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Percentage distribution of the gainfully occupied 10 years of age or over, classifled according to sex, by occupation groups, for the provinces, 1931
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| Canada1 | Prince Edward Island | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| % | ||||||
| Agriculture | 288.0 | 34.0 | 3.6 | 57.1 | 64.0 | 12.9 |
| Fishing, logging | 23.0 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | - |
| Mining, quarrying | 15.0 | 1.8 | * | * | * | - |
| Manufacturing | 121.0 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 6.8 |
| Construction | 52.0 | 6.2 | * | 3.1 | 3.6 | - |
| Transportation | 77.0 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Trade | 80.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Finance, insurance | 9.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - |
| Service | 162.0 | 8.8 | 52.2 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 56.8 |
| Clerical | 61.0 | 3.8 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| Labourers2 | 111.0 | 13.0 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 2.7 |
| All occupations | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| * Less than one-twentieth of one per cent. | ||||||
| 1. Exclusive of the Territories. | ||||||
| 2. This group does not include agricultural, mining, fishing, or logging labourers. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937. | ||||||
