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Top 25 Cambridge Employers: 1998
| RANK | NAME OF EMPLOYER | NATURE OF BUSINESS | EMPLOYEES1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | EDUCATION | 7,745 |
| 2 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | EDUCATION | 7,394 |
| 3 | CITY OF CAMBRIDGE | GOVERNMENT | 3,060 |
| 4 | LOTUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION/IBM | COMPUTER SOFTWARE | 1,883 |
| 5 | BOLT, BERANEK and NEWMAN/GTE | RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT | 1,847 |
| 6 | CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION2 | MEDICAL | 1,524 |
| 7 | MT. AUBURN HOSPITAL | MEDICAL | 1,496 |
| 8 | FEDERAL GOVERNMENT | GOVERNMENT | 1,489 |
| 9 | POLAROID | PHOTO and OPTIC EQUIPMENT | 1,118 |
| 10 | DRAPER LABORATORY | RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT | 1,059 |
| 11 | ARTHUR D. LITTLE, INC. | MANAGEMENT CONSULTING | 985 |
| 12 | COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS3 | GOVERNMENT | 939 |
| 13 | GENZYME | PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS | 891 |
| 14 | BIOGEN | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 692 |
| 15 | GENETICS INSTITUTE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 632 |
| 16 | YOUVILLE HOSPITAL | MEDICAL | 619 |
| 17 | CAMP, DRESSER and MCKEE | ENGINEERING | 618 |
| 18 | STAR MARKET | RETAIL | 612 |
| 19 | MILLENNIUM | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 605 |
| 20 | NECCO/HAVILAND | CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS | 570 |
| 21 | QUEST DIAGNOSTICS/BIORAN | CLINICAL TESTING SERVICES | 500 |
| 22 | LIFELINE SYSTEMS | MEDICAL DEVICES | 497 |
| 23 | ABT ASSOCIATES | MANAGEMENT CONSULTING | 450 |
| 24 | CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS | MANAGEMENT CONSULTING | 427 |
| 25 | LESLEY COLLEGE | EDUCATION | 424 |
| TOTAL | 38,076 | ||
| 1. All figures collected between April 1998 and May 1998. 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. | |||
| 2. The Cambridge Public Health Commission was created in 1996 from agencies of the Cities of Cambridge and Somerville. The figure given reflects 1998 Cambridge employment only. In 1996 many of these same positions were counted as City of Cambridge employees. | |||
| 3. During 1997 an act of the legislature dissolved Middlesex County and transferred County functions to the Commonwealth. | |||
| Source: Cambridge Community Development Department, 1998. | |||
For More Information
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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