Lots of growth for Boston jobs
Posted on October 29, 2013
A new survey from Cook Associates shows strong growth when it comes to Boston jobs and New York jobs.
The quarterly East Coast Internet and Digital Media Jobs Index shows 7.3 percent growth for the second quarter in New York which is the highest growth since the Jobs Index was initiated at the beginning of 2012.
Boston had 5.4 percent growth, coming off the heels of a strong first quarter. New York’s jobs growth continues to outpace Boston’s. More than 530 companies in the greater New York and Boston metropolitan areas are now being tracked by the Jobs Index.
Second Quarter 2013 results from Cook Associates’ Internet and Digital Media Jobs Index:
New York data:
357 Internet and digital media companies with 10+ employees in New York City
● Approximately 2200 jobs added for a 7.3% gain
Top 10 companies showing largest headcount gains in New York include:
1. Google
2. Amazon
3. AppNexus
4. Facebook
5. Spotify
6. eBay
7. ZocDoc
8. LinkedIn
9. Yahoo
10. TD Ameritrade
Up-and-coming private companies showing large headcount gains:
● Complex Media
● Yext
● Warby Parker
● Etsy
● Yodle
● BuzzFeed
● Fab.com
● Magnetic
● Digital Alloy
● BorderFree
● Operative
● Undertone
● TapAd
● Rent the Runway
● Thrillist
● Business Insider
● Birchbox
● CPX Interactive
● Artsy
● Shapeways
Boston data:
178 Internet and digital media companies with 10+ employees in Boston
● Approximately 800 jobs added for a 5.4% gain
Top 10 companies showing largest headcount gains in Boston include:
1. Google
2. Amazon
3. TripAdvisor
4. HubSpot
5. Turbine
6. Constant Contact
7. Wayfair
8. Swipely
9. Rue La La
10. The Grommet
Up-and-coming private companies showing large headcount gains:
● Karmaloop
● Scvngr/LevelUp
● Visible Measures
● The Echo Nest
● CoachUp
● Care.com
● Crimson Hexagon
● RAMP
● Localytics
● JumpTap
● Tributes
● DataXu
● EverTrue
● Chitika
● CustomMade
● Punchey
● Kitsy Lane
According to John Barrett of Cook Associates, “After going through four consecutive quarterly declines in growth in 2012 and hitting a low in hiring activity at the end of last year, we’ve now had two very strong quarters of jobs growth in 2013. It appears that the digital media and Internet sectors in both Boston and New York are running on all cylinders right now.”