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MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 340 



Trend In Population, Industrial Establishments, and Wage Earners, 1837 - 1933 



1895 = 100 



Taunton. After a long upward 

 movement the population showed a 

 slight decline in 1933; and the num- 

 ber of industrial employees, after 

 reaching its peak in 1920, declined 

 sharply to the end of the period. The 

 index for industrial establishments 

 followed the same trend as the number 

 of employees between 1905 and 1933. 



Waltham. The upward movement 

 in the total population was main- 

 tained to the end of the period, while 

 the number of industrial workers went 

 into a sharp decline after 1920. The 

 total number of establishments was in 

 an upward movement from 1905 to 

 1927 and declined slightly afterwards. 



20 27 31 



Westfield. After a long upward 

 trend the population has shown a 

 slight decline since 1927, while the 

 number of industrial employees began 

 its decline in 1920. There has also 

 been a downward trend in the number 

 of establishments since 1920. 



Wobtjrn. The population has 

 shown an upward trend during the 

 entire period; but the number of in- 

 dustrial employees reached its peak in 

 1885, declined during the next 20 

 years, increased considerably between 

 1905 and 1927, and again declined 

 during the depression years. The 

 number of establishments has not 

 changed greatly since 1905. 



17 45 55 



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Worcester. The upward trend of 

 population continued to the end of 

 the period, while the number of in- 

 dustrial workers declined considerably 

 after 1920. After 1905 the number 

 of establishments followed the trend 

 of industrial workers, with slight 

 fluctuations. 



