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The Northeast > Massachusetts > Labor

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Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees 3,664 [14th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.573 per 1,000 people [14th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 2,929 [12th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.577 per 10,000 people [13th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours 5,212,000 [15th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.815 per capita [16th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees 2,287 [18th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.574 per 10,000 people [17th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,107 [18th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.73 per 10,000 people [17th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours 2,346,000 [16th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.666 per 10 people [15th of 28]
Canada–US relations > US Jobs Supported 134,000 [13th of 51]
Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees 23,305 [10th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 36.421 per 10,000 people [7th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 10,354 [14th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 16.181 per 10,000 people [13th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours 21,533,000 [16th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 33.652 per 10 people [13th of 44]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees 58,806 [4th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 9.19 per 1,000 people [4th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 25,353 [4th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 39.622 per 10,000 people [4th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours 52,784,000 [4th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 82.491 per 10 people [3rd of 46]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees 13,689 [10th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.139 per 1,000 people [13th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 7,035 [16th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 10.994 per 10,000 people [18th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours 14,429,000 [16th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 22.55 per 10 people [19th of 40]
Employed 2,886,000 [12th of 50]
Employment Ratio 73.7 [11th of 51]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees 34,054 [14th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 5.322 per 1,000 people [17th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 24,026 [14th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.755 per 1,000 people [19th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours 50,787,000 [13th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 7.937 per capita [15th of 48]
Food manufacturing > Number of employees 2,112 [46th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.33 per 1,000 people [49th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 13,743 [22nd of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 21.478 per 10,000 people [33rd of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers hours 27,361,000 [25th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 4.276 per capita [32nd of 49]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees 5,959 [25th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 9.313 per 10,000 people [35th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 3,888 [26th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.608 per 1,000 people [39th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours 8,352,000 [24th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 1.305 per capita [36th of 46]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees 1,812 [6th of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.832 per 10,000 people [3rd of 15]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,241 [11th of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.939 per 10,000 people [6th of 15]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours 2,444,000 [9th of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.382 per capita [5th of 15]
Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees 23,887 [13th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.733 per 1,000 people [20th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 13,294 [14th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.078 per 1,000 people [21st of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours 26,808,000 [17th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 4.19 per capita [24th of 47]
Mean Travel Time to Work 26.4 [9th of 51]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees 31,425 [5th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 4.911 per 1,000 people [4th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 19,006 [7th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.97 per 1,000 people [4th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours 39,234,000 [6th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 6.132 per capita [3rd of 47]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees 8,097 [19th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 12.654 per 10,000 people [28th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 5,215 [25th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.815 per 1,000 people [40th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours 10,893,000 [24th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 17.024 per 10 people [37th of 46]
Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts 9 [30th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts (per capita) 0.141 per 100,000 people [41st of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment 15 [27th of 42]
    Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment (per capita) 0.234 per 100,000 people [37th of 42]
Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments 6 [27th of 37]
    Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments (per capita) 0.094 per 100,000 people [35th of 37]
Occupational Fatalities > Falls 13 [21st of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Falls (per capita) 0.203 per 100,000 people [34th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Totals 72 [30th of 51]
    Occupational Fatalities > Totals (per capita) 0.113 per 10,000 people [49th of 51]
Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents 26 [39th of 49]
    Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents (per capita) 0.406 per 100,000 people [48th of 49]
Paper manufacturing > Number of employees 1,343 [33rd of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.099 per 10,000 people [36th of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 9,686 [11th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 15.137 per 10,000 people [10th of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours 22,135,000 [12th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.459 per capita [11th of 40]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Management, Business and Financial Occupations 15.7 % [8th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Professional and Related Occupations 26 % [2nd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Service Occupations 16.1 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Information Industry 2.6 % [14th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Manufacturing Industry 11.2 % [26th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers 79.5 % [11th of 51]
Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) 68.5 % [16th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van Alone 75.9 % [37th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Carpool 7.2 % [51st of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Public Transportation 8.3 % [5th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Worked Outside County of Residence 33.6 % [11th of 51]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees 15,568 [18th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 24.33 per 10,000 people [25th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,148 [42nd of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.179 per 1,000 people [44th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours 23,786,000 [17th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 37.173 per 10 people [22nd of 44]
Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees 4,066 [25th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.635 per 1,000 people [29th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 2,942 [23rd of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.598 per 10,000 people [29th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours 6,147,000 [26th of 39]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 9.607 per 10 people [31st of 39]
Printing & related support activities > Number of employees 15,257 [17th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Number of employees (per capita) 2.384 per 1,000 people [17th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) 10,557 [17th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.65 per 1,000 people [17th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours 19,843,000 [17th of 44]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours (per capita) 31.011 per 10 people [18th of 44]
Textile mills > Number of employees 8,555 [7th of 21]
    Textile mills > Number of employees (per capita) 1.337 per 1,000 people [7th of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) 6,358 [7th of 21]
    Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.994 per 1,000 people [7th of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers hours 1,432,000 [19th of 22]
    Textile mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 22.379 per 100 people [16th of 22]
Textile product mills > Number of employees 365 [32nd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Number of employees (per capita) 0.057 per 1,000 people [32nd of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) 272 [32nd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.425 per 10,000 people [31st of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers hours 614,000 [28th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.96 per 10 people [27th of 32]
Total Manufacturing > Number of employees 302,263 [17th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 4.724 per 100 people [25th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 179,747 [19th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.809 per 100 people [26th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours 371,939,000 [20th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 58.127 per capita [27th of 51]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees 9,323 [30th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.457 per 1,000 people [37th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 5,814 [31st of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.909 per 1,000 people [38th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours 10,965,000 [32nd of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 17.136 per 10 people [40th of 46]
Unemployment > Rate 4.3% [28th of 50]
Unemployment Rate > 2004 5.1 [28th of 51]
Unemployment Rate > January, 2006 4.6 [22nd of 51]
Union affiliation > Percent Represented by Unions 14.9 [19th of 50]
Union affiliation > Percent Union Members 13.9 [16th of 50]
US minimum wages > State > Level $8.00 [3rd of 50]
Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees 3,455 [32nd of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 5.399 per 10,000 people [37th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 2,405 [33rd of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.376 per 1,000 people [42nd of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours 5,116,000 [32nd of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.8 per capita [39th of 45]

SOURCES: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 ; Wikipedia: Canada–United States relations; Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state; American Community Survey 2004 ; US Department of Labor, 2004.; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. minimum wages

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