Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
NEBUASKANS EARN OWN WAY
Census Bureau Report Shows They
Are Most Industrious.
TOTAL EMPLOYED IS LARGE
Almost $4,000 of states PopuIR-
tion Engaged In GainfuI Oceupa-
tIOn AccordinE 60 Govern
ment's FiEurea

WASHINGTON, n. c.. Aug. 9.-Ac-
cording to the report on occupations
recently issued by Director William ].
Harris. Of the Bureau OF the Census, De-
partment Of Commerce, there were
ia persons 10 years OF age and over
in Nebraska engaged in gsinful ocoupa-
tons in 1910 The gsinful workers thus
formed So per cent of the total popula-
ton OF the state d,le2.2 lO and al per
cent OF the population 10 years OF age
and over (s24,Oa2). In 1900 tho SI2,S0 gain
full workers Of the state formed ISL per
cent Of the total population and 46S per
cent Of the population 10 years of age
and over.
The male gainful workers In 1910 num-
bered s7,Sll, or 76.S per cent OF all males
10 years Of age and over. as compared
with S27 1854. or I62 per cent. in 1900 The
female gainful workers in 1910 numbered
$500, or 1L6 per cent OF all females 10
years Of age and over. as compared with
1856, or 12e per cent in 1900.
Distribution of Workers.
The 4l.114 gainful workers in 1910 were
distributed among the main branches Of
occupations as follows: Agriculture,
forestry and animal husbsndry. 2O2.6ls, or
t5.e per cent; extraction Of minerals, ga,
or OF per cent; manufacturing and
mechanical industries. 75O7e, or II per
cent: transportation. SS.0OS, or So per
cent; trade. 1855. or 1Oe per cent; pub
lie service. 5,o51. or IL per cent profess
sional service, 25,4eo, or SIS per cent; do
nestle and personal service, 1850, or rs
per cent. and clerical occupations, 1920,
or 81 per cent
Sex of Workers.
OF the gainful workers in 1910. 81. s1i.
or $50 per cent, were males and 63,S0S,
or 144 per cent. females. In agriculture,
| forestry and animal husbandry the males
numbered 1905, or 973 per cent, and
the females 5,522, or 81 per cent. Prac-
tically allies, or S9S per cent-of the
persons engaged in the extraction of min
| erals were males. In manufacturing and
mechanical industries 65,450, or SL2 per
cent, of the workers were males and 1895,
or 1913 per cent. females. Males consti-
tuted 94S per cent OF the 3600S persons
engaged in transportation, SIS per cent
of the 1850 persons engaged in trade
and 93.7 per cent of the 60Si persons
engaged in public service. In profess
sional service the females outnumbered
the males, the females numbering 1374t,
or 81 per cent Ga large proportion being
school teachers) and the males Il, 725.
I or 46 per cent. This was also true OF
domestic and personal service. where the
females numbered 20,SS0 or 6S.t per cent,
and the males only 12059. or S6.6 per cent.
! OF the persons pursuing clerical occupa-
tons, 1893, or 60 per cent, were males
and 6061, or 81 per cent, females.
Color or Race of Workers.
OF the S7,s11 gainfully occupied males
in 1910 1s2,422 were native whites OF ma
tive parentage, l05.146 native whites of
foreign or mixed parentage, $3.50 foreign
born whites, 1896 negroes and 1,2SS other
colored. The proportion which the gain
fully occupied males formed of all the
| males 10 years of age and over in each
principal class of the population was: For
native whites of native parentage, 1.6 per
cent: for native whites of foreign or
mixed parentage, 74.S per cent; for for
eign-born whites, S5.7 per cent, and for
negroes. 1917 per cent.
OF the ,S03 painfully occupied females
in 1910, 31,672 were native whites of ma
tive parentage. 21.6A native whites OF
foreign or mixed parentage, s7s5 for
eign-born whites. LIS negroes, and forty
seven other colored. The proportion which
the gainfully occupied females formed of
all the females 10 years of age and over in
each principal class Of population was:
For native whites of native parentage,
1913 per cent; for native whites OF for
eign or mixed parentage, 1871 per cent;