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Establishments and Employment by Size

The summary tables below report data collected by the Employment and Wage program (ES202) from establishments subject to the Massachusetts and Federal Unemployment Law. Information is displayed statewide and for the Workforce Investment Areas (scroll down to see other areas).

Statewide

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
1 - 4	1	94,819	45.53	188,409	5.95
5 - 9	2	34,363	16.50	228,073	7.20
10 - 19	3	22,830	10.96	307,567	9.70
20 - 49	4	16,588	7.96	504,394	15.92
50 - 99	5	5,606	2.69	384,167	12.12
100 - 249	6	3,570	1.71	538,364	16.99
250 - 499	7	876	0.42	301,765	9.52
500 - 999	8	380	0.18	257,688	8.13
1000 +	9	204	0.10	458,749	14.48
	Totals	208,272	100.00	3,169,176	100.00
0	0	29,036	13.94	0	0.00

Note: Totals include Federal, State and Local Government
May not add due to rounding

Berkshire WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	557	11.78	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	2,067	43.73	4,297	7.08
5 - 9	2	939	19.86	6,215	10.24
10 - 19	3	588	12.44	7,879	12.98
20 - 49	4	367	7.76	11,140	18.35
50 - 99	5	116	2.45	8,039	13.24
100 - 249	6	69	1.46	10,118	16.67
250 - 499	7	18	0.38	5,776	9.51
500 - 999	8	3	0.06	2,287	3.77
1000 +	9	3	0.06	4,958	8.17
	Totals	4,727	100.00	60,709	100.00

Franklin/Hampshire WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	768	11.63	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	3,058	46.32	6,269	7.08
5 - 9	2	1,194	18.09	7,970	9.00
10 - 19	3	815	12.34	11,071	12.50
20 - 49	4	493	7.47	14,970	16.90
50 - 99	5	149	2.26	10,177	11.49
100 - 249	6	92	1.39	14,615	16.50
250 - 499	7	21	0.32	8,107	9.15
500 - 999	8	7	0.11	4,534	5.12
1000 +	9	5	0.08	10,874	12.27
	Totals	6,602	100.00	88,587	100.00

Hampden WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,309	9.40	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	7,379	52.99	13,147	6.71
5 - 9	2	2,058	14.78	13,715	7.00
10 - 19	3	1,447	10.39	19,400	9.90
20 - 49	4	1,010	7.25	31,278	15.96
50 - 99	5	411	2.95	28,492	14.54
100 - 249	6	231	1.66	33,989	17.35
250 - 499	7	50	0.36	17,306	8.83
500 - 999	8	21	0.15	14,858	7.58
1000 +	9	10	0.07	23,739	12.12
	Totals	13,926	100.00	195,924	100.00

Northern Worcester WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	850	13.65	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	2,744	44.08	5,744	7.09
5 - 9	2	1,154	18.54	7,726	9.53
10 - 19	3	691	11.10	9,231	11.39
20 - 49	4	481	7.73	14,475	17.86
50 - 99	5	167	2.68	11,592	14.30
100 - 249	6	102	1.64	15,290	18.87
250 - 499	7	26	0.42	8,948	0.00
500 - 1000+	8,9	10	0.16	8,035	9.91
	Totals	6,225	100.00	81,041	100.00

Southern Worcester WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,903	12.83	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	6,400	43.16	13,186	5.44
5 - 9	2	2,639	17.80	17,562	7.25
10 - 19	3	1,768	11.92	23,651	9.76
20 - 49	4	1,308	8.82	39,606	16.34
50 - 99	5	399	2.69	27,167	11.21
100 - 249	6	291	1.96	43,623	18.00
250 - 499	7	71	0.48	23,746	9.80
500 - 999	8	38	0.26	24,674	10.18
1000 +	9	12	0.08	29,155	12.03
	Totals	14,829	100.00	242,370	100.00

Northern Middlesex WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
1 - 4	1	2,834	42.30	6,010	5.29
5 - 9	2	1,208	18.03	8,056	7.10
10 - 19	3	765	11.42	10,377	9.14
20 - 49	4	610	9.10	18,326	16.14
50 - 99	5	217	3.24	14,822	13.06
100 - 249	6	123	1.84	19,423	17.11
250 - 499	7	40	0.60	12,946	11.40
500 - 999	8	16	0.24	10,401	9.16
1000 +	9	8	0.12	13,160	11.59
	Totals	6,700	100.00	113,521	100.00
0	0	879	13.12	0	0.00

Lower Merrimack Valley WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,161	13.47	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	3,876	44.99	7,719	5.96
5 - 9	2	1,456	16.90	9,621	7.43
10 - 19	3	971	11.27	12,895	9.96
20 - 49	4	691	8.02	20,809	16.07
50 - 99	5	246	2.86	16,961	13.10
100 - 249	6	159	1.85	24,105	18.61
250 - 499	7	36	0.42	13,205	10.20
500 - 999	8	11	0.13	7,805	6.03
1000 +	9	9	0.10	16,389	12.65
	Totals	8,616	100.00	129,509	100.00

South Essex WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,626	13.70	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	5,407	45.56	11,369	6.98
5 - 9	2	2,036	17.16	13,470	8.27
10 - 19	3	1,338	11.27	17,808	10.94
20 - 49	4	896	7.55	27,332	16.79
50 - 99	5	304	2.56	20,977	12.89
100 - 249	6	193	1.63	28,895	17.75
250 - 499	7	39	0.33	13,430	8.25
500 - 999	8	21	0.18	14,137	8.68
1000 +	9	8	0.07	15,375	9.44
	Totals	11,868	100.00	162,793	100.00

Metropolitan North WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	2,508	11.84	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	9,188	43.39	18,909	5.03
5 - 9	2	3,731	17.62	24,765	6.59
10 - 19	3	2,512	11.86	34,021	9.06
20 - 49	4	1,907	9.01	58,701	15.63
50 - 99	5	720	3.40	49,039	13.05
100 - 249	6	448	2.12	67,704	18.02
250 - 499	7	93	0.44	31,901	8.49
500 - 999	8	44	0.21	29,847	7.94
1000 +	9	24	0.11	60,793	16.18
	Totals	21,175	100.00	375,680	100.00

Boston WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	2,138	10.82	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	8,369	42.35	16,964	3.07
5 - 9	2	3,252	16.45	21,566	3.91
10 - 19	3	2,431	12.30	33,079	5.99
20 - 49	4	1,978	10.01	60,686	10.99
50 - 99	5	797	4.03	55,402	10.04
100 - 249	6	497	2.51	75,590	13.69
250 - 499	7	162	0.82	55,257	10.01
500 - 999	8	76	0.38	51,359	9.30
1000 +	9	63	0.32	182,081	32.99
	Totals	19,763	100.00	551,984	100.00

Metropolitan South/West WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	4,616	13.92	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	14,932	45.03	29,717	5.75
5 - 9	2	5,347	16.12	35,399	6.85
10 - 19	3	3,690	11.13	50,050	9.69
20 - 49	4	2,752	8.30	83,985	16.26
50 - 99	5	960	2.89	65,788	12.74
100 - 249	6	604	1.82	92,275	17.87
250 - 499	7	156	0.47	54,353	10.52
500 - 999	8	70	0.21	46,624	9.03
1000 +	9	36	0.11	58,321	11.29
	Totals	33,163	100.00	516,512	100.00

South Coastal WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	2,101	14.05	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	6,605	44.17	13,521	6.60
5 - 9	2	2,623	17.54	17,504	8.55
10 - 19	3	1,667	11.15	22,521	11.00
20 - 49	4	1,283	8.58	38,296	18.71
50 - 99	5	350	2.34	23,720	11.59
100 - 249	6	236	1.58	34,980	17.09
250 - 499	7	58	0.39	20,692	10.11
500 - 999	8	22	0.15	15,490	7.57
1000 +	9	10	0.07	17,987	8.79
	Totals	14,955	100.00	204,711	100.00

Brockton WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	817	12.94	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	2,781	44.03	5,735	6.30
5 - 9	2	1,081	17.12	7,148	7.85
10 - 19	3	735	11.64	10,016	10.99
20 - 49	4	577	9.14	17,406	19.11
50 - 99	5	164	2.60	11,086	12.17
100 - 249	6	124	1.96	18,314	20.10
250 - 499	7	24	0.38	8,460	9.29
500 - 999	8	10	0.16	7,068	7.76
1000 +	9	3	0.05	5,863	6.44
	Totals	6,316	100.00	91,096	100.00

Bristol WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,399	13.92	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	4,374	43.53	9,002	6.29
5 - 9	2	1,741	17.33	11,689	8.16
10 - 19	3	1,162	11.56	15,606	10.90
20 - 49	4	836	8.32	25,669	17.93
50 - 99	5	285	2.84	19,341	13.51
100 - 249	6	187	1.86	27,993	19.55
250 - 499	7	42	0.42	14,160	9.89
500 - 999	8	16	0.16	10,916	7.62
1000 +	9	6	0.06	8,820	6.16
	Totals	10,048	100.00	143,196	100.00

New Bedford WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	876	14.15	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	2,742	44.29	5,536	6.95
5 - 9	2	1,117	18.04	7,468	9.37
10 - 19	3	723	11.68	9,622	12.08
20 - 49	4	460	7.43	13,893	17.44
50 - 99	5	144	2.33	9,668	12.14
100 - 249	6	93	1.50	13,686	17.18
250 - 499	7	23	0.37	7,468	9.37
500 - 999	8	9	0.15	5,394	6.77
1000 +	9	4	0.06	6,931	8.70
	Totals	6,191	100.00	79,666	100.00

Cape Cod and Islands WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2007

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	2,426	21.62	0	0.00
1 - 4	1	4,739	42.24	9,940	10.60
5 - 9	2	1,978	17.63	12,945	13.80
10 - 19	3	1,129	10.06	14,942	15.93
20 - 49	4	695	6.19	20,725	22.09
50 - 99	5	133	1.19	9,017	9.61
100 - 249	6	97	0.86	14,000	14.92
250 - 499	7	15	0.13	5,412	5.77
500 - 1000+	8,9	7	0.06	6,823	7.27
	Totals	11,219	100.00	93,804	100.00