Sudbury 9,134 8,853 281 3.1 Sutton 5,239 5,028 211 4.0 Templeton 4,286 4,083 202 4.7 Townsend 5,318 5,109 209 3.9 Upton 4,155 4,003 152 3.7 Uxbridge 7,814 7,488 326 4.2 Warren 2,425 2,285 140 5.8 Wayland 6,815 6,596 219 3.2 Webster 8,603 8,117 485 5.6 West Boylston 3,088 2,930 158 5.1 West Brookfield 2,056 1,969 87 4.2 Westborough 10,208 9,889 319 3.1 Westminster 4,345 4,169 176 4.1 Winchendon 5,499 5,226 273 5.0 Worcester 90,360 85,661 4,698 5.2 BRINGING HEALTHCARE TO LIFE www.reliantmedicalgroup.org 16-122 WBJ Book of Lists banner ad.indd 1 5/25/2016 4:31:40 PM Community & Employment Southbridge, Fitchburg and Gardner have highest unemployment rates in Central Mass. Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Source: Mass. Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development (not seasonally adjusted). Acton 12,209 11,833 376 3.1 Ashburnham 3,548 3,394 154 4.3 Ashby 1,859 1,788 71 3.8 Ashland 10,395 10,056 338 3.3 Athol 5,656 5,323 333 5.9 Auburn 9,194 8,809 386 4.2 Ayer 4,071 3,871 199 4.9 Barre 2,899 2,741 158 5.4 Bellingham 9,927 9,511 416 4.2 Berlin 1,766 1,705 61 3.5 Blackstone 5,188 4,946 242 4.7 Bolton 2,857 2,772 85 3.0 Boxborough 2,888 2,795 93 3.2 Boylston 2,630 2,532 99 3.8 Brookfield 1,851 1,765 86 4.7 Charlton 7,727 7,422 305 4.0 Clinton 8,114 7,711 402 5.0 Douglas 5,061 4,867 194 3.8 Dudley 6,410 6,109 301 4.7 East Brookfield 1,196 1,133 64 5.3 Fitchburg 19,297 18,130 1,167 6.1 Framingham 39,334 38,037 1,297 3.3 Franklin 17,597 16,953 643 3.7 Gardner 9,570 8,988 582 6.1 Grafton 9,921 9,547 374 3.8 Groton 5,898 5,701 197 3.3 Hardwick 1,610 1,534 76 4.7 Harvard 2,640 2,557 83 3.1 Holden 10,111 9,747 364 3.6 Holliston 7,407 7,138 269 3.6 Hopedale 3,101 2,976 125 4.0 Hopkinton 8,084 7,796 288 3.6 Hubbardston 2,469 2,373 96 3.9 Hudson 10,622 10,146 475 4.5 Lancaster 3,912 3,782 130 3.3 Leiceister 6,632 6,326 306 4.6 Leominster 21,754 20,640 1,114 5.1 Littleton 5,087 4,915 172 3.4 Lunenburg 6,215 5,975 241 3.9 Marlborough 23,267 22,409 858 3.7 Maynard 6,128 5,911 217 3.5 Medway 7,224 6,974 249 3.5 Mendon 3,212 3,091 121 3.8 While the state unemployment rate dropped to a low of 3.6 percent in September, population centers in Central Mass. struggled with higher rates. Data is the average from September 2015 to August 2016.

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