TREND IN MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRIES 



Trend in Population, Industrial Establishments, and Wage 



1895 = 100 



arners, 1837 - 1933 



Attleboro. After 1885 North 

 Attleboro was separated from Attle- 

 boro, and this was reflected in a drop 

 of all indexes by 1895. Since that 

 time all three items have increased, 

 with the number of industrial estab- 

 lishments and employees beginning 

 to decline after the peak of 1920. 



Brockton. In Brockton as in 

 Lynn, Haverhill, and other cities 

 where the shoe industries are promi- 

 nent, a general decline in the number 

 of employees and industries has oc- 

 curred since 1920, due to unfavorable 

 competitive conditions. The peak in 

 population and industrial employ- 

 ment was reached in 1920, after which 

 the number of employees declined at 

 a more rapid rate than population. 

 The number of establishments has 

 shown a slight upward trend since 

 1905. 



Boston. Both number of indus- 

 trial employees and population have 

 been increasing since the beginning of 

 the period. The former, however, 

 reached its peak in 1920, after which 

 there was a decline. The number of 

 establishments declined from 1895 to 

 1905, due mostly to the change in the 

 basis of enumeration previously noted. 

 Since 1910 there has been a slight 

 downward trend in the number of 

 establishments. 



Beverly. With an upward trend 

 in both population and number of in- 

 dustrial employees, the latter showed 

 a very rapid growth from 1905 to 

 1920. Since then the number of em- 

 ployees has declined, while the popu- 

 lation has continued to grow. The 

 number of industrial establishments 

 reached its peak in 1895 and has been 

 on an irregular decline ever since. 



Cambridge. With an upward trend 

 throughout the period, the number of 

 industrial employees shows a more 

 rapid increase than does population 

 between 1910 and 1920. Since then 

 the number of employees has been de- 

 clining, but population has continued 

 with a slight upward trend. The num- 

 ber of industrial establishments was 

 higher in 1933 than in 1905. 



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