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2007 2008 2016 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
35,086*
*Preliminary
33,856
35,259
41,268
Worcester County manufacturing
employment
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
2007 2008 2016 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
$76,492
$52,915
$71,812
$45,448
$63,076
$41,974
National
Worcester County
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Average annual manufacturing salaries
9M
12M
15M
2007 2008 2016 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
12,348,250
11,528,666
13,877,833
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
National manufacturing employment
aiming to support the biotech industry.
Still doing traditional manufacturing
The manufacturing industry essen-
tially helped build the majority of
Worcester County. On nearly every
Main Street in Central Massachusetts
towns is a mill building once powering
the local economy.
With the advent of CNC machines
I N D U S T R I E S
M a n u f a c t u r i n g
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