There are 355,352 adult resident workers in Boston.

1930

Of that number, 1,469 are employed in agriculture, 1,927 in forestry & fishing, 202 in extracting minerals, 119,920 in manufacturing, 40,714 in transportation, 78,268 in trade, 51,225 in domestic and personal service, 14,211 in public service, and 13,817 in other areas.

Sources
  • US Census
  • Fifty Years of Boston