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Top 25 Cambridge Employers: 2006

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2006 Rank	NAME OF EMPLOYER	BUSINESS	EMPLOYEES¹	2005 Rank
1	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	HIGHER EDUCATION	10,068	1
2	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	HIGHER EDUCATION	7,864	2
3	CITY OF CAMBRIDGE²	GOVERNMENT	2,819	3
4	MT. AUBURN HOSPITAL	MEDICAL	1,813	7
5	CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE	MEDICAL	1,567	4
6	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT	GOVERNMENT	1,514	6
7	BIOGEN IDEC	BIOTECHNOLOGY	1,434	5
8	GENZYME CORPORATION	BIOTECHNOLOGY	1,370	9
9	NOVARTIS INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH	BIOTECHNOLOGY	1,200	11
10	MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS	BIOTECHNOLOGY	1,175	8
11	DRAPER LABORATORY	RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT	1,061	10
12	COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS	GOVERNMENT	933	14
13	VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS	BIOTECHNOLOGY	836	19
14	WYETH CAMBRIDGE	BIOTECHNOLOGY	704	12
15	EF INTERNATIONAL	TRAVEL & EXCHANGE PROGRAMS	685	13
16	CAMP, DRESSER, and MCKEE	ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS	682	16
17	WHOLE FOODS	RETAIL SUPERMARKET	593	17
18	QUEST DIAGNOSTICS	CLINICAL TESTING SERVICES	570	15
19	LESLEY UNIVERSITY	HIGHER EDUCATION	551	18
20	SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS	BIOTECHNOLOGY	475	26
21	YOUVILLE HOSPITAL & REHABILITATION CENTER⁴	MEDICAL	463	25
22	MONITOR GROUP	MANAGEMENT CONSULTING	455	22
23	FORRESTER RESEARCH	BUSINESS SERVICES	444	28
24	AKAMAI	INTERNET NETWORK SERVICES	417	29
25	ABT ASSOCIATES	CONSULTING	411	24
25	BBN TECHNOLOGIES	RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT	411	NA
TOTAL			40,515

1. All figures collected between 7/06 and 10/06, unless otherwise noted. All figures reflect employment within the City of Cambridge only. Whenever possible, totals are based on Full Time Equivalents (FTEs). Part time workers were counted as 0.5 FTEs, unless otherwise indicated by employer response.
2. City of Cambridge figures include School Department employees.
3. Not on 2005 Top 25 list. All these companies were among the Top 25 Employers at various times in the past.
4. Employers deleted since 2005: Grace Construction, Whitehead Institute, and Shaw's Supermarkets/Star Markets.

Sources: Cambridge Community Development Department and cited employers, 2006.

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For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

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