Numbers and percentages of the gainfully occupied males and females 10 years of age or over, by occupation groups, census years 1891 to 1931
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Numbers and percentages of the gainfully occupied males and females 10 years of age or over, by occupation groups, census years 1891 to 1931
|
number |
% |
number |
% |
number |
% |
number |
% |
number |
% |
Males |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agriculture |
723,013 |
51.2 |
707,997 |
45.4 |
917,848 |
38.9 |
1,023,661 |
38.2 |
1,107,766 |
34.0 |
Fishing, logging |
42,597 |
3.0 |
43,910 |
2.8 |
77,205 |
3.3 |
67,809 |
2.5 |
91,403 |
2.8 |
Mining |
15,410 |
1.1 |
37,132 |
2.4 |
62,404 |
2.7 |
48,091 |
1.8 |
58,585 |
1.8 |
Manufacturing |
175,861 |
12.5 |
228,067 |
14.6 |
275,439 |
11.7 |
317,440 |
11.8 |
390,477 |
12.0 |
Construction |
86,605 |
6.1 |
89,550 |
5.7 |
144,056 |
6.1 |
162,200 |
6.1 |
202,970 |
6.2 |
Transportation |
60,326 |
4.2 |
81,572 |
5.2 |
143,382 |
6.1 |
186,034 |
6.9 |
275,590 |
8.5 |
Trade |
78,030 |
5.5 |
87,287 |
5.6 |
193,004 |
8.2 |
218,794 |
8.2 |
259,799 |
8.0 |
Finance |
3,100 |
0.2 |
5,258 |
0.3 |
18,565 |
0.8 |
26,812 |
1.0 |
36,252 |
1.1 |
Service |
87,533 |
6.2 |
105,226 |
6.7 |
133,263 |
5.7 |
194,101 |
7.2 |
270,5731 |
8.3 |
Professional |
34,442 |
2.4 |
43,524 |
2.8 |
58,098 |
2.5 |
78,073 |
2.9 |
103,7231 |
3.2 |
Personal |
35,108 |
2.5 |
48,055 |
3.1 |
68,996 |
2.9 |
73,320 |
2.7 |
128,167 |
3.9 |
Clerical |
21,029 |
1.5 |
43,048 |
2.8 |
78,386 |
3.3 |
127,325 |
4.8 |
141,1911 |
4.3 |
Labourers3 |
115,546 |
8.2 |
127,967 |
8.2 |
315,261 |
13.4 |
305,243 |
11.4 |
425,408 |
13.0 |
All occupations |
1,412,3862 |
100.0 |
1,560,2602 |
100.0 |
9,358,813 |
100.0 |
2,683,0192 |
100.0 |
3,261,3712 |
100.0 |
|
number |
% |
number |
% |
number |
% |
number |
% |
number |
% |
Females |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agriculture |
12,194 |
6.0 |
8,940 |
3.7 |
15,887 |
4.4 |
17,883 |
3.7 |
24,079 |
3.6 |
Fishing, logging |
204 |
0.1 |
30 |
* |
265 |
0.1 |
51 |
* |
497 |
0.1 |
Mining |
nil |
nil |
13 |
* |
13 |
* |
58 |
* |
6 |
* |
Manufacturing |
62,111 |
30.6 |
70,616 |
29.6 |
96,785 |
26.4 |
89,813 |
18.3 |
84,660 |
12.7 |
Construction |
89 |
* |
65 |
* |
47 |
* |
91 |
* |
96 |
* |
Transportation |
1,089 |
0.5 |
1,323 |
0.6 |
5,556 |
1.5 |
15,048 |
3.1 |
25,435 |
3.8 |
Trade |
6,930 |
3.4 |
7,766 |
3.3 |
28,535 |
7.8 |
47,413 |
9.7 |
54,113 |
8.1 |
Finance |
4 |
* |
18 |
* |
116 |
* |
314 |
0.1 |
571 |
0.1 |
Service |
116,259 |
57.2 |
136,251 |
57.1 |
192,708 |
52.8 |
226,783 |
46.3 |
346,9001 |
52.1 |
Professional |
25,092 |
12.4 |
34,841 |
14.6 |
55,255 |
15.2 |
92,754 |
18.9 |
117,2191 |
17.6 |
Personal |
90,373 |
44.5 |
100,807 |
42.2 |
137,005 |
37.6 |
133,028 |
27.1 |
228,802 |
34.4 |
Clerical |
3,092 |
1.5 |
12,538 |
5.3 |
24,673 |
6.8 |
90,612 |
18.5 |
117,4981 |
17.7 |
Labourers3 |
1,052 |
0.5 |
1,141 |
0.5 |
236 |
0.1 |
441 |
0.1 |
11,707 |
1.8 |
All occupations |
203,2222 |
100.0 |
238,7482 |
100.0 |
364,821 |
100.0 |
490,1502 |
100.0 |
665,8592 |
100.0 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937. |