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Greater Brockton Economic Base Analysis:

Critical and Emerging Industries and WorkforceDevelopment Targets

A Report Submitted to the

Prepared by:

University of Massachusetts Office of the President

UMass Donahue Institute

and the

UMass Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis

January 2002

Greater Brockton Economic Base Analysis:

Critical and Emerging Industries andWorkforce Development Targets

is a joint project of the

UMass Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis

and

University of Massachusetts Office of the PresidentUMass Donahue Institute

authored by

Dr. Clyde W. Barrow, Director Center for Policy Analysis

David R. Borges, Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Analysis

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Table of Contents

1.00 Economic Base Analysis...........................................................................................11.10 Description of the Area....................................................................................... 11.20 Recent Trends and Changing Economic Conditions .......................................... 11.30 Transportation Infrastructure.............................................................................. 3

1.31 Highways ...........................................................................................................................31.32 Airports .............................................................................................................................31.33 Seaports ...........................................................................................................................41.34 Public Transportation and Commuter Rail .....................................................................5

1.40 Colleges and Universities................................................................................... 51.41 Bridgewater State College..............................................................................................51.42 Stonehill College.............................................................................................................61.43 Wheaton College ............................................................................................................61.44 Massasoit Community College .......................................................................................6

1. 50 Demographic and Economic Characteristics...................................................... 71.51 Population.......................................................................................................................71.52 Ethnicity ..........................................................................................................................81.53 Age .................................................................................................................................91.54 Educational Attainment.................................................................................................101.55 Employment and Income..............................................................................................111.56 Largest Industries .........................................................................................................121.57 Largest Industries by Employment ...............................................................................141.58 Largest Employers........................................................................................................15

2.00 Cluster And Sector Analysis ...................................................................................172.10 Critical and Emerging Clusters......................................................................... 20

2.11 Allied Health Services...................................................................................................202.12 Business Services ........................................................................................................222.13 Construction..................................................................................................................242.14 Distribution....................................................................................................................262.15 Professional Services ...................................................................................................282.16 Retail.............................................................................................................................31

2.20 Emerging Clusters ........................................................................................... 332.21 Social Services .............................................................................................................33

2.30 Critical and Declining Clusters ......................................................................... 352.31 Financial Services ........................................................................................................352.32 High Technology...........................................................................................................372.33 Metals Manufacturing ...................................................................................................40

3.00 Occupational Analysis.............................................................................................433.10 Educational Requirements ............................................................................... 46

4.00 Vacancy Analysis....................................................................................................495.00 Addendum ...............................................................................................................51SOURCES CONSULTED ................................................................................................53Appendix A

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Executive Summary

The Brockton Workforce Area consists of the city of Brockton and the townsof Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanson, Stoughton,West Bridgewater, and Whitman. The area occupies 163 square miles and has apopulation of 230,970. Brockton accounts for more than forty percent (40.8%) of thearea’s population.

Area Employment and Unemployment

The Brockton Workforce Area has total employment of 93,079 (1999 ES-202):

• Total private sector employment in the Brockton Workforce Area is 78,371(1999 ES-202).

• Annual average wages in the Brockton Workforce Area are $32,510 (1999 ES-202) or 24.1 percent below the statewide average of $40,355.

• The 2000 annual average unemployment rate in the Brockton WorkforceArea was 2.9 percent compared to 2.6 percent statewide.

• Average unemployment rates in the area have been higher than thestatewide average throughout the business cycle. However, the area'sunemployment rate has declined steadily during the 1990s and is falling intoline with statewide unemployment trends.

The two largest employment sectors in the Brockton Workforce Area areServices with 25 percent of total employment and Retail Trade with 24 percent oftotal employment:

• Between 1990 and 1999 there was substantial employment growth in sixsectors of the area economy, including Agriculture (+45.1%), Construction(+35.6%), Services (+31.3%), Wholesale Trade (+25.1%), Retail Trade (+9.5%),and Government (+8.7%).

• The largest absolute increase in the number of jobs was in Services, RetailTrade, and Wholesale Trade.

• The only major sectors of the area economy that lost employment during the1990’s were Finance, Insurance and Real Estate [FIRE] (-31.5%),Manufacturing (-12.9%), and Transportation, Communications, and PublicUtilities [TCPU] (-3.8%).

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Area Clusters

A cluster is a group of firms in two or more industries linked together byshared customer, supplier, or other relationships. Clusters of competitive industriestend to concentrate geographically to take advantage of natural resources,specialized research and development facilities, local concentrations of industry-relevant labor skills, industry-specific infrastructure, inter-modal transportationnetworks, and other synergies attributable to business clusters:

• Critical clusters are defined as those that employ 3 percent or more of thetotal private sector workforce in the Workforce Area.

• An Emerging cluster has shown substantial employment growth over thelast decade. An emerging cluster can fall below the 3 percent threshold if itis showing rapid growth (e.g., from 1% to 2% of total employment over last10 years).

The ten industry clusters identified in the Brockton Workforce Area are:

Critical and Emerging

% Of 1999 PrivateCluster Sector Employment

Allied Health Services 12.9%Business Services 4.4%Construction 6.8%Distribution 12.3%Professional Services 3.2%Retail Trade 25.5%

Emerging


Social Services 2.5%

Critical and Declining


Financial Services 3.0%High Technology 3.6%Metals Manufacturing 3.6%

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Nine of the ten clusters employ more than three percent of the WA’s totalprivate sector workforce and are therefore considered critical clusters. The SocialServices cluster employs less than three percent of the total private sectorworkforce, but it has been identified as an emerging industry because it hasexperienced rapid employment growth since 1990. Between 1990 and 1999,employment decreased in two of the ten clusters (Financial Services and HighTechnology), while real wages declined in two of the clusters (Metals andProfessional Services). Fifteen employment sectors within the clusters showedsubstantial employment gains and real wage increases. The sectors are:

• Special Trade Contractors (Construction)• Electronic Equipment and Components (High Technology)• Fabricated Metal Products (Metals Manufacturing)• Wholesale Trade – Nondurable Good (Distribution)• General Merchandise Stores (Retail Trade)• Furniture (Retail Trade)• Offices and Clinics of Dentists (Health Services)• Offices and Clinics of Other Health Practitioners (Health Services)• Medical and Dental Laboratories (Health Services)• Home Health Care Services (Health Services)• Non-Depository Institutions (Financial Services)• Real Estate (Financial Services)• Engineering, Accounting, Research, and Management (Professional

Services)• Individual and Family Services (Social Services)• Mailing, Reproduction, Stenography (Business Services)

Occupational Projections

An occupational analysis was conducted to determine the projected net jobincrease of the fastest growing occupations in the Brockton Workforce Area. Theseoccupations were selected from the twenty-five fastest growing occupations interms of percentage growth and from the twenty-five fastest growing occupationsin terms of overall net job growth. These occupations are identified in“Massachusetts Employment Projections Through 2008: A Focus on the Jobs, theIndustries, and the Workforce” (Massachusetts Division of Employment andTraining, 1996).

Ten of the thirty-five occupations expected to have the largest net increasesin jobs are listed in the table below. Many of the fastest growing occupations in thearea require only short- or moderate-term on-the-job training.

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OccupationNet Projected

Empl. IncreaseAnnual Wage:

2001

Retail Sales Representatives 1,107 $19,088

General Managers and Executives 478 $80,020

Cashiers 437 $19,750

Registered Nurses 374 $58,786

Nursing Aides/Orderlies 312 $24,327

Waiters and Waitresses 278 $13,993

Truck Drivers, Light 274 $23,610

General Office Clerks 261 $24,638

Computer Support Specialists 184 $49,186

Physicians and Surgeons 163 $115,483

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1.00 ECONOMIC BASE ANALYSIS

1.10 Description of the Area

The Brockton Workforce Area consists of the city of Brockton and the townsof Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanson, Stoughton,West Bridgewater, and Whitman (see map below). The area occupies 163 squaremiles and has a population of 230,970 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000).

Figure 1

B r o c k to n W o r k fo r c e A r e a

1.20 Recent Trends and Changing Economic Conditions

The Brockton Workforce Area has an industrial history that extends back tothe 1700’s with the discovery of bog iron. The first commercial steel made in thecolonies was made in Easton and was used for muskets. In 1803, the Ames ShovelCompany was established and became nationally known for providing the shovelsthat laid the Union Pacific Railroad. Later, nail and brick manufacturing emerged inthe area to employ hundreds of former agricultural workers from nearby farms aswell as new immigrants to the area.

Brockton became a shoe manufacturing center from the late 18th centurythrough the 1950's. In the Civil War, it was claimed that half of the Union Armywore boots made in Brockton. At the height of the shoe industry in 1929, more than30,000 people were employed by Brockton shoe manufacturers, who dominated the



world footwear market until after World War II. Brockton was also the site of thethird electric power station in the country, which was opened under the supervisionof Thomas Edison.

Textile manufacturing emerged as an industry in the area in the 19th century.Lumbering, shingle making, and cranberry production were also importantindustries in the area during this time. In 1912, a cranberry packing house wasconstructed in Hanson, which with many later additions, eventually became thenational Ocean Spray Corporation.

However, the area began a long economic decline in the 1920’s, whenMassachusetts lost 94,000 jobs in textiles and shoes to the southern United States.During this period, 81 percent of Brockton’s workforce was employed in the shoeindustry (Choosing to Compete, 1991). Job losses continued through the GreatDepression and into the following decades.

Moreover, despite its early industrialization, some of the BrocktonWorkforce Area has remained agricultural and rural, although much of the area’sroots in manufacturing and agriculture have given way to residential communities.The area has experienced substantial population growth over the last severaldecades due to its location south of Boston and its proximity to major highways andcommuter rail.

At present, the Brockton Workforce Area is well into an economic transitionthat is most evident in the shift from an economic base anchored by “blue-collar”manufacturing to one anchored by high-tech manufacturing, trade, and services.While the area experienced an overall employment increase of 17.8 percent from1985 to 1999, the manufacturing sector was in steep decline during this same period.From 1985 to 1999, the Brockton Workforce Area lost 4,787 manufacturing jobs, a32.0 percent decline. In 1985, manufacturing accounted for 18.9 percent of the area’stotal employment, compared to 10.9 percent in 1999. The City of Brockton sufferedthe most significant manufacturing job losses in the area. From 1985 to 1999,Brockton’s manufacturing employment declined by 37.2 percent.

Conversely, employment in the service sector doubled from 1985 to 1999.Allied health services and professional services are currently two of the mostrapidly expanding employment sectors in the area and they are projected to remainat the forefront of the area’s employment growth in the next decade (RegionalEmployment Boards 1996; Borges and Barrow 1997).

Two of the fastest growing sectors of the Brockton Workforce Area are retailand wholesale trade. Employment in retail trade increased by 11.4 percent from1990 to 1999 and now accounts for 19,974 of the WA’s jobs or 24 percent of total



private sector employment. Employment in wholesale trade increased by 25.1percent from 1990 to 1999 and now accounts for 7,957 of the WA’s jobs or 10.2percent of total private sector employment.

1.30 Transportation Infrastructure

A well-developed intermodal transportation network serves the BrocktonWorkforce Area.

1.31 Highways

The area is woven together by regional highways that include the Route24/I-495 axis and Route 3. These highways provide access to the airport, seaport,and other intermodal facilities in Boston, Providence, and New York. In total, theBrockton Workforce Area contains approximately 781 miles of public roads.

1.32 Airports

The area’s main passenger and air cargo services are provided by LoganInternational Airport (BOS) in Boston and T.F. Green Airport (PVD) in Providence.Logan Airport is located on 2,400 acres in East Boston and consists of five runways,14 miles of taxiway, and 237 acres of concrete and asphalt apron. Logan Airport hasfive passenger terminals that each has its own ticketing, baggage claim, and groundtransportation facilities.

Logan International Airport is currently served by 55 scheduled and non-scheduled commercial airlines, including 8 major domestic carriers, 16 non-U.S. flagcarriers, and 13 regional commuter airlines. Logan International Airport is thenation’s 17th busiest airport based on its passenger volume of more than 26 millionpersons annually. Passenger volume is projected to reach 45 million passengers by2010.

Logan International Airport also serves as the air cargo gateway to NewEngland. Logan handles more than 800 million pounds of air cargo and mail eachyear. It is estimated that $12.8 billion in imports and $4.5 billion in exports movethrough Logan Airport each year. Logan ranks 11th among U.S. airports in the valueof exports and imports handled annually.

T.F. Green Airport is a medium-haul commercial service airport located on1,200 acres in Warwick, Rhode Island. Green Airport consists of three runways,taxiways, and asphalt apron. Green Airport has two passenger terminals that eachhas its own ticketing, baggage claim, and ground transportation facilities.



Green Airport is currently served by 8 major domestic carriers and 8regional commuter airlines as well as non-scheduled air carrier service. Passengerenplanements at Green Airport now exceed 2.6 million persons annually. Greenalso handles more than 3.4 million tons air freight and 3.3 million tons of mail eachyear.

Three additional airports are located within short distances of the BrocktonWorkforce Area: New Bedford Regional Airport, Plymouth Municipal Airport, andTaunton Municipal Airport. The New Bedford Regional Airport occupiesapproximately 425 acres at the intersection of Route 140 and Interstate 195. Theairport includes two major runways, each approximately 5,000 feet in length, whichare sufficient for general aviation and light commuter traffic. The New BedfordRegional Airport has an air traffic control tower, making it the only towered ILScivilian airport in Southeastern Massachusetts. The New Bedford Regional Airportcurrently services general aviation and commuter passenger traffic to Martha’sVineyard and Nantucket and provides limited airfreight service.

The Plymouth Municipal Airport, a general aviation facility located fourmiles southwest of the Town center, has two asphalt runways of 2,501 foot and3,501 foot. A large proportion of the general aviation traffic at Plymouth MunicipalAirport is corporate and business aviation and the airport maintains facilities thatspecifically service this type of traffic. The Taunton Municipal Airport is a smallergeneral aviation facility, located three miles east of the City, with a 3,496-footasphalt runway and a 2,350-foot gravel runway.

1.33 Seaports

The Port of Boston is now one of the most modern and efficient containerports in the United States. The port’s Conley Terminal is equipped to handlecontainerized cargo, while Moran Terminal is currently leased to Boston Autoportfor the import and distribution of automobiles. The two terminals handle morethan 1.3 million tons of general cargo, 1.5 million tons on non-fuels bulk cargo, and12.8 million tons of bulk fuel cargo annually. The Conley Terminal waterway iscurrently being dredged to a depth of 45 feet, while the Moran Terminal waterwayis being dredged to a depth of 40 feet to handle deeper draft ships.

The Port of Providence is a bulk cargo port located in Providence, RhodeIsland at the top of Narrangansett Bay on the Providence River. The Port ofProvidence has six berths that are currently the deepest water berths (26-37 feet)between New York and Nova Scotia. The Port has over 300,000 square feet ofwarehouse space, heavy lifting capacity, and railroad access. The Port handlesapproximately $618 million in imports and $9.4 million in exports annually.



1.34 Public Transportation and Commuter Rail

The Brockton Area Transit Authority (BAT) provides public bustransportation to the city of Brockton. The Mass Bay Transit Authority’sMiddleborough/Lakeville commuter rail line provides rail service to Boston. Theline makes four stops in the Brockton Workforce Area, three of which are inBrockton (Montello, Brockton, Campello) and a fourth at Bridgewater State College.

1.40 Colleges and Universities

The Brockton Workforce Area benefits from the presence of severalinstitutions of higher education: Bridgewater State College, Stonehill College,Wheaton College, and Massasoit Community College. Table 1 summarizes thelocation and enrollment at these institutions.

Table 1

Brockton Area Colleges and Universities

College/University Location Enrollment

Bridgewater State College Bridgewater 9,161Massasoit Community College Brockton 2,034Stonehill College Easton 6,472Wheaton College Norton 2,300Total 19,967

Source: Admissions Offices

These institutions enroll approximately 20,000 students each year and confermore than 2,000 baccalaureate and 500 associate degrees annually. They contributein important ways to the area's competitiveness by producing skilled employees,and by sponsoring cultural events that enhance the area’s quality of life.

1.41 Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater State College is a four-year public liberal arts college offeringbaccalaureate degrees in fifty-eight fields and master’s degrees in thirty-nine fields.More than 50 percent of the baccalaureate degrees awarded each year are inbusiness and teacher education. The College’s John Joseph Moakley Center forTechnological Applications is an important communications resource for the areathat supports business development through video conferencing services anddistance education programs.



1.42 Stonehill College

Stonehill College in Easton is a four-year, private, liberal arts college that isaffiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. The liberal arts college offersbaccalaureate degrees in more than thirty fields. Stonehill annually awards asignificant number of baccalaureate degrees in business management.

1.43 Wheaton College

Wheaton College in Norton is a four-year, private, liberal arts college. Thecollege offers fifty degree programs. Almost two-thirds (64 percent) of all degreesawarded at Wheaton College are in the humanities and social sciences.

1.44 Massasoit Community College

Massasoit Community College in Brockton is a two-year public communitycollege that offers associate degrees in approximately forty fields. The collegeawards approximately 750 associate degrees annually mostly concentrated inbusiness, engineering technology, allied health services, and other para-professionalfields.



1. 50 Demographic and Economic Characteristics

1.51 Population

The Brockton Workforce Area had a population of 230,970 in 2000 (U.S.Census Bureau). The area municipalities with the largest populations are Brockton(94,304), Stoughton (27,149), and Bridgewater (25,185) (see Table 2).

Table 2

Municipality 1970 1980 1990 2000

Abington 12,334 13,517 13,817 14,605Avon 5,295 5,026 4,558 4,443Bridgewater 11,829 17,202 21,249 25,185Brockton 89,040 95,172 92,788 94,304East Bridgewater 8,347 9,945 11,104 12,974Easton 12,157 16,623 19,807 22,299Hanson 7,148 8,617 9,028 9,495Stoughton 23,459 26,710 26,777 27,149West Bridgewater 7,152 6,359 6,389 6,634Whitman 13,059 13,534 13,240 13,882Total: 189,820 212,705 218,757 230,970Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Historical Population of Brockton WA Cities and Towns

The area’s population increased 21.7 percent from 1970 to 2000, whilestatewide population grew 11.6 percent during this time (see Figure 2). Since 1980,the area’s population has increased 8.6 percent, compared to a 10.7 percent increasefor the entire state. The area’s population increased by 5.6 percent during the 1990’scompared to 5.4 percent for the state.

Figure 2

12.1%

2.8%

5.6%

0.0%

4.0%

8.0%

12.0%

16.0%

1970 to 1980 1980 to 1990 1990 to 2000

Brockton WA Rate of Population Growth, 1970 to 2000



1.52 Ethnicity

More than three-quarters of the residents in the Brockton Workforce Area(75.8%) are white Caucasian (U.S. Census 2000). This compares to 77.8 percentstatewide. African Americans are the largest ethnic minority in the BrocktonWorkforce Area at 8.8 percent of the population, followed by Hispanics (4.1%) andAsians (1.5%) (see Figure 3).

Figure 3

8.8%

5.4%

0.2%0.2%

1.5%3.8%

0.1%

0.1%

9.5%

6.0%

4.1%

6.8%

75.8%

77.8%

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0%

Afr. Amer.

Indian

Asian

Pacific Isl

Other

Hispanic

White

Brockton WA Race/Ethnicity

Brockton WIA Massachusetts



1.53 Age

The ages of the residents in the Brockton Workforce Area are very similar tothose of the state as a whole (U.S. Census 2000) with 62.6 percent aged 18 to 65, theyears when most people are in the full time workforce (see Figure 4). However,assuming an average retirement age of 65, it is estimated that approximately 31percent of the area’s labor force will retire over the next 20 years, 12.0 percent willretire in the next 10 years, and 5.0 percent will retire in the next 5 years. In otherwords, the pace of retirements will steadily increase through the next twenty years(see Table 3).

Figure 4

25.9%23.6%

62.6%62.8%

11.5% 13.5%

0.0%

40.0%

80.0%

under 18 18 to 65 65+

Brockton WA Age of Residents

Brockton WIA

Massachusetts

Table 3

% of Current Labor ForceYears Expected to Retire

2001 to 2005 5%2006 to 2010 7%2011 to 2015 9%2016 to 2020 10%Total 31%



1.54 Educational Attainment

A slightly higher percentage of residents (83.1%) in the Brockton WorkforceArea have a high school diploma compared to the state as a whole (80.0%) (seeFigure 5). However, residents in the Brockton Workforce Area are less likely toposses a bachelor’s degree (11.6%) or a graduate degree (3.6%) in comparison toresidents statewide.

Figure 5

80.0% 83.1%

16.6%

11.6% 10.6%3.6%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

Diploma Bachelor's Degree Graduate Degree

Brockton WA Educational Attainment

Massachusetts Brockton WIA



1.55 Employment and Income

The Brockton Workforce Area has total employment of 93,079 (1999 ES-202)(see Figure 6). Total private sector employment is 78,371 (1999 ES-202). Annualaverage wages in the Brockton Workforce Area are $32,510 (DET 1999) or 24.1percent below the statewide average of $40,355.

The following chart displays total annual private sector employment for theBrockton Workforce Area from 1990 to 1999. Total employment dipped to its lowestlevel in 1992 (65,511) and reached its latest peak in 1999 (78,371).

Figure 6

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40,000

80,000

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Brockton WA Total Employment, 1990 to 1999

The 2000 annual average unemployment rate in the Brockton WorkforceArea was 2.9 percent (LAUS 2000). This compares to a statewide averageunemployment rate of 2.6 percent. As Figure 7 demonstrates, averageunemployment rates in the area have been higher than the statewide averagethroughout the business cycle. However, the area's unemployment rate hasdeclined steadily during the 1990s and is falling into line with statewideunemployment trends.



Figure 7

Brockton WA Unemployment Rate, 1990 to 2000

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2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

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1998

1999

2000

Brockton WIA Massachusetts

1.56 Largest Industries

The three largest employment sectors in the Brockton Workforce Area areservices, retail trade, and government (see Figure 8).

Figure 8

Brockton WA - Employment By Sector: 1999

Whlsale.Trade10%

Retail Trade24%

FIRE3%

Services25%

Government16%

Agr.1%

Constr.5%

Manufacturing11%

TCPU5%



Between 1990 and 1999, there was substantial employment growth in sixsectors of the Brockton Workforce Area economy, including Agriculture (+45.1%),Construction (+ 35.6%), Services (+31.3%), Wholesale Trade (+25.1%), Retail Trade(+9.5%), and Government (+8.7%) (see Figure 9). The only major sectors of the area’seconomy that lost employment during the 1990’s were Finance, Insurance and RealEstate [FIRE] (-31.5%), Manufacturing (-12.9%), and Transportation,Communications, and Public Utilities [TCPU] (-3.8%). The largest absolute increasein the number of jobs was in Services, Retail Trade, and Wholesale Trade (see Figure10).

Figure 9

8.7%

31.3%

-31.5%

9.5%

25.1%

-3.8%

-12.9%

35.6%

45.1%

-40.0% -20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0%

Agriculture

Construction

Manufacturing

TCPU

Whlsale.Trade

Retail Trade

FIRE

Services

Government

Brockton WA Percentage Employment Change By Sector, 1990 to 1999

Figure 10

1,171

5,725

(1,100)

1,953

1,797

(195)

(1,505)

1,156

246

(2,000) (1,000) - 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000

Agriculture

Construction

Manufacturing

TCPU

Whlsale.Trade

Retail Trade

FIRE

Services

Government

Brockton WA Number Employment Change By Sector, 1990 to 1999



1.57 Largest Industries by Employment

The following table lists the largest industries in the Brockton WorkforceArea by size of employment (see Table 4). Most of the largest industries are in theretail and service sectors.

Table 4

SIC CODE Industry Name

80 Health Services 10,074 398 58 Eating and Drinking Establishments 6,895 396 59 Miscellaneous Retail 5,519 267 51 Wholesale Trade - non-durable goods 5,294 161 73 Business Services 4,412 314 54 Food Stores 4,115 144 17 Special Trade Contractors 3,277 368 50 Wholesale Trade - durable goods 2,663 339 83 Social Services 2,559 141 55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 1,752 176 53 General Merchandise Stores 1,732 23 42 Motor Freight Transportation 1,644 143 34 Fabricated Metal Products 1,543 56 27 Printing and Publishing 1,500 51 36 Electronic Equipment & Components 1,369 29 87 Engineering, Acctng., Research, Mngt. 1,119 190 60 Depository Institutions 1,118 87 72 Personal Services 1,102 183 82 Educational Services 1,032 20 49 Elelctric, Gas, & Sanitary Services 990 237

Source: Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training

Employment Establishments

Largest Industries by Employment: 1999

Brockton Workforce Area



1.58 Largest Employers

The majority of the twenty largest private employers in the BrocktonWorkforce Area are in the allied health services and manufacturing sectors (seeTable 5).

Table 5

Employer Name

Chadwick's of Boston Manufacturing 3,000 W. BridgewaterBlue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance 1,700 RegionalBrockton Hospital Allied Health 1,600 BrocktonCaritas Good Samaritan Med. Ctr. Allied Health 1,400 BrocktonWearguard Manufacturing 1,200 NorwellBrockton Medical Center Allied Health 1,000-2,500 BrocktonNew England Sinai Hospital Allied Health 750 StoughtonUnited Liquors Ltd Wholesale Trade 700 W. BridgewaterW.B. Mason Wholesale Trade 610 BrocktonVerizon Communications 600 RegionalCushing Campus Allied Health 500 to 999 StoughtonPoint Group Health Care Group Allied Health 500 to 999 BrocktonNewport Electric Utility 500 to 999 BridgewaterAcushnet Company Manufacturing 424 BrocktonShaws Supermarkets Inc Retail 250 to 499 StoughtonBay State Gas Company Utility 250 to 499 BrocktonHoliday Inn Services 250 to 499 BrocktonNutramax Products Inc Manufacturing 250 to 499 BrocktonSears Retail 250 to 499 BrocktonStop & Shop Retail 250 to 499 BrocktonUnited Parcel Service Services 250 to 499 BrocktonPremium Beverage Co Wholesale Trade 250 to 499 BrocktonSuperior Employment Services Services 250 to 499 BrocktonThe Enterprise Manufacturing 250 to 499 BrocktonHalliburton Company Manufacturing 250 to 499 AvonMassachusetts Treatment Center Allied Health 250 to 499 BridgewaterJ P Noonan Transportation Transportation 250 to 499 E. BridgewaterHit or Miss Inc Manufacturing 250 to 499 W. Bridgewater

Source: Dunn & Bradstreet Imarket Database

Employment City/TownIndustry

Brockton WA Largest Employers: 2000



2.00 CLUSTER AND SECTOR ANALYSIS

The cluster and sector analysis identifies trends in employment, businessunits, annual average wages, and average size of establishments at the 2-digit levelof the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and, where possible, at the 3-digit SIClevel. The cluster and sector analysis relies primarily on ES-202 data, but also drawson proprietary databases (iMarket) and U.S. Census data (County BusinessPatterns). All data is aggregated at the Brockton Service Delivery Area/WorkforceArea (WA) level.

The Brockton Workforce Area has several identifiable business clusters,which consist of firms in two or more related industries that are linked togetherthrough customer, supplier or other relationships. Critical clusters are defined asrelated groups of businesses that employ 3 percent or more of the total privatesector workforce in the Workforce Area. An emerging industry could fall below the3 percent threshold if it is showing rapid growth (e.g., from 1% to 2% of privatesector employment over last 10 years). The area’s critical and emerging industriesare identified based on past and projected rates of growth in employment andnumber of business units. An industry may be both critical and emerging or it maybe critical and declining.

In this report the term “declining industry” refers exclusively to numericalemployment trends. It should not be interpreted as an assessment of theprofitability and financial health of an industry, the demand for its products orservices, or the condition of individual firms within an industry. An industry canbe shedding total employment, while increasing annual output, sales, and profitsthrough organizational restructuring or technological innovations that allow firmsin the industry to produce greater volumes of a good or service with feweremployees. It is also possible for individual firms to be stable or expanding within adeclining industry due to higher productivity, superior marketing, or the capture ofniche markets where they face little competition from other firms in the industry.The term also does not describe the quality of the jobs created or lost in a particularindustry, since an expanding employment sector can be creating low-wage jobswith few benefits, while a declining sector could be restructuring its workforce torely more heavily on high-wage skilled employees that achieve higher rates ofproductivity due to their use of technology.



Our analysis identified ten industry clusters in the Brockton WorkforceArea:

Brockton Workforce Area: Major Clusters

Critical and Emerging

Cluster% Private Sector Employment

1990 1999

Allied Health Services 12.9% 12.9%

Business Services 3.8% 4.4%

Construction 5.8% 6.8%

Distribution 12.6% 12.3%

Professional Services 1.8% 3.2%

Retail 25.5% 25.5%

Emerging

Cluster% Private Sector Employment

1990 1999

Social Services 1.5% 2.5%

Critical and Declining

Cluster % Private Sector Employment

1990 1999

Financial Services 5.0% 3.0%

High Technology 5.5% 3.6%

Metals Manufacturing 4.1% 3.6%



Nine of the ten clusters employ more than three percent of the WA’s totalprivate sector workforce and are therefore considered critical clusters. The SocialServices cluster employs less than three percent of the total private sectorworkforce, but it has been identified as an emerging industry because it hasexperienced rapid employment growth since 1990. Between 1990 and 1999employment decreased in two of the ten clusters (Financial Services and HighTechnology), while real wages declined in two of the clusters (Metals andProfessional Services) (see Figure 11).

Figure 11

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2.10 Critical and Emerging Clusters

2.11 Allied Health Services

Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine (SIC 801)

Offices and Clinics of Dentists (SIC 802)

Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Osteopathy (SIC 803)

Offices and Clinics of Other Health Practitioners (SIC 804)

Nursing and Personal Care Facilities (SIC 805)

Hospitals (SIC 806)

Medical and Dental Laboratories (SIC 807)

Home Health Care Services (SIC 808)

Miscellaneous Health and Allied Services (SIC 809)

Unlike the Boston Metro and Central Massachusetts regions, there are nomajor research hospitals or institutes located in the Brockton Workforce Area.Consequently, the allied health services cluster primarily provides health services tothe area’s local residents. During the 1990’s, the cluster’s expansion was beingdriven almost exclusively by population growth and by the availability of Medicareand Medicaid reimbursements for services to elderly and low-income residents(Bristol, Brockton, Greater New Bedford, and South Coastal Regional EmploymentBoards 1995).

The cluster accounts for 12.9 percent of the area’s total employment or 10,074jobs (1999). Total employment for the cluster increased by 10.8 percent between 1990and 1999 (see Figure 12). This compares to employment growth of 20.1 percentstatewide. The most significant employment gains occurred in offices and clinics ofdoctors (717 jobs), offices of other health practitioners (360 jobs), and medical anddental laboratories (307 jobs). Consolidation, restructuring and cost-cutting in thehospital industry, where average wages are significantly higher, has restrained jobgrowth over the last several years. For example, employment in hospitals declinedby 895 jobs from 1990 to 1999, although this industry remains the largest employerin the cluster (3,260 jobs). Other large employers in the cluster include offices andclinics of doctors (2,196 jobs) and nursing and personal care facilities (2,121 jobs).

Real wages in the cluster increased by 11.5 from 1990 to 1999. This comparesto a real wage increase of 7.1 percent statewide. Real wages increased in all sectorsexcept for offices and clinics of doctors, where real wages declined by 12.2 percent.



The average annual wage in the cluster is $35,816. Wages range from a low of$23,957 in nursing and personal care facilities to $53,621 in offices and clinics ofdoctors. The annual average wage for the Brockton Workforce Area is $32,510 andthe annual average wage for the state is $40,355 (see Figure 13).

The number of business units increased most significantly in offices andclinics of other health practitioners (25 unit increase) and offices and clinics ofdoctors (21 unit increase). On average, hospitals, nursing and personal carefacilities, and home health care services employ more than 80 employers per unit,while the other industries in the cluster tend to be smaller (25 employees or less).The ten largest private employers include Brockton Hospital, Caritas GoodSamaritan Medical Center, Brockton Medical Center, New England Sinai Hospital,Point Group Health Care Group, Copley at Stoughton, West Acres Nursing Home,Life Care Centers of America, Cushing Campus, and Brockton Visiting NursesAssociation.

Figure 12

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2.12 Business Services

Credit Reporting and Collection (732)

Mailing, Reproduction, Stenography (733)

Services to Buildings (734)

Misc. Equipment Rental/Leasing (735)

Personnel Supply Services (736)

Misc. Business Services (738)

Business services includes establishments primarily engaged in renderingservices to business establishments, such as credit reporting, collection of claims,mailing, reproduction, photocopying, data processing, services to buildings, andhelp supply services. Establishments primarily engaged in providing advertising,engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services are classifiedunder the professional services cluster.

The business services cluster accounts for 4.4 percent of the area’s totalemployment or 3,469 jobs (1999). Total employment for the cluster increased by 30.3percent between 1990 and 1999 (see Figure 14). This compares to employmentgrowth of 48.7 percent statewide. Employment gains are being fueled by personnel



supply services, which gained 957 jobs over this period. This increase has offset joblosses in credit reporting and collection (3 jobs), miscellaneous business services(111 jobs), and services to buildings (173 jobs). Personnel supply services also hasthe highest level of employment (1,796 jobs), followed by miscellaneous businessservices (767 jobs), and services to buildings (395 jobs).

Real wages in the cluster increased by 4.4 percent from 1990 to 1999. Thiscompares to a real wage increase of 48.7 percent statewide. Real wages rose mostsignificantly in services to buildings (67.6%) and credit reporting and selection(35.3%). While the largest employment gains occurred in personnel supply services,real wages in this industry declined by 16.5 percent. The average annual wage in thebusiness services cluster is $20,032. Average annual wages in the cluster range froma low of $13,456 in personnel supply services to $35,658 in credit reporting andcollection (see Figure 15). The annual average wage for the Brockton WorkforceArea is $32,510 and the annual average wage for the state is $40,355.

The number of business units has increased most significantly inmiscellaneous business services (22 unit increase). Despite significant employmentgains, the number of units in personnel supply services declined by 10 from 1990 to1999. On average, business units in the cluster are small (less than 15 employees),although businesses in the personnel supply service industry average 67 employeesper unit. The ten largest private employers in the cluster include SuperiorEmployment Services, Credit Data of New England, Harte-Hanks ResponseManagement, Century Mailing Company, Super Coups, Action Collection Agencyof Boston, Sunset Custodial Services, Helman Cleaning Services, CFS, and NewEngland Equipment Rental.

Figure 14

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Business Services: 1999 Annual Average Wages

2.13 Construction

General Building Contractors (SIC 15)

Heavy Construction (SIC 16)

Special Trade Contractors (SIC 17)

Building Materials (SIC 52)

General building contractors include builders of homes, industrial, andcommercial properties. Heavy construction includes the construction of roads,railways, bridges, etc. Special trade contractors include electricians, carpenters,plumbers, etc. Building materials consists of retail establishments that sell lumberand other building materials.

The construction cluster accounts for 6.8 percent of the area’s totalemployment or 5,298 jobs. Total employment for the sector increased by 29.7percent from 1990 to 1999 (see Figure 16). This compares to employment growth of15.8 percent statewide. Employment increases were largest among special tradecontractors (1,090 job increase). This industry also has the highest level ofemployment (3,277), followed by building materials (892), general contractors (879),and heavy construction (250). The construction industry is very cyclical and muchof the growth is connected to the overall health of the economy. It is not clear whatproportion of the employment growth in construction is merely cyclical as opposedto long-term growth in the cluster. As the economy slows, it is likely to have a



greater effect on employment levels in the construction industry than many otherclusters identified in this report.

Real wages in the sector increased by 20.2 percent from 1990 to 1999. Thiscompares to a real wage increase of 13.3 percent statewide. Real wages in the clusterdeclined by 22.3 percent in the heavy construction industry. The average annualwage in the cluster is $41,897. Average annual wages in the cluster range from alow of $30,179 in building materials to $44,621 in special trade contractors (seeFigure 17). The annual average wage for the Brockton Workforce Area is $32,510and the annual average wage for the state is $40,355.

The number of business units in construction decreased in all industriesexcept heavy construction, which gained 2 units from 1990 to 1999. The number ofunits in the special trade contractors industry declined by 116 units from 1990 to1999, while the number of units in the general building contractors industrydeclined by 65 units. The number of units in the building materials industrydeclined by 15 units. This may be a result of smaller stores closing due tocompetition from larger home improvement stores such as Home Depot. The tenlargest private employers in the cluster include Home Depot, Cape Cod Lumber,Beacon Skanska Construction, Harrington Brothers Corporation, NortheastElectrical, John T. Callhan and Sons, JF White Equipment Leasing, Walsh SheetMetal, Anderson Insulation, and Hartford Roofing Company.

Figure 16

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2.14 Distribution

Motor freight transportation – (SIC 42)

Wholesale trade – durable goods (SIC 50)

Wholesale trade – nondurable goods (SIC 51)

Motor freight transportation includes establishments furnishing local orlong-distance trucking or transfer services. Wholesale trade - durable goodsincludes establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of durablegoods, such as lumber and other construction materials. Wholesale trade -nondurable goods includes establishments engaged in the wholesale distribution ofnondurable goods including drugs and drug proprietors; groceries; and otherrelated products.

The distribution cluster accounts for 12.3 percent of the area’s totalemployment or 9,601 jobs (1999). Total employment for the cluster increased by 8.4percent between 1990 and 1999 (see Figure 18). This compares to employmentgrowth of 1.6 percent statewide. Employment increases were most significant in thewholesale trade of non-durable goods (1,170 job increase). Motor freighttransportation and wholesale trade of durable goods lost 54 and 374 jobs



respectively over this period. The wholesale trade non-durable goods industry hasthe highest level of employment (5,294), followed by wholesale trade – durablegoods (2,663), and motor freight transportation (1,644).

Real wages in the cluster increased by 12.8 percent from 1990 to 1999. Thiscompares to a real wage increase of 35.7 percent statewide. Real wages in the clusterincreased most significantly in motor freight transportation (27.2%). The averageannual wage in the cluster is above the area and state averages ($45,714). Averageannual wages range from a low of $39,654 in motor freight transportation to a highof $49,244 in wholesale trade of non-durable goods (see Figure 19). The annualaverage wage for the Brockton Workforce Area is $32,510 and the annual averagewage for the state is $40,355.

The number of business units increased by 32 in wholesale trade - durablegoods and by 29 in motor freight transportation. The number of business units inwholesale trade – nondurable goods declined by thirteen. Most of the businesses inthe cluster are small (less than 50 employees), although the average size ofbusinesses in the non-durable goods sector increased from 25 employees per unit in1990 to 35 employees per unit in 1999. The ten largest employers in the clusterinclude JP Noonan Transportation, United Parcel Service, Premium BeverageCompany, United Liquors, Cirelli Foods, Hoboken Wood Flooring, The First Years,Goodman Knitting, Cape Cod/Cricket Lane, and National Chemical Laboratories.

Figure 18

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Distribution: 1999 Annual Average Wages

2.15 Professional Services

Legal Services (SIC 81)

Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (SIC 87)

Advertising (SIC 731)

Computer Programming, Data Processing, Other Computer (SIC 737)

Legal services include establishments that are headed by attorneys.Engineering, accounting, research, management include establishments primarilyengaged in providing engineering, architectural, and surveying services;accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services; research, development, and testingservices; and management and public relations services. Advertising includesestablishments primarily engaged in preparing advertisements and placing them inperiodicals, newspapers, radio and television. Computer programming and dataprocessing includes establishments primarily engaged in providing computerprogramming services, designing, developing, and producing prepackagedcomputer software, designing computer integrated systems, and on-lineinformation retrieval services.



The professional services cluster accounts for 3.2 percent of the BrocktonWorkforce Area’s employment or 2,477 jobs (1999). Total employment for thecluster increased by 93.5 percent between 1990 and 1999 (see Figure 20). Thiscompares to employment growth of 44.0 percent statewide. Employment gains arebeing fueled by the computer programming industry (479 job increase),engineering, accounting, and research (420 job increase), and advertising (322 jobincrease). The legal services industry lost 24 jobs over this period. The engineering,accounting, and research industry has the highest level of employment (1,119),followed by computer programming (570), legal services (416), and advertising(372). The emergence of the computer programming and advertising sectorshighlight the area’s continuing shift to a new economy. Approximately 85 percentof the area’s total employment in these sectors was created during the 1990s, whilemore than a third of the total employment in the engineering, management,accounting, and research sector was created during this time.

However, real wages in the cluster declined by 6.3 percent from 1990 to1999, compared to 42.0 percent statewide. This trend is not unusual in emergingsectors showing rapid growth, since emerging new firms (see below) andexpanding firms are likely to add a disproportionate number of entry level positionsat the low end of the industry’s wage scale. Thus, real wages increased by 30.5percent in the engineering, management, accounting, and research industry (30.5%)– the area’s most established industry in this cluster -- while real wages declined ineach of the cluster’s other industries. The average annual wage in the cluster is$38,900. Average annual wages range from a low of $20,749 in advertising to$46,592 in engineering, accounting, and research (see Figure 21). The annual averagewage for the Brockton Workforce Area is $32,510 and the annual average wage forthe state is $40,355.

The number of business units in the cluster increased from 319 units in 1990to 390 units in 1999. The computer programming industry gained 40 units over thisperiod, while the engineering, management, accounting, and research industryadded 29 units. Most of the businesses in the cluster are relatively small (less than10 employees), although the average number of employees in the advertisingindustry in 1999 was 37. The ten largest employers in the cluster are Public Works,Entertainment Management Corporation, Shields Health Care Group, MTL, RobertSharkansky and Company, Riordan and Riordan, America’s Partner in Business,ACA Healthcare Management, Harte-Hanks Response Management, and CenturyMailing.



Figure 20

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2.16 Retail

General Merchandise Stores (SIC 53)

Food Stores (SIC 54)

Apparel & Accessories Stores (SIC 56)

Furniture (SIC 57)

Eating and Drinking Establishments (SIC 58)

Miscellaneous Retail (SIC 59)

General merchandise stores include department and variety stores. Foodstores include grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, etc. Apparel stores sellitems such as shoes and clothes. Furniture and equipment stores include furniturefor the home, household appliances, curtains, and radio, television and consumerelectronics. Eating and drinking consists of restaurants and bars. Miscellaneousretail includes establishments such as drug stores, liquor stores, and bookstores.

Retail is a critical and expanding cluster that accounts for 25.5 percent of thearea’s total employment or 19,974 jobs (1999). Total employment in the clusterincreased from 17,936 in 1990 to 19,974 in 1999 (+11.4%) (see Figure 22). Thiscompares to employment growth of 4.1 percent statewide. Employment increaseswere most significant in miscellaneous retail (1,984 job increase) and eating anddrinking establishments (1,013 job increase). Eating and drinking establishmentsalso has the highest level of employment (6,895), followed by miscellaneous retail(5,519) and food stores (4,115). Employment declines occurred in food stores (584jobs) and apparel and accessory stores (833 jobs).

Real wages in the sector increased by 7.0 percent from 1990 to 1999,compared to 12.8 percent statewide, and declined in only the eating and drinkingestablishments and miscellaneous retail industries. The average annual wage in thecluster is $19,581. Average annual wages range from a low of $11,824 in eating anddrinking establishments to $52,835 in furniture (see Figure 23). The annual averagewage for the Brockton Workforce Area is $32,510 and the annual average wage forthe state is $40,355.

The number of business units declined in all sectors except generalmerchandise stores (4 unit increase) and eating and drinking establishments (37 unitincrease). Most of the businesses in the cluster are small (less than 30 employees)although general merchandise stores are larger on average. The ten largest privateemployers in the cluster include Sears, Wal Mart, Stop and Shop Supermarket,



Shaw’s Supermarket, Jordan’s Furniture, K-Mart, BJ’s Wholesale Club, D’AngelosSandwich Shops, Hit or Miss, and WB Mason.

Figure 22

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2.20 Emerging Clusters

2.21 Social Services

Individual and Family Services (SIC 832)

Job Training and Related Services (SIC 833)1

Child Care (SIC 835)

Residential Care (SIC 836)2

Social Service Not Elsewhere Classified (SIC 839)

The Social Services group includes establishments providing social servicesand rehabilitation services to those persons with social or personal problemsrequiring special services and to the handicapped and disadvantaged.

The Social Services cluster accounts for 2.5 percent of the area’s privatesector employment and thus does not meet the definition of a critical cluster.However, the cluster does meet the definition of an emerging cluster, since totalemployment increased from 1,054 in 1990 to 1,947 in 1999 (84.7 percent) (see Figure24). This compares to employment growth of 13.4 percent statewide. The largestemployment sectors in the cluster are individual and family services (948 jobs),child care (864 jobs), and residential care (373 jobs). From 1990 to 1999, employmenthas increased by 423 jobs in individual and family services and by 400 jobs in childcare. Approximately 45 percent of the area’s total employment in these twoindustries was added during the 1990s.

Real wages in the sector increased by 0.4 percent from 1990 to 1999. Thiscompares to a real wage increase of 14.7 percent statewide. The average annualwage in the cluster is $18,941. Average annual wages range from a low of $16,652 inchild care to $20,965 in individual and family services (see Figure 25). The annualaverage wage for the Brockton Workforce Area is $32,510 and the annual averagewage for the state is $40,355.

All of the cluster’s industries have added business units since 1990, led byresidential care (20 unit increase), individual and family services (16 unit increase),

1 Data for this industry was confidential.

2 Wage data not available.



and child care (15 unit increase). The social service establishments are small onaverage (less than 30 employees). The ten largest private employers in the clusterinclude Old Colony Elderly Services, Help Us Get Safe, Corporation for Business,Work, and Learning, Brockton Day Nursery, Main Spring House, Brockton CatholicCharities, Old Colony YMCA, Self Help Head Start, and Emmanual House.

Figure 24

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2.30 Critical and Declining Clusters

2.31 Financial Services

60 Depository Institutions

61 Non-Depository Institutions

62 Securities & Commodities Brokers

63 Insurance Carriers

64 Insurance Agents

65 Real Estate

67 Holding & Other Investment Cos.

Depository institutions include establishments such as commercial banksand savings institutions. Non-depository institutions include establishmentsengaged in extending credit in the form of loans, but not engaged in depositbanking. Security and commodity brokers includes establishments engaged in theunderwriting, purchase, sale, or brokerage of securities. Insurance carriers includecarriers of insurance of all types, while insurance agents include agents and brokersdealing in insurance, and organizations offering services to insurance companiesand to policyholders. Real estate includes real estate operators, and owners andlessors of real property, as well as buyers, sellers, developers, agents, and brokers.Holding and other investment offices include investment trusts, investmentcompanies, holding companies, and miscellaneous investment offices.

The financial services cluster accounts for 3.0 percent of the area’s totalemployment or 2,388 jobs (1999). The largest employers in the cluster are depositoryinstitutions (1,118 jobs), real estate (492 jobs), and insurance agents (404 jobs). Totalemployment in the cluster decreased by 31.5 percent from 1990 to 1999 (Figure 26).This compares to employment growth of 7.0 percent statewide. This decrease wasprimarily due to employment declines among insurance carriers (830 jobs) anddepository institutions (354 jobs). Much of the decline in the insurance industry isdue to consolidation and downsizing, while some auto insurers simply left the stateduring the 1990s.

The banking industry (depository institutions) is still undergoing a wave ofmergers and acquisitions that introduce greater economies of scale and thereforereduce the demand for labor in the industry even though it continues to grow inother respects. The introduction of automated banking services (e.g., ATMs and



Internet banking) as well as other technological innovations have further reduceddemand for labor in the banking industry. While employment in the holdingcompanies sector has also declined significantly, this industry only had 15employees in 1999.

Real wages in the cluster increased by 13.0 percent from 1990 to 1999. Thiscompares to a real wage increase of 72.0 percent statewide. Real wages rose mostsignificantly among insurance carriers (59.8 percent) and non-depositoryinstitutions (43.1 percent). The annual average wage in the cluster is $34,244.Average annual wages in the cluster range from a low of $23,827 for securities andcommodities brokers to $52,370 for insurance carriers (see Figure 27). The annualaverage wage for the Brockton Workforce Area is $32,510 and the annual averagewage for the state is $40,355.

Overall, the number of units in the cluster increased from 337 in 1990 to 354in 1999 (5% increase). The most significant gains in business units were found ininsurance agents (14 unit increase), non-depository institutions (10 unit increase),and depository institutions (9 unit increase). Most of the businesses in the clustertend to be small (less than 50 employees). The ten largest private employers in thecluster are BankBoston, Fleet National Bank, Brockton Credit Union, BridgewaterSavings Bank, New England Bank Card Services, Liberty Mutual Insurance, ArbellaInsurance, The Community Bank, Bridgewater Cooperative Bank, and Anthony M.Florio.

Figure 26

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2.32 High Technology3

Electronic Equipment and Components (SIC 36)

Measuring and Analyzing Equipment (SIC 38)

Computer and Office Equipment (SIC 357)4

Drugs (SIC 283)5

Telecommunications (SIC 48)

Electronic equipment and components includes establishments engaged inthe manufacturing of electricity distribution equipment and other electricalequipment and supplies. Measuring and analyzing equipment includesestablishments engaged in manufacturing instruments for measuring, testing,

3 The high technology cluster is based on the latest definition from the U.S. Department of Labor. ES-202employment data was confidential for the drug industry. Additionally, industrial chemicals – organic and inorganic -were defined as a high technology industry by the U.S. Department of Labor. However, there was either noemployment in these industries or data was confidential so it was not included in the analysis. IMarket and CountyBusiness Patterns data confirm low levels of employment in these industries (less than 200) for the Workforce Area.4 Data for this industry is confidential.

5 Data for this industry is confidential.



analyzing, and controlling. Computer and office equipment includes establishmentsthat engage in the manufacturing of electronic computers, computer storagedevices, and computer terminals. Drugs includes establishments primarily engagedin manufacturing, fabricating, or processing medicinal chemicals andpharmaceutical preparations, while telecommunications includes establishmentssupplying point-to-point communications services and radio and televisionbroadcasting.

The high technology cluster accounts for 3.6 percent of the area’s totalemployment (1999) or 2,812 jobs. Total employment for the cluster decreased by 26.7percent from 1990 to 1999 (see Figure 28). This compares to an employment declineof 13.9 percent statewide. The electronic equipment and components industry hadthe highest level of employment in the cluster (1,396). Other industries in the clusterwith significant employment are telecommunications (648) and measuring andanalyzing equipment (554). However, employment in these industries decreased by41.1 percent and 60.5 percent respectively during the 1990s.

Real wages in the cluster increased by 21.2 percent from 1990 to 1999. Thisincrease was led by the telecommunications industry where real wages increased by43.7 percent during the 1990’s. Real wages in the cluster increased 46.0 percentstatewide over this period. The average annual wage for the cluster is $44,557.Average annual wages in the cluster are high in comparison to the area and stateaverages and range from a low of $37,138 in the measuring and analyzingequipment industry to $56,106 in the telecommunications industry (see Figure 29).The annual average wage for the Brockton Workforce Area is $32,510 and theannual average wage for the state is $40,355.

Generally, the number of business units in each industry remained relativelythe same from 1990 to 1999, although the number of telecommunicationsestablishments increased from 14 units in 1990 to 24 units in 1999. The average sizeof establishments in the cluster declined from 65 employees per unit in 1990 to 39employees per unit in 1999. The cluster’s ten largest private employers are BostonBiomedica, Ark-Les Corporation, Litecontrol Corporation, Alden Products, CumingCorporation, Environmental Monitor Operations, NET Brockton Construction,AT&T Broadband, Ranfac, and SDL Communications.



Figure 28

-26.7%

21.2%

-13.9%

46.0%

10.2%

41.4%

-60.5%

-11.3%

-41.1%

43.7%

-80.0%

-40.0%

0.0%

40.0%

Brockton WA Massachusetts Electronic Equip. Measrng/Analyz. Telecomm.


High Technology


Figure 29

$32,510

$40,355$44,557

$42,061$37,138

$56,106

$-

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

WA Average State Average Cluster Average Electronic Equipmentand Components

Measuring andAnalyzing Equipment

Telecommunications

High Technology: 1999 Annual Average Wages



2.33 Metals Manufacturing

Primary Metal Industries (SIC 33)

Fabricated Metal Products (SIC 34)

Industrial and Commercial Machinery (SIC 35) (excepting 357)

Jewelry, Silverware, and Plated Ware6 (SIC 391)

Primary metals includes establishments engaged in smelting, alloying, andrefining ferrous and nonferrous metals. Fabricated metal products includesestablishments engaged in fabricating metal products such as metal cans, handtools,and cutlery. Industrial and commercial machinery comprises establishmentsengaged in manufacturing engines and turbines and various machinery. Jewelry,silverware, and plated ware includes establishments primarily engaged inmanufacturing jewelry and precious metal, silverware/plated/stainless steel ware,and natural or manmade stones or gem raw materials.

The metals manufacturing cluster accounts for 3.6 percent of the area’s totalemployment (1999) or 2,822 jobs. Total employment for the cluster decreased by 2.1percent from 1990 to 1999 (see Figure 30). This compares to employment decline of13.2 percent statewide. This was due in part to job losses in the industrial andcommercial machinery industry, which lost 28.4 percent of its employment base inthe 1990’s (-337 jobs). The primary metals industry lost 77 jobs from 1990 to 1999,while the fabricated metals products industry gained 353 jobs over this period.

Real wages in the cluster increased by 11.7 percent from 1990 to 1999. Thiscompares to a real wage increase of 33.2 percent statewide. The average annualwage in the cluster is $40,687. Average annual wages range from a low of $39,941 inthe industrial and commercial machinery industry to a high of $43,366 in theprimary metals industry (see Figure 31). The annual average wage for the BrocktonWorkforce Area is $32,510 and the annual average wage for the state is $40,355.

The number of units in the metals manufacturing cluster declined from 135in 1990 to 133 in 1990. The fabricated metals industry gained 10 units over thisperiod, while the number of units in the primary metals and industrial andcommercial machinery industries declined by six units each. The size of the firms inthe cluster remain relatively the same from 1990 to 1999, although the average size

6 Data for this industry is confidential.



of businesses in the primary metals industry increased by 14 employees from 1990to 1999. The ten largest private employers are Lebaron Foundry, MeullerCorporation, Halliburton Corporation, Spoontiques Incorporated, WesterbekeCorporation, Marcliffe Corporation, Web Handling Equipment, Carlo GavazziCorporation, GTR Manufacturing, and Wrobel Engineering.

Figure 30

-2.1%

11.7%

-13.2%

33.2%

-15.2%

22.3%

29.7%

6.2%

-28.4%

13.2%

-20.0%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

Brockton WA Massachusetts Primary Metals Fabricated Metals Ind/CommMachinery


Metals Manufacturing


Figure 31

$32,510

$40,355 $40,687$43,366

$40,348$39,941

$-

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

WA Average State Average Cluster Average Primary Metals Fabricated Metals Ind/CommMachinery

Metals Manufacturing: 1999 Annual Average Wages



3.00 OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS

An occupational analysis was conducted to determine the projected net jobincrease of the fastest growing occupations in the Brockton Workforce Area. Theseoccupations were selected from the twenty-five fastest growing occupations interms of percentage growth and from the twenty-five fastest growing occupationsin terms of overall net job growth. These occupations are identified in“Massachusetts Employment Projections Through 2008: A Focus on the Jobs, theIndustries, and the Workforce” (Massachusetts Division of Employment andTraining, 1996). The occupations include only those found in clusters that have beenidentified as critical and emerging industries or as emerging industries in theBrockton Workforce Area. In other words, the identified occupations are projectedto grow significantly over the next ten years and they are also in demand for one ormore industry groups projected to expand over the next ten years. Consequently,the identified occupations are expected to be among the most critical to theeconomic vitality of the Brockton Workforce Area in the coming decade.

The net job increase for each of the thirty-five occupations was calculatedusing occupational and industry matrices from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,but these national matrices were applied to the Brockton Workforce Area’s currentoccupational structure. Figure 32 shows the projected net job increase for the area’sfastest growing occupations. It is important to keep in mind that the table showsthe number of net new jobs created and does not include vacancies created byretirement, relocation, and other forms of job turnover that require replacementhiring. It is estimated that replacement hires create 2.5 times the number ofvacancies in an occupation as the demand for new positions.



Figure 32

49

11

12

28

2832

54

5560

60

63

69

87

92

98

110

111

116117

121

121

132

140

147

147

163

184

261

274

278312

374

437

478

1,107

- 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200

Source: Massachusetts Division of Employment and Traing; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Teachers, Elementary

Securities/Commodities Brokers

Speech Path/Audiologists

Biological Scientists

Database Administrators

Occupational Therapists

Paralegals and Assistants

Residential Counselors

Teacher Aides

Medical Records Techs

Respiratory Therapists

Physical Therapy Assistants

Computer Programmers

Reception and Info. Clerks

Teachers, Preschool

Dental Assistants

Security Guards

Social/Human Service Asst.

Computer Engineers

Engineering/Comp. Info Mngrs.

**Social Workers, Med/Physch

**Social Workers, excl. Med/Psych.

System Analysts

Office/Admin. Support Supervisors

*Home Health Aides

*Personal/Home Care Aides

Physicians and Surgeons

Computer Support Specialists

General Office Clerks

*** Truck Drivers, Light

Waiters and Waitresses

Nursing Aides/Orderlies

Registered Nurses

Cashiers

General Managers and Execs.

Retail Sales Reps.

Projected Net Job Increase in Brockton Workforce Area Clusters: 1998 to 2008

* The Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Matrices combine the Personal/Home Care Aides and Home HealthAides occupations. The total projected net job increase for these two occupations is 294, thus half of theemployment was attributed to each occupation.

** The Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Matrices do not distinguish between medical, psychiatric, and othertypes of social workers.

*** The Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Matrices do not distinguish between light and heavy truck drivers.



Figure 33 shows the median annual wages for the high growth occupationsof the future. Wage data was obtained from the Massachusetts Division ofEmployment and Training. These are statewide averages (wage data for theBrockton Workforce Area was not available for all occupations). The wages rangefrom a low of $13,993 for Waiters and Waitresses to $115,483 for Physicians andSurgeons.

Figure 33

$13,993$17,247

$19,088

$19,184

$19,750

$21,552$22,598

$23,035

$23,490$23,610

$24,327

$24,374

$24,638

$24,852

$25,553$30,928

$36,191

$39,675

$42,861

$43,263

$44,920

$45,586

$49,186

$52,411

$53,682

$55,166

$55,936

$56,546

$58,786

$60,709

$66,585$80,020

$80,650

$80,969

$81,348

$115,483

$- $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000


Waiters and Waitresses

Teacher Aides

Retail Sales Reps

Security Guards

Cashiers

Home Care Aides

Residential Counselors

Personal/Home Health Aides

Reception and Information Clerks

Truck Drivers, Light

Nursing Aides/Orderlies

Teachers, Preschool

General Office Clerks

Social/Human Service Asst.

Medical Records Techs

Dental Assistants

Physical Therapy Assistants

Social Workers, excl. Med/Physch

Paralegals and Assistants

Social Workers, Med/Physch

Office/Admin. Support Supervisors

Respiratory Therapists

Computer Support Specialists

Teachers, Elementary

Speech Path/Audiologists

Biological Scientists

Occupational Therapists

Database Administrators

Registered Nurses

Securities/Commodities Brokers

System Analysts

General Managers and Executives

Computer Engineers

Engineering/Comp. Info Mngrs.

Computer Programmers

Physicians and Surgeons

Massachusetts Median Annual Wages, 2001



3.10 Educational Requirements

Figure 34 shows the area’s fastest growing occupations by the level ofeducation required for entry into the occupation. Fourteen of the thirty-fiveoccupations do not require a college degree. However, three-fifths require somelevel of college education; four require an Associate’s degree, while seventeenrequire a Bachelor’s degree or higher.

Figure 34

ModerateOccupation Short Term Term Associates B.A. M.A. DoctorateCashiers XGeneral Office Clerks XHome Health Aides XNursing Aides/Orderlies XPersonal/Home Care Aides XReception and Info. Clerks XRetail Sales Reps. XSecurity Guards XSocial/Human Service Asst. XTeacher Aides XTruck Drivers, Light XWaiters and Waitresses X

Dental Assistants XPhysical Therapy Assistants X

Medical Records Techs XParalegals and Assistants XRegistered Nurses XRespiratory Therapists X

Computer Engineers XComputer Programmers XComputer Support Specialists XDatabase Administrators XEngineering/Comp. Info Mngrs. XGeneral Managers and Execs. XOccupational Therapists XSocial Workers, excl. Med/Psych. XResidential Counselors XSecurities/Commodities Brokers XSystem Analysts XTeachers, Elementary XTeachers, Preschool X

Social Workers, Med/Physch XSpeech Path/Audiologists X

Biological Scientists XPhysicians and Surgeons X

Note: No data was available for Office and Administrative Support Managers


On the Job Training

Educational Requirements of High Growth Occupations

Post Secondary Degree



It is clear from the economic base and occupational analysis of the BrocktonWorkforce Area that the high growth, high wage jobs of the future will require awell-trained and well-educated workforce. Even the region's most traditionalmanufacturing firms, which have historically provided jobs to more moderatelyskilled and less well-educated workers, are increasingly employing technology inan effort to remain competitive in the global marketplace. Designing andimplementing effective programs and policies to better prepare the comparativelylarge numbers of less well-educated workers in the region is a major challengefacing the Brockton Workforce Investment Board in the years ahead.



4.00 VACANCY ANALYSIS

The CareerWorks One-Stop Career Center, located in Brockton, representsone window on the area's labor market. The vacancy analysis examines trends inthe region's labor market through the number and types of jobs posted atCareerWorks. In FY01, CareerWorks received notification of 1,792 job openings andwas able fill 184 or 10.3 percent of these positions (MOSES data).

Table 6

Job Title

White Collar

Professional

Licensed Practical Nurse 35 1 2.9%Personal Financial Analyst 10 0 0.0%

Administrative Support

Secretary/Receptionist/Admin. Assistant 21 0 0.0%

Blue Collar

Precision production, repair

Printer/Inspectors 64 10 15.6%

Machine operator/inspector/assembler

Assembler 26 7 26.9%Manufacturing Positions 75 4 5.3%

Handlers/helpersPacker 28 1 3.6%Land Surveyor Assistants 10 0 0.0%

Transportation/moving

Driver/Helper 77 6 7.8%Forklift Operator 14 1 7.1%Loaders/Unloaders 21 1 4.8%

Services

Carpet and Air Duct Cleaner 25 0 0.0%Cashier 15 0 0.0%Certified Nurses Assistant 31 25 80.6%Clerk 36 10 27.8%Counter Help 16 0 0.0%Customer Service Representative 45 3 6.7%Housekeeper 39 17 43.6%Kitchen Worker 23 18 78.3%Laundry Worker 17 0 0.0%Maintenance 26 3 11.5%Miscellaneous Medical Positions 82 3 3.7%Store Associates 25 4 16.0%Teller/Customer Service 34 3 8.8%Youth Care Advocate 17 1 5.9%

Grand Total 812 118 14.5%

Occupation with > 10 Vacancies Handled by CareerWorks, FY 01

Posted Filled % Filled



As Table 6 indicates, 812 or 45.3 percent of these vacant jobs were inoccupations for which the Career Center reported more than 10 vacancies. Overall,CareerWorks filled 14.5 percent of the positions with over 10 vacancies. Theseresults are consistent with the economic base analysis, which shows that the fastestgrowing occupations are in the health care, retail, and distribution sectors. Many ofthese occupations were also identified in Figure 32 as the fastest growingoccupations in the Workforce Area. Table 7 provides hourly and annual wage datafor each of these occupations. Most require only basic skills and have wage levelsthat are below the Workforce Area average.

Table 7

Job TitleMean

Annual

White Collar Professional

Licensed Practical Nurse $16.55 $16.33 $34,420Personal Financial Analyst $31.43 $25.38 $52,790

Administrative SupportSecretary/Receptionist/Admin. Assistant $10.19 $10.19 $21,195

Blue Collar Precision production, repair

Printer/Inspectors $15.74 $14.98 $31,158

Machine operator/inspector/assemblerAssembler $9.75 $8.60 $17,888Manufacturing Positions varies varies varies

Handlers/helpersPacker $7.88 $7.11 $14,789Land Surveyor Assistants $11.28 $11.11 $23,109

Transportation/movingDriver/Helper $11.85 $10.90 $22,672Forklift Operator $13.42 $13.40 $27,872Loaders/Unloaders $7.88 $7.11 $14,789

ServicesCarpet and Air Duct Cleaner $9.00 $8.89 $18,491Cashier $7.51 $7.07 $14,706Certified Nurses Assistant $11.69 $11.45 $23,816Clerk $9.05 $8.70 $18,096Counter Help $6.79 $6.37 $13,250Customer Service Representative $9.54 $9.23 $19,198Housekeeper $8.00 $7.95 $16,536Kitchen Worker $10.86 $10.57 $21,986Laundry Worker $8.15 $7.83 $16,286Maintenance $13.87 $13.39 $27,851Miscellaneous Medical Positions varies varies variesStore Associates $9.59 $9.49 $19,739Teller/Customer Service $8.60 $8.45 $17,576Youth Care Advocate

Source: Massachusetts Occupational Wage Statistics, 1998

Median Hourly Mean Hourly

Wages for Occupations with > 10 Vacancies



5.00 ADDENDUM

ES-202 data for 2000 was not available at the writing of this report, thoughthis data has subsequently been released. In comparing ES-202 data from 2000 to1999, there was an overall decline in private sector employment of 0.3 percent in theBrockton Workforce Area. This decline is most likely due to a general economicslowdown that began in the middle of 2000. Thus, the decline is most likely cyclical,although total employment increased by 2.8 percent statewide over this period. Thispattern is consistent with historical trends, where the Brockton Workforce Area isamong the state's first areas to slide into recession and is among the last to recover.Consequently, we expect that the overall employment trends identified in the reportwill continue over the long term.

There were two employment declines from 1999 to 2000 in the ten industryclusters. Employment in allied health services declined by 108 jobs, whileemployment in distribution declined by 238 jobs.



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Appendix A

APPENDIX A

Largest Employers by Cluster

Allied Health Services City/Town Employment

Brockton Hospital Brockton 1,000-2,499

Brockton W. Roxbury Medical Center Brockton 1,000-2,499

Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center Brockton 1,000-2,499

Cushing Campus Brockton 500-999

New England Sinai Hospital Stoughton 500-999

Point Group Health Care Brockton 500-999

Brockton Visiting Nurses Association Brockton 100-249

Copley at Stoughton Stoughton 100-249

Life Care Center of America W. Bridgewater 100-249

West Acres Nursing Home Brockton 100-249

Business Services City/Town Employment

Superior Employment Services Brockton 250-499

Harte-Hanks Response Management W. Bridgewater 100-249

Century Mailing Company Brockton 100-249

Super Coups Avon 100-249

Credit Data of New England Brockton 50-99

Sunset Custodial Services Stoughton 50-99

Helman Cleaning Services Brockton 50-99

Action Collection Agency of Boston Brockton 25-49

CFS W. Bridgewater 25-49

New England Equipment Rental Stoughton 25-49

Appendix A

Construction City/Town Employment

Home Depot Avon 100-249

Cape Cod Lumber Abington 100-249

Beacon Skanska Construction Brockton 100-249

Harrington Brothers Corp. Stoughton 100-249

Northeast Electrical Stoughton 50-99

John T. Callahan and Sons Bridgewater 50-99

Walsh Sheet Metal Abington 50-99

Anderson Insulation Abington 50-99

Hartford Roofing Company Stoughton 50-99

JF White Equipment Leasing Stoughton 50-99

Distribution City/Town Employment

United Liquors W. Bridgewater 500-999

JP Noonan Transportation W. Bridgewater 250-499

United Parcel Service Brockton 250-499

Premium Beverage Company Brockton 250-499

Cirelli Foods Brockton 100-249

Hoboken Wood Flooring Stoughton 100-249

The First Years Avon 100-249

Goodman Knitting Brockton 100-249

Cape Cod/Cricket Lane W. Bridgewater 100-249

National Chemical Laboratories Brockton 100-249

Appendix A

Professional Services City/Town Employment

MTL Brockton 100-249

Harte-Hanks Response Management W. Bridgewater 100-249

Century Mailing Brockton 100-249

Riordan and Riordan Brockton 50-99

Public Works Stoughton 50-99

Entertainment Management Corporation Brockton 50-99

Shields Health Care Group Brockton 50-99

Robert Sharkansky Corporation Brockton 25-49

America's Partner in Business Stoughton 25-49

ACA Healthcare Management W. Bridgewater 25-49

Retail City/Town Employment

Hit or Miss Stoughton 500-999

Stop & Shop Supermarket Abing/Brock/Stought 500-999

Shaw's Supermarket Brock/Stough/Hans 500-999

Sears Brockton/Stoughton 250-499

Wal Mart Avon/Abington 250-499

Jordan's Furniture Avon 100-249

K-Mart Brockton 100-249

BJ's Wholesale Club Stoughton 100-249

D'Angelo's Sandwich Shops W. Bridgewater 100-249

WB Mason Stoughton 100-249

Appendix A

Social Services City/Town Employment

Old Colony Elderly Services Brockton 100-249

Brockton Catholic Charities Brockton 100-249

Corporation for Business, Work, and Lng Stoughton 100-249

Help Us Get Safe E. Bridgewater 50-99

Brockton Day Nursery Brockton 50-99

Main Spring House Brockton 50-99

Old Colony YMCA Brockton 50-99

Self Help Head Start Brockton 50-99

Emmanual House Brockton 25-49

Financial Services City/Town Employment

Brockton Credit Union Brockton 100-249

New England Bank Card Services Brockton 50-99

Liberty Mutual Insurance Stoughton 50-99

Greenwood Terrace Brockton 50-99

Anthony M. Florio W. Bridgewater 50-99

BankBoston Brockton/Stoughton 50-99

Fleet National Bank Brock/Bridge./Whit 50-99

Arbella Insurance Brockton 50-99

Bridgewater Savings Bank Bridge/W. Bridge 25-49

The Community Bank Brockton 25-49

Appendix A

High Technology City/Town Employment

Boston Biomedica W. Bridgewater 100-249

Ark-Les Corporation Stoughton 100-249

Litecontrol Corporation Hanson 100-249

Alden Products Brockton 100-249

Cuming Corporation Avon 100-249

Environmental Monitoring Operations E. Bridgewater 100-249

NET Brockton Construction Brockton 100-249

AT&T Broadband Brockton 100-249

Ranfac Avon 50-99

SDL Communications Easton 50-99

Metals Manufacturing City/Town Employment

Halliburton Corporation Avon 250-499

Spoontiques Inc. Stoughton 100-249

Lebaron Foundry Brockton 100-249

Mueller Corporation E. Bridgewater 100-249

Marcliffe Corporation Stoughton 100-249

Web Handling Equipment W. Bridgewater 100-249

Carlo Gavazzi Corporation Brockton 100-249

Westerbeke Corporation Avon 50-99

GTR Manufacturing Brockton 50-99

Wrobel Engineering Avon 50-99

This report was made possible through funding support from the GreaterBrockton Area Workforce Investment Board

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