Employee Productivity by Industry
Ranked by revenue per employee among Massachusetts-based publicly traded companies.
| Rank |
Company
Business
Description |
Number
of
Companies |
1998
Revenue
Per Employee
for Industry |
1998
Revenue
for Industry
(millions) |
1998
Worldwide
Employees
in Industry |
| 1 |
Utilities |
7 |
$528,507 |
$6,713.1 |
12,702 |
| 2 |
Financial Services |
10 |
$410,633 |
$7,505.1 |
18,277 |
| 3 |
Consumer Goods |
20 |
$230,859 |
$19,057.8 |
82,552 |
| 4 |
Computer Products |
58 |
$209,923 |
$17,086.5 |
82,419 |
| 5 |
Medical/Biotech |
36 |
$193,752 |
$5,289.2 |
26,274 |
| 6 |
Electronics |
31 |
$181,926 |
$5,711.9 |
31,397 |
| 7 |
Retail |
10 |
$176,068 |
$24,396.8 |
138,565 |
| 8 |
Banking |
21 |
$175,113 |
$14,321.4 |
81,784 |
| 9 |
Industrial |
37 |
$169,745 |
$32,700.6 |
192,646 |
| 10 |
Services |
34 |
$131,594 |
$15,851.1 |
120,454 |
| Source: Nordby
International, Inc., Boulder, Co. |
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