Workforce By Industry: 2001 - 2019
Workforce By Industry: 2001 - 2019
This data set indicates how many people employed in Cambridge are covered by the unemployment insurance compensation system, the number employed by economic sector, and how much these workers earn.
The data covers the work force in Cambridge, regardless of their place of residence, and are taken from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, ES-202 Series based on the requirements set forth in the Massachusetts Employment Security Law and the Compensation for Federal Employees Law. Note that the unemployment compensation system does cover all workers, excluding groups such as the self-employer, religious workers and some domestic workers.
This data set assigns workers to sectors using the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code system. Prior to 2001 only the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system was used to assign workers to sectors. Older, historic data is available in the open data set "Cambridge Workforce By Industry: 1967 - 2001". The 2001 figures summarize the same raw data but are recoded to NAICS here.
Note that Natural Resources and Mining establishments are not included in the industry breakdown but are included in total employment.
Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | manufacturing | manufacturing | Number | Number of employees in the manufacturing sector. |
| Construction | construction | construction | Number | Number of employees in the construction sector. |
| Financial Services | financial_services | financial_services | Number | Number of employees in the financial services sector. |
| Trade, Trans, and Utilities | trade_trans_and_utilities | trade_trans_and_utilities | Number | Number of employees in the trade, transportation, and utilities sectors. |
| Information | information | information | Number | Number of employees in the information sector. |
| Year | year | year | Text | Year of Data |
| Total Annual Payroll | total_annual_payroll | total_annual_payroll | Number | In dollars. Due to extensions in coverage in 1972 and 1980, prior years’ data is not comparable. See Workforce Data – Historic: More Information in the attachments section. |
| Average Annual Wage | average_annual_wage | average_annual_wage | Number | In dollars. This figure is calculated by multiplying reported average weekly wage by 52. |
| Establishments | establishments | establishments | Number | Average monthly number of businesses locations reporting employment in Cambridge. Some business, such as retail chains, may have more than one establishment. |
| Total Employment | total | total | Number | Average monthly number of workers covered by the unemployment insurance compensation system. Note that this figure does not include all employed persons. Mining firms are not included in the industry breakdown but are included in total employment. |
| Prof And Business Services | prof_and_business_services | prof_and_business_services | Number | Number of employees in the professional and business services sectors. |
| Educ and Health | educ_and_health | educ_and_health | Number | Number of employees in the education and health sectors. |
| Leisure and Hospitality | leisure_and_hospitality | leisure_and_hospitality | Number | Number of employees in the leisure and hospitality sectors. |
| Other Services | other_services | other_services | Number | Number of employees in other services sectors. |
| Public Admin | public_admin | public_admin | Number | Number of employees in the public administration sector. |