http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/07/06/events/economic-development-trends-in-somerville-event/ An independent, open forum for reports and opinions about life in our city. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/07/06/events/economic-development-trends-in-somerville-event/comment-page-1/#comment-9000 David Dahlbacka Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:47:39 +0000 http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=2089#comment-9000 I attended 7/7/09. There were about 16 citizens present. A good part of the presentation was review of the past economy. From my notes: Peak economy was around 1890. Ford plant very good from 1926 to 1950's. In 2007 there were about 74,000 people living in Somerville, about 45,000 in labor force, 44,000 employed. In 2000 only 17% of workers worked in Somerville. There are only about 21,000 jobs in Somerville, of which only 33% are done by Somervillians. Health Care is the biggest employer of Somerville residents. Although about 25 years ago only about 15% of Somervillians had college degrees, now 40% do, but the job mix in Somerville does not reflect this. At some point they may post the slides on the website of the Somerville Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development. I attended 7/7/09. There were about 16 citizens present. A good part of the presentation was review of the past economy. From my notes: Peak economy was around 1890. Ford plant very good from 1926 to 1950′s. In 2007 there were about 74,000 people living in Somerville, about 45,000 in labor force, 44,000 employed. In 2000 only 17% of workers worked in Somerville. There are only about 21,000 jobs in Somerville, of which only 33% are done by Somervillians. Health Care is the biggest employer of Somerville residents. Although about 25 years ago only about 15% of Somervillians had college degrees, now 40% do, but the job mix in Somerville does not reflect this. At some point they may post the slides on the website of the Somerville Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development.

]]> http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/07/06/events/economic-development-trends-in-somerville-event/comment-page-1/#comment-8977 Dennis Fischman Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:36:51 +0000 http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=2089#comment-8977 Did anyone who reads Somerville Voices attend the meeting? If you did, can you tell us about what went on? Did anyone who reads Somerville Voices attend the meeting? If you did, can you tell us about what went on?

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