Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-03
STATISTICS PROVE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
A WORKING RACE
Over One-Half Entire
Population in 1910
Engaged in SO m e
Gainful Occupation
Great Variations in
the Cities.

over was engaged IN some galnful occu-
patton in 1910, according to the report on
occupations recently published by VIII
| liam J. Harris, Director Of the Census,
Department of Commerce. This percen-
tage $3.50 included rural as well as ur-
ban localities, but the proportion of the
population gainfully employed was some
what higher in the towns and cities than
in the country. districts.
The comparatively slight variation be-
tween cities in the proportion of the pop
ulation 10 years of age and over engaged
in some gainful occupation is illustrated
by the figures for the city of New York,
in the East, with Sc per cent. employed;
New Orleans, in the South, with "a per
cent; Chicago, in the North or Middle
West, with Sc per cent; and, in the far
West. Los Angeles, with So per cent. and
San Francisco with 62 per cent.
WORKERS IN FIFTY CITIES.
In the 50 cities in the United states
having 10000 inhabitants or more each.
Grand Rapids, Mich, and Scranton. Pa.
showed the lowest per cent. t52l of the
population 10 years of age and over en-
gagged in some gainfui occupation. while
L
showed the highest per cent. (62). In
each of the so cities the percentage gain
fully occupied ranged from 81 to g. while
in each of SO of the cities the percentage
was from 90 to 81. Ten cities, namely,
Baltimore, Nd; Chicago, ILL.,: Cincinna-
ii. Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio: Kansas City,
Mo-; Nashville, Tenn; New York, N. z:
Philadelphia, Pa; Rochester, N. Y; and
st. Louis, Mo-; reported 56 per cent. Of
their population 10 years Of age and over
gainfully occupied; while eight cities
Detroit, Mich; Louisville, Ky; Minnea-
polls, Mimi; Omaha, Neb.; Paterson, N.
j.; St. Paul, Mimi; Spokane, Wash; and
Washington, D. C.:-reported 81 per cent.
Seven cities, namely. Albany. N. Y; Col
umbus. Ohio; Dayton. Ohio; Denver,
Col; Jersey City. N. J.. New Orleans.
La; and Newark. N. J., reported 81 per
cent. of their population gainfully occu-
pied. Six cities-Cambridge Mass; In
dianapols, Ind: Milwaukee, Wis: Pitts
burgh, Pa; Syracuse. N. Y; and Wor-
Ecester. Mass.-had S. per cent. occupied
and five eities-Buffalo, N. T.: Los An.
geles, Cal; New Haven, Conn: Oakland
CAL; and Toledo, Ohio-had So per cent
Four cities-Atlanta, Ca; Fall River
Mass; Lowell Mass; and Portland Ore
had 81 per cent; three cities-Birming
ham. Ala: Boston. Mass; and Prov
denee. r. I. had IS per cent; and three
cities-Bridgeport. Conn; Richmond. Va.
and Seattle. Wash.-had 90 per cent.
while 2 cities-Memphis, Tenn, and Sar
Francisco. Cal.-reported 60 per cent.
and two cities-Grand Rapids, Mich, and
Scranton, Pa--52 per cent These per.
centages, giving the proportion of the
population 10 years of age and over gain
fully occupied in each Of the so cities
show that, regardless of geographical pc.
sition. the proportion of the urban popu'
lation engaged in some gainful occupation
varies very slightly throughout the entire
United States.
FIGURES FOR MALES.
The above figures show the percentag,
of the population 10 years of age ant
over gainfully employed. both male ant
female, but the figures for the male.
alone show even a greater uniformity II
the proportion occupied. While the per
centage Of males 10 years Of age ant
over gainfully occupied in these 50 elite,
ranged from rs in New Haven, Conn, t.
So in Bridgeport, Conn, 40 of the so cit
les showing percentages from 81 to "a
Fifteen cities reported So per cent. Of tn
males 10 years of age and over gainfull.
occupied: 10 cities, SO per cent. 8 cities
81 per cent. and cities, 81 per cent. TIL
i, proportion for the entire United States
rural and urban. was BIS per cent.
FIGURES FOR FEMALES.
For the females alone, however, tn
percentage of those 10 years of age an,
over gainfully occupied varied NOR
J widely--from Fl per cent. in Oakland
Cal. to AZ per cent. in Fail River an,
: Lowell, Mass. Twenty of the so citie
having 100000 population or over, or 4
) per cent. show from "a to q per cent o
: the females 10 years OF age and owe
gainfully occupied; while IT cities, or 8
per cent. show from % to SO per cent
, The proportion for the entire Unite
States. both urban and rural. was %.
! per cent. In the two cities with the high
est percentage 42) of females .gainfull
occupied, namely, FAN River. and Lowell
/, Mass, the large proportion OF femal
workers was due probably to the genera
character of the manufactories-texti
mills-which employed large numbers o
women: while the city with the loves
percentage (2D, Oakland. Cal. is largel
residential city, with comparativel
few factories.
The following table shows for each cit
= of 100000 population or over the percen
tage of both sexes, and of the males an
of the females 10 years Of age and ovel
!. engaged in gainful occupations in 1910;
Percentage of persons 10 years Of age an
$ over engaged in gainful occupation
1910
Both
3 City Sexes Male Femal
United States 1913 s1.a Is
! Albany, N. Y. ........... 64.1' 819 Is
:. Atlanta, Ga. ............. COS S4 49,
f Baltimore, Md. .......... 56.4 826 80
Birmingham. Ala, $500. 57.9 S46 30
Boston, Mass. ........... SIS 0.9 a.
Bridgeport, Conn. ...... COS 8s7 30
Buffalo, N. X. .......... 52.9 $40 "a
Cambridge, Mass. $500. 55,4 500 50