New hires at Encore Boston Harbor between 2019 and 2021 were primarily people of color and local to Massachusetts, though the casino just missed the mark for bringing in women in its initial cohort of workers, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Massachusetts.
Regulators with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission expressed some concern Thursday morning with gender balance at the casino but praised Encore Boston Harbor for creating new jobs that largely offered better pay to a local workforce.
During a presentation at a public meeting, UMass Donahue Research Analyst Kazmiera Breest and Senior Research Manager Rebecca Loveland said a survey was offered to all new hires between January 2019 to December 2021, which captured hiring from before the casino opened through two and a half years of operations.
