The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-08
GAINFUL WORKERS
NUMBER 3S,756,223
Persons Over 10 Years Of Age in United
States Have Been Enumerated
By Census Bureau.

persons 10 years OF age and over en-
gagged in gainful occupations in the
United States, including Alaska, Hawaii
Porto Rico, and the military and naval
stations abroad. The gainful workers
thus formed Ais per cent of the total
population (03,402,l5l) enumerated at
that census. These figures are contained
in report on occupations which has
! Just been published by Director William
~. Harris of the bureau of the census,
department of commerce. The report
was prepared under the supervision Of
William G. Hunt, chief statistican for
population
Gainful Workers in Continental
United States.
In continental United States alone the
Igainful workers enumerated 3S,l67 1856,
which was AS per cent of the total pop
ulation (9l ,972 1861 and 53.3 per cent of
the population 10 years of age and over
| III ,5S0,270l. In the male population
the gainful workers numbered 3009l ,564,
which was 63.6 per cent of all males
and sl.3 of the males 10 years of age and
over. In the female population the gain
| full workers numbered S,075.772 which
was 1871 per cent of all females and PA
percent of the females 10 years of age
and over. Thus, in the total population
of the United States, over two-fifths of
all persons, considerably over three -fifths
of all the males, but considerably less
than one-fifth of all the females, were
engaged in gainful occupations in 1910;
and in the population 10 years of age
and over, more than one half of all per-
sons, over four-fifths of the males but
less than one-fourth of the females, were
gainfully occupied. In other words. of
all persons 10 years of age and over in
1910, more than every other one had
gainful occupation; of the males, over
four out of five were gainful workers, |
and of the females, almost one out of |
four was a gainful worker.
The proportion of the total popula-
ton engaged in gainful occupations in |
creased gradually from BAT per cent in |
1880 to 4l.5 per cent in 1910, the increase
being least rapid from 1890 to 1900 and |
most rapid from 1900 to 1910. OF the |
male population, the proportion engaged |
in gainful occupations increased from
57.S per cent in 1880 to $3.50 per cent in
1910, while OF the female population, the
increased during the same pc
riod from l0.7 to ISL per cent.
The proportion of the popula ton of 10
years OF age and over engaged in gain
full occupations increased from 47.3 per
cent in 1880 to 53.3 per cent in 1910, the
increase being least rapid from 1890 to
1900 and most rapid from 1900 to 1910.
In the male population 10 years of age !
ind over the proportion gainfully occu-
1ied increased gradually from 1871 per :
'ent in 1850 to sl.3 per cent in 1910, !
while the proportion of gainful workers !
n the female population 10 years of age
md over increased from I4.7 TO 23.4 per !
ent.
Mississippi Ranked First. :
In the several states the proportion of :
he population 10 years of age and over h
ngaged in gainful occupations in 1910 Q
anged from 46.9 per cent in Iowa to 6S 10
er cent in Mississippi. The states hav
ng the smallest proportions were Iowa, la
60 per cent; Kansas. AZ per cent; Ne s.
raska, All per cent; Utah, 40 per "
ant; and Indiana, 4s per cent. The Ice
tates having the largest proportions 81
ere North Carolina, 90 per cent; i;
eorgia, 6l.5 per eent Wyoming, 62.6 t
or cent; Nevada, 64.3 per cent; Ala Ia
anna, 64.7 per cent; South Carolina, 67.6 ii
er cent; and Mississippi, 6s per cent. "
kept in three states-Arizona, Mon
ina and North Dakota-there was an 80
crease from 1900 to 1910 in the pro- AZ
1rtion OF the population 10 years of 90
re and over engaged in gainful occupa- as
ons. The states showing the largest ca
creases were Alabama, Arkansas, al
oorgia, Mississippi. Nevada, North III
lrolina, South Carolina and Texas. te
Agricultural Workers Lead. re-
Practically one third 1882 per cent? "'
all gainfu workers in the United -,
ates in 1910 were engaged in agri- -,
lture, forestry, and animal husbandry, "''
d considerably more than one-fourth ~
10 per cent? were engaged. in man ~;
aeturing and mechanical industries ~. -
ls over three-fifths of all gainful ~, ~
'rkers were occupied in these two gen -
Il divisions of occupations. The re- ~
lining two-ffths of the workers were w
tributed among the other seven large
sses of occupations, namely, extrac- Nl
n of minerals, transportation, trade, ~
bile service, professional service, do ~ ~
site and personal service, and clerical Ue'
upations. no class furnishing employ -
MT to as many as 10 per cent of all
nful workers. For the males. as for r
h sexes combined, agriculture, fores- r
and animal husbandry gave employ L.
Mt TO the largest proportion of the
nful workers, 36l per cent, and man
cturing and mechanical industries
ked second, with 294 per cent. Do
site and personal service was the
ncipal field of employment for female n
-kers in 1910, 3l.3 per cent of them VT
lg engaged in this branch of occupa-
IS, as compared with PA per cent in
iculture, forestry and animal hus-
dry and 22.5 per cent in manufac-
ng and mechanical industries.
Distribution BY Sex. S
here were 3O09l ,564 males engaged , ,aG'
gainful occupations in continental ''oi
ted States in 1910, as compared with q
5.772 females; that is, OF a total of IS
81 1886 persons engaged in all occupa- IL
5 in 1910, 7s.s per cent were males u
2l.2 per cent were females. OF
] Of 29,073 ,233 persons engaged in all
pstions in 1910, ST. per cent were -
Is and 1873 per cent were females. *