Employment base:
September 2009: 2,438,400
Growth September '08-September '09: -2.5%
Office Growth Rate: -4.7%
Unemployment rate:
Greater Boston September '09: 8.8%
United States September '09: 9.5%
Growing industries:
Education and Health Services
10,200 jobs added in the last year
Leisure and Hospitality
3,900 jobs added in the last year