Massachusetts Agricultural Highlights, 1 988 



1987 County Business Patterns Landscape and Horticultural Services 

 Employees, Payroll and the Number of Firms 



Number of Employees 

 for the week including 

 March 12 



Payroll ($1,000) 



First Quarter Annual 



Firms . 



WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS 

 Berkshire 109 



Franklin 53 



Hampshire 85 



Hampden 346 



228 



135 



190 



1,087 



2,095 



886 



1,543 



6,589 



44 

 17 

 29 

 93 



Total 



593 



1,640 



11,113 



183 



CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS 

 Worcester 444 



1,406 



11,662 



151 



Total 



444 



1,406 



11,662 



151 



EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



1,546 

 4,854 

 1,679 

 1,623 

 1,507 

 1,005 



Total 



3,658 



12,214 



85,451 



1,042 



CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS 

 Barnstable 500 

 Dukes 69 



Nantucket 68 



1,503 



97 



141 



12, 170 

 1, 106 

 1,325 



170 

 17 

 22 



Total 



STATE 



637 



5,332 



1,741 

 17,001 



14,601 

 122,827 



209 

 1,585 



Landscape and horticultural services includes establishments engaged in landscape counseling and 

 planning, lawn and garden services, and ornamental shrub and tree services. 



Source: 1987 County Business Patterns Massachusetts; U.S. Department ofCommerce 



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