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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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| Alberta | British Columbia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| % | ||||||
| Agriculture | 50.9 | 56.5 | 9.9 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 3.4 |
| Fishing, logging | 0.9 | 1.1 | * | 7.3 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
| Mining, quarrying | 3.2 | 3.6 | * | 3.4 | 3.9 | * |
| Manufacturing | 5.2 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 6.4 |
| Construction | 3.0 | 3.4 | * | 6.2 | 7.2 | * |
| Transportation | 5.9 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 5.5 |
| Trade | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 10.8 |
| Finance, insurance | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Service | 13.7 | 7.3 | 61.4 | 17.8 | 11.9 | 53.5 |
| Clerical | 4.1 | 2.5 | 16.3 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 19.7 |
| Labourers2 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 0.7 |
| 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. | ||||||
