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Boston City Council Districts: Part 2

N/A Neighborhoods

Jun 24 2015 Publication Date

This report presents additional demographic statistics for the Boston City Council Districts from the 2009-2013 American Community Survey.


Topics: City Council Districts, Education, Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles
2014 Financial Education Report

N/A Neighborhoods

Jan 07 2015 Publication Date

A Review of Financial Education Practices in the United States & Observations on Applications to Immigrant Markets for Financial Services


Topics: Industry Profiles
Boston's Neighborhood Business Patterns

N/A Neighborhoods

Aug 07 2014 Publication Date

Boston's Neighborhood Business Patterns examines private sector employment by neighborhood. It provides information on Boston's leading industries and employers, employment size, and the location of businesses and jobs in Boston.


Topics: Industry Profiles, Labor Market
Unemployment in Boston - 2014 (revised)

All Neighborhoods Neighborhoods

Mar 03 2014 Publication Date

This report is a profile on Boston's unemployed population. It includes 2008-2012 and 2012 American Community Survey data by neighborhood, race, age, sex, nativity, and more. This report was revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the original report using the previous boundaries


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles, Language, Race
Unemployment in Boston - 2014

All Neighborhoods Neighborhoods

Mar 03 2014 Publication Date

This report is a profile on Boston's unemployed population. It includes 2008-2012 and 2012 American Community Survey data by neighborhood, race, age, sex, nativity, and more. This report has been revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the revised report using the new boundaries


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles, Language, Race
Boston's Labor Force - 2013 (revised)

N/A Neighborhoods

Dec 13 2013 Publication Date

This Power Point presentation provides an overview of Boston's labor force, using the 2007-2011 and 2012 American Community Survey data. It includes demographic details of Boston's workers, as well as historic employment and unemployment trends. This report was revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the original report using the previous boundaries


Topics: Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles, Labor Market
Boston's Labor Force - 2013

N/A Neighborhoods

Dec 13 2013 Publication Date

This Power Point presentation provides an overview of Boston's labor force, using the 2007-2011 and 2012 American Community Survey data. It includes demographic details of Boston's workers, as well as historic employment and unemployment trends. This report has been revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the revised report using the new boundaries


Topics: Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles, Labor Market
Boston's Economy

N/A Neighborhoods

Dec 13 2013 Publication Date

This Power Point presentation provides an overview of Boston's economy. It includes data on employment, key industries, wages, unemployment and employment forecasts.


Topics: Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles, Labor Market, Real Estate & Development
Low-to-Middle Skill Jobs in Boston

N/A Neighborhoods

Dec 13 2013 Publication Date

This presentation details the low-to-middle skill job openings, and the skills needed for those jobs, from 2012 to 2016.


Topics: Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles, Labor Market
The Largest Employers in the City of Boston

N/A Neighborhoods

Nov 27 2013 Publication Date

This report provides an overview of the largest private sector employers - defined as having 500 employees or more - in the city of Boston. 121 private sector companies made the list. The report also details the largest employers within each of Boston's major industries.


Topics: Industry Profiles, Labor Market