The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
GAINFUL LEWORISERs
IN CONNECTICUT

WORKERS .ss IN CONNECTICUT
 Washington, D. C., Aug. 17-Ac- cordfng to the report on occupations a recently issued by Director William ]. Harris, of the bureau of the census, department of commerce, there were 490s4 s462 persons 10 years of age and over in Connecticut engaged in gain fuI occupations in 1910. The gainfu1 workers thus formed A per cent Of tthe total population of the state #G,114,756) and 54.4 per cent of the population 10 years of age and over (901, ,0263. In I 300 the 385, SIC. gain ful workers of the state formed 42.4 per cent of the total population and 52.S per cent of the population 10 years of age and over.
 The male gainfuI workers in 1910 numbered 370, 4S1, or 81.3 per cent. of all males 10 years of age and over as compared with 269, ,971, or 81.3 per cent in 1900. The female gainfu1 workers in-1910 numbered 119,981, or 27 per cent of all females 10. years of age and over, as compared with 8s,63e, or 24.3 per cent, in 1900.
 Distribution of Workers.
 The 49o,462 gainfu1 workers in 1910 were distributed among the main branches of occupations as follows. Agriculture, forestry and animal hus- bandry, 47,,414, or 9.7hper# cent: ex- traction of minerals, 1,314, or O.3 per eent: manufacturing and mechanical industries, 2 59s084, or 52.8 per cent; transportation, 28, zoo, or 59 per cent; trade. 47s735, or ST per cent; public service, ,563, or II per cent: profess sionaI service, 22,1 ,113, ers45 per cent; domestic and personal service, 49,8S5, op 10.2 per cent; and clerical occupa- tions. 28, 5s4 per cent
 Sex of Workers.
 I Of the gainful workers in 1910, s70.- 4S1, or 75.5 per cent were males and 119, ,981, or s24.5 per cent females. In agriculture, forestry and animal hus- bandry. the males numb mbered 45602 or 96.2 per cent, and the females, 1872, or 3.8 per cent. Practically allA1, 31 0. or s99. per cent-of the persons en- gagged in the extraction of minerals were males. Tn manufacturing and meohanical industries, 2e3, ,727, or 7s.6. per cent of the worke CTS were males and 55.357. or 21.4 per cent females. Males constituted 96.1 per cent of the 28s770 persons engaged in transp porta- ton, 86.2 per cent of the AT, 35s per- sons engaged in trade and 97.8 per per cent of the 55B3 persons engaged public service. In professional ser vice II, 576, or 52.3 per cent of the workers were males and 10,537. or 4 7s7 per cent females, a large propbr- ton of females being school teach CTS. Domestic and personal service was the only large field of oeeupati ons In which the females ol1tnunbered the males. Here females numbered 83,- 542, or per cent, and males only I6,843. Or s32. per cent of the work CTS. Of the persons pursuing clerical soecupations, 17.665, or 61.ss per cent were males, and 10,9295 or 38.2 5per cent females.
 Color or Race of Workers.
 Of the 37o, 481 gainfully occupied. males in 1910, 121,327 were native whites of native percentage, 86s551 na- tive whites of foreign or mixed paren- tage, 157,177 foreign-born whites, 1920 negroes, and 506 other colored. The proportion which the gainfu1ly occupied males formed Of all the principal class of the population was. For native white of native parentage, 76.7 per cent; for native whites Of foreign or mixed percentage, S72.6 per cent; for foreign born whites, 91 4 per cent, and for negroes 823 per cent.
 Of the 119,981 gainfuily occupied females in 1e1os 3 5. 2 IS weresnat1ve whites Of native percentage. 43T869 sna- tive whites of foreign or mixed par entage. 37. .493 foreign born whites. 3.357 negroes, and A other co1ored. The pF0pOTI1Ons 2WA1cA HJh6 gaInTuIly occupied females formed of all the females 10 years of age and over in each principal class of the popula- ton was: For native whites of na- tive percentage, 21.5 per cent; for na- tive whites Of foreign or mixed par entage, 34.s per cent; for foreign born whites, 25.5 per cent and for negroes. BOT per cent
 Age Of Workers.
 t draiYafl11Iv oec3Iniod n, 910 were distributed according to | age periods as follows: 10 to IS | years, 534; 14 to years, 6,141; 16 to 20 years: Al, ,562; 21 to A years, and age unknown 22O, ,279; and 45 years and over 1O19 964 The pro- males formed of all males in each | age period was: For those 10 to 13 years of age. IA per cent: for those ls1as to IS years of age, 32.T per cent for those Is to 20. years of age, S1.1 per cen1 for those 21 to A years ot age, s6:s per cent-that is. all but l three men in every 100 had gainful | occupations; and for those AS years of age and over, 84.9 per cent.
 E The gainfully occupied females fn l 1910 were distributed according tc I age periods as follows: 1 0 to 3 years
 145; fl to 15 years, 4,548; 16 to 2t years. 31, ,539; 21 to A years, and age tsunknoWn, 65,898; and 45 years and
 over,t17, ,851. The proportion whict the gafnfully occupied females formed l of all females in each age period was For those 10 to 13 years of age, z I per cent for those e14 to IS years o1 I age, 24.1 per cent; for those 16 te I 20 years of age, 59.4 per cent; fol l those 21 to A years of age. 309 pei
 cent; and for those 45 years of ags .l and over, 14.T per cent.
 I Number of Children at Work.
 In Connecticut in. 1910 there wer. F 6,675 males and 4.693 females 10 te
 IS years of age engaged in gainful oc
 equations; or. stated otherwise, Il
 per cent of the males and S3 pel
 cent of the females 10 to 15 year' of age were gainfu1 workers In 1906
 there were 6,S38 males and 4,741 fe
 males 10 to 5 years of age engaged in gainful occupations, which wa.
 14.9 per cent of all males and 10 ]. rae,- cent of all fa11aa les I to