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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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Document Date:
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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Boston Neighborhoods Map: The Top 10 Countries of Birth for Foreign Born Population

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Foreign-born

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Document Date:
11/20/2023
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The map, initially created for the Dreams of Freedom exhibit housed in Boston's Skywalk at the Prudential Tower, showcases the top 10 countries of birth among the foreign-born population in each of Boston's neighborhoods using infographics. Created by the BPDA GIS Lab with data provided by the Research Division.

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Native Americans in Massachusetts

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Population & Demographics

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Document Date:
11/14/2023
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This presentation, a collaboration between BPDA Research and Supporting Indigenous Communities Fellow Amira Madison, investigates the characteristics and rapid growth of the Native American population in Massachusetts between 2010 and 2020, using data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. A summarizing infographic is available here.

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Race and Ethnicity in the 2020 Census: Self-Identification or Classification?

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Race

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Document Date:
11/09/2023
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This report delves into the implications of the 2020 Census's revised approach to collecting and processing race and ethnicity data. This methodological change, entailing the reclassification of respondents based on their origin, resulted in substantial growth in the "two or more races" category. Executed without respondents' consent, the reclassification distorts demographic analysis and undermines the reliability of Census data. The City of Boston has filed an official complaint to the US Census Bureau protesting this race reclassification scheme.

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Labor Market Update, November 2023

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N/A

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N/A

Document Date:
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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Workers with Disabilities in Boston

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Population & Demographics

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N/A

Document Date:
10/20/2023
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A presentation exploring the employment, earnings, and occupational representation of Boston’s workers with disabilities as well as national trends in disability reporting and labor force participation. A summarizing infographic is available here.

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Shaping Boston: Trends in Land Use and Land Value

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Real Estate & Development

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Document Date:
10/12/2023
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This presentation explores spatial patterns and temporal trends in land use and assesses land values by analyzing the City of Boston's property assessment data. A summarizing infographic is available here.

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Boston 2010 - 2050 Population Projections (2023 Revision)

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Population & Demographics

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Document Date:
09/11/2023
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This presentation examines historical trends in Boston's population and introduces the 2023 revision of Boston Planning and Development Agency's population projections for Boston through 2050. This revision accounts for changes due to the effects of COVID-19 on births, deaths, and migration. The 2019 version of the projections is available here.

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Higher Education in Boston

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Education

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Document Date:
09/11/2023
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A presentation describing college student demographics as well as the economic contributions of, and future concerns for, higher education in Boston. A summarizing infographic is available here.

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Celebrating What Unites Us: Somalis and Ugandans in Boston

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Age, Foreign-born

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N/A

Document Date:
09/07/2023
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