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Economic Overview: Top 25 Employers

Top 25 Cambridge Employers: 2011

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2010
Rank

NAME OF EMPLOYER

EMPLOYEES1

BUSINESS

2009 Rank

1

Harvard University 

10,906

Higher Education

1

2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

7,640

Higher Education

2

3

City of Cambridge2 

2,947

Government

3

4

Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research 

2,271

Biotechnology

4
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 1,600 Biotechnology 6

6

Mt. Auburn Hospital 

1,558

Medical

5

7

Draper Laboratory 

1,281

Research & Development

12

8

Biogen Idec 

1,272

Biotechnology

8

9

Genzyme Corporation

1,259

Biotechnology

7

10

 Cambridge Health Alliance

1,172

Health Care

11

11

Federal Government

1,144

Government

9

12

Millennium Pharmaceuticals 

1,142

Biotechnology

13

13

Broad Institute

861

Research & Development

14

14

Akamai 

780

Internet Technology

15

15

Pfizer

 

758

Biotechnology

10

--

16

Spaulding Hospital Cambridge 

700

Health Care

18

17

Microsoft4

700

Software Development

--

18

EF International 

650

Travel & Exchange Programs

17

19

Whole Foods4

643

Supermarket

26

20

Forrester Research 

624

Business Services

19

21

Camp, Dresser, and Mckee 

601

Engineering Consultants

16

22

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

592

Government

21

23

Quest Diagnostics 

523

Clinical Testing Services

20

24

Pegasystems 

520

Software

24

25

Raytheon BBN Technologies

510

Research & Development

23

1. All figures collected between 7/11 and 12/11, unless otherwise noted. All figures reflect employment within the City of Cambridge only. Whenever possible, totals are based on Full Time Equivalents (FTEs). Part time workers were counted as 0.5 FTEs, unless otherwise indicated by employer response.

2. City of Cambridge figures include School Department employees.

3. Vertex figure is from 2010 as we were unable to obtain updated data.

4. Not on 2010 Top 10 List: Microsoft, Whole Foods.

4. Employer removed since 2010: Lesley University, ITA Software.

 

Source:   Cambridge Community Development Department and cited employers, 2011.


 



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