Labor Market Information - Labor and Workforce Development

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 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	41,341	18	0	0
1 - 4	1	101,523	45	195,159	6
5 - 9	2	34,357	15	227,911	7
10 - 19	3	23,115	10	313,131	10
20 - 49	4	16,146	7	488,643	15
50 - 99	5	5,731	3	392,688	12
100 - 249	6	3,490	2	520,940	16
250 - 499	7	898	0	308,204	10
500 - 999	8	360	0	242,587	8
1000 +	9	227	0	492,099	15
	Totals	227,188	100	3,181,362	100

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 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	797	16	0	0
1 - 4	1	2,107	43	4,327	7
5 - 9	2	867	18	5,789	10
10 - 19	3	563	12	7,616	13
20 - 49	4	362	7	11,033	19
50 - 99	5	110	2	7,788	13
100 - 249	6	64	1	8,929	15
250 - 499	7	18	0	6,345	11
500 - 999	8	1	0	693	1
1000 +	9	4	0	6,319	11
	Totals	4,893	100	58,839	100

Franklin/Hampshire WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,036	14	0	0
1 - 4	1	3,440	47	6,838	8
5 - 9	2	1,182	16	7,773	9
10 - 19	3	849	12	11,466	13
20 - 49	4	504	7	15,164	17
50 - 99	5	149	2	9,871	11
100 - 249	6	102	1	15,273	17
250 - 499	7	22	0	8,151	9
500 - 999	8	5	0	3,078	3
1000 +	9	6	0	12,599	14
	Totals	7,295	100	90,213	100

Hampden WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,768	11	0	0
1 - 4	1	8,409	55	14,603	8
5 - 9	2	2,026	13	13,436	7
10 - 19	3	1,460	9	19,610	10
20 - 49	4	1,031	7	31,468	16
50 - 99	5	387	3	26,505	14
100 - 249	6	235	2	34,689	18
250 - 499	7	48	0	16,032	8
500 - 999	8	17	0	11,730	6
1000 +	9	13	0	26,572	14
	Totals	15,394	100	194,645	100

Northern Worcester WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,187	18	0	0
1 - 4	1	2,820	43	5,662	7
5 - 9	2	1,063	16	7,047	9
10 - 19	3	706	11	9,486	12
20 - 49	4	452	7	13,469	18
50 - 99	5	162	2	11,212	15
100 - 249	6	99	2	14,655	19
250 - 499	7	24	0	7,995	10
500 - 1000+	8,9	9	0	7,402	10
	Totals	6,522	100	76,928	100

Southern Worcester WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	2,617	16	0	0
1 - 4	1	6,918	43	13,692	6
5 - 9	2	2,604	16	17,432	7
10 - 19	3	1,756	11	23,707	10
20 - 49	4	1,232	8	37,147	15
50 - 99	5	409	3	28,354	12
100 - 249	6	275	2	41,153	17
250 - 499	7	72	0	25,309	11
500 - 999	8	30	0	19,740	8
1000 +	9	15	0	34,501	14
	Totals	15,928	100	241,035	100

Northern Middlesex WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,084	15	0	0
5 - 9	2	1,165	16	7,707	7
10 - 19	3	842	12	11,526	10
20 - 49	4	605	8	18,447	16
50 - 99	5	217	3	14,503	13
100 - 249	6	115	2	16,866	15
250 - 499	7	48	1	16,032	14
500 - 999	8	16	0	10,175	9
1000 +	9	7	0	12,447	11
	Totals	7,311	100	114,007	100
1 - 4	1	3,212	44	6,304	6

Lower Merrimack Valley WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,599	17	0	0
1 - 4	1	4,306	45	8,278	6
5 - 9	2	1,488	16	9,943	7
10 - 19	3	971	10	13,096	10
20 - 49	4	673	7	20,294	15
50 - 99	5	245	3	16,650	12
100 - 249	6	166	2	25,065	19
250 - 499	7	38	0	13,111	10
500 - 999	8	13	0	8,569	6
1000 +	9	12	0	19,159	14
	Totals	9,511	100	134,165	100

South Essex WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	2,322	18	0	0
1 - 4	1	5,372	43	11,030	7
5 - 9	2	2,109	17	13,979	9
10 - 19	3	1,328	11	17,899	11
20 - 49	4	886	7	26,808	16
50 - 99	5	333	3	22,730	14
100 - 249	6	186	1	27,773	17
250 - 499	7	35	0	12,347	8
500 - 999	8	21	0	13,854	8
1000 +	9	10	0	17,823	11
	Totals	12,602	100	164,243	100

Metropolitan North WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	3,860	17	0	0
1 - 4	1	9,795	42	19,652	5
5 - 9	2	3,838	17	25,476	7
10 - 19	3	2,554	11	34,710	9
20 - 49	4	1,863	8	56,739	15
50 - 99	5	712	3	48,534	13
100 - 249	6	423	2	63,138	17
250 - 499	7	97	0	32,081	8
500 - 999	8	47	0	32,922	9
1000 +	9	29	0	64,584	17
	Totals	23,218	100	377,836	100

Boston WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	3,313	15	0	0
1 - 4	1	9,171	41	17,708	3
5 - 9	2	3,380	15	22,498	4
10 - 19	3	2,517	11	34,405	6
20 - 49	4	2,067	9	62,978	11
50 - 99	5	861	4	59,141	10
100 - 249	6	510	2	77,044	14
250 - 499	7	180	1	61,964	11
500 - 999	8	67	0	43,982	8
1000 +	9	65	0	184,848	33
	Totals	22,131	100	564,568	100

Metropolitan South/West WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	6,265	18	0	0
1 - 4	1	15,303	43	29,826	6
5 - 9	2	5,431	15	35,940	7
10 - 19	3	3,760	11	51,082	10
20 - 49	4	2,630	7	80,441	15
50 - 99	5	993	3	68,758	13
100 - 249	6	588	2	88,748	17
250 - 499	7	162	0	56,716	11
500 - 999	8	72	0	49,997	9
1000 +	9	38	0	65,367	12
	Totals	35,242	100	526,875	100

South Coastal WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	2,988	18	0	0
1 - 4	1	7,703	45	14,883	7
5 - 9	2	2,613	15	17,325	9
10 - 19	3	1,738	10	23,624	12
20 - 49	4	1,205	7	35,766	18
50 - 99	5	375	2	25,363	13
100 - 249	6	228	1	33,820	17
250 - 499	7	45	0	15,381	8
500 - 999	8	27	0	17,553	9
1000 +	9	10	0	18,557	9
	Totals	16,932	100	202,272	100

Brockton WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,074	16	0	0
1 - 4	1	2,986	45	5,913	7
5 - 9	2	1,089	16	7,312	8
10 - 19	3	720	11	9,835	11
20 - 49	4	502	8	14,909	17
50 - 99	5	160	2	10,975	12
100 - 249	6	121	2	17,715	20
250 - 499	7	24	0	8,286	9
500 - 999	8	7	0	4,581	5
1000 +	9	5	0	9,036	10
	Totals	6,688	100	88,562	100

Bristol WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,784	17	0	0
1 - 4	1	4,586	43	9,043	7
5 - 9	2	1,701	16	11,285	8
10 - 19	3	1,198	11	16,211	12
20 - 49	4	804	8	24,291	18
50 - 99	5	274	3	18,810	14
100 - 249	6	163	2	24,337	18
250 - 499	7	37	0	12,231	9
500 - 999	8	13	0	8,267	6
1000 +	9	7	0	10,011	7
	Totals	10,567	100	134,486	100

New Bedford WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	1,072	16	0	0
1 - 4	1	3,100	47	5,967	8
5 - 9	2	1,108	17	7,419	9
10 - 19	3	651	10	8,745	11
20 - 49	4	459	7	13,742	17
50 - 99	5	132	2	8,843	11
100 - 249	6	101	2	15,080	19
250 - 499	7	20	0	7,272	9
500 - 999	8	10	0	6,473	8
1000 +	9	3	0	5,953	7
	Totals	6,656	100	79,494	100

Cape Cod and Islands WIA

Distribution of Establishments and Employment

by Size Groups March 2012

Number of Employees	Size Groups	Units	%	Employment	%
0	0	3,010	26	0	0
1 - 4	1	4,624	40	9,665	11
5 - 9	2	1,841	16	12,125	13
10 - 19	3	1,088	10	14,567	16
20 - 49	4	623	5	18,561	21
50 - 99	5	140	1	9,736	11
100 - 249	6	86	1	12,459	14
250 - 499	7	21	0	6,669	7
500 - 1000+	8,9	7	0	6,673	7
	Totals	11,440	100	90,455	100

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Establishments and Employment by Size