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Gender Pay Inequality

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Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Labor Market, Language, Race

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Document Date:
12/03/2024

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Women in Boston comprise about half of Boston's workforce. This presentation examines the gender pay ratio in Boston at two points in time, 2000 and 2022, to shed light on who the pay ratio has changed for, and what factors contribute to its persistence.

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Boston's Economy 2024

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Income & Poverty, Labor Market, Real Estate & Development

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07/10/2024

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Boston's Economy 2024 covers trends in employment, wages, housing prices, and real estate.

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Nighttime Economy

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Labor Market

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12/08/2023

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This presentation explores the industries and the people that run Boston at night, comparing Boston's nighttime economy with peer cities and the nation. A summarizing infographic is available here.

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Business Establishments in Boston: Detailed Industry Trends

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Industry Profiles, Labor Market, Real Estate & Development

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11/27/2023

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This presentation explores detailed industry trends in Boston's business establishments, tracking numbers of employer and non-employer businesses in particular sectors over time by size and neighborhood while also analyzing broader shifts in business dynamics coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Business Establishments in Boston: Citywide Trends

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Industry Profiles, Labor Market, Real Estate & Development

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11/27/2023

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This presentation explores citywide trends in business establishments in Boston, providing some pre-pandemic background on business dynamics by firm age and size and giving an overview of the effects of COVID-19 on businesses by neighborhood, size, and industry.

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Labor Market Update, November 2023

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11/06/2023

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This presentation provides an analysis of the latest data on Boston's labor market, focusing in particular on how tight labor markets have driven strong post-pandemic wage growth.

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Boston's Economy 2023

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Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles, Labor Market, Real Estate & Development

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05/12/2023

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Boston's Economy 2023 covers trends in employment, wages, housing prices, and real estate.

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The Importance of Small and Micro Businesses in Boston

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Labor Market

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02/15/2019

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An analysis of micro businesses (less than 5 employees) and small businesses (less than 50 employees) in Boston, focusing on industry distribution, employment, and economic impact.

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Trends in Boston Business Establishments and Payroll Employment

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Industry Profiles, Labor Market

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05/10/2018

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This presentation looks at trends over the past 15 years in Boston business establishments and payroll employment. The analysis looks at trends in business services, education, health care and social assistance, consumer services, and production and transportation industries.

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Boston's Workforce: An Assessment of Labor Market Outcomes and Opportunities

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Labor Market

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03/15/2016

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This report takes stock of the current and projected labor market conditions facing Boston residents. It focuses on three major areas:

  • -Assessing current labor market outcomes for Boston residents.
  • -Contrasting the employment outcomes of residents to those of non-residents working in the city.
  • -Exploring recent and projected trends in the local economy and the job opportunities available to city residents.

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