Private Employment by Industry: 1972, 1986 and 2001 Compared

Industry Sector	1972 Jobs¹	% of 1972 Total	1986 Jobs¹	% of 1986 Total	2001 Jobs¹	% of 2001 Total
Agriculture/Mining	111	0.1%	122	0.1%	290	0.3%
Construction	3,454	4.0%	1,915	2.1%	4,001	3.8%
Manufacturing	19,214	22.3%	11,331	12.5%	5,644	5.4%
Transportation, Communications and Utilities	9,960	11.6%	2,785	3.1%	2,171	2.1%
Wholesale and Retail Trade	16,858	19.6%	16,704	18.5%	17,355	16.5%
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate	2,051	2.4%	3,270	3.6%	3,384	3.2%
Services²	34,506	40.1%	54,363	60.1%	72,384	68.8%
Total Private Employment	86,154	100.0%	90,490	100.0%	105,229	100.0%

1. Changes in reporting requirements affect the comparability of 1972, 1986 and 2001 figures. Standard Industrial Codes (SICs) used to classify workplaces were redefined in both 1973 and 1988. In 1979 changes enacted into law led to the inclusion of most employees of federal, state and local government, of non-profit pre-elementary, elementary and secondary schools and of certain domestic workers.
2. The services sector includes education, health, business, household and professional services.

Source: Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance, ES-202 data series, 2003.

Chart comparing change in Cambridge private sector employment between 1972 and 2001

For More Information

For more information about employment by industry and the data source for this table and chart, see the table Employment by Industry and Wages.

For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656.

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