The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-11
$4,000 PEOPLE
WORK FOR LIVING
N NEW MEXICO
Some Interesting Figures on
Occupations for Gain IN
This State Given Out by
the Census Bureau.


Washington, y. c., Aug. ii.--Ac-
cording TO the report on occupations
recently issued by Director william
). Harris Of the bureau OF the cen
sus, department OF commerce. there
were l2i,fa7 persons 90 years of age
and over in New Mexico engaged Ia
Eainful occupations ia 1910. The
gainful workers thus formed ar Der
cent OF the total population Of the
state t32t,aOl) ana 50i per cent of
The population 10 yeats OF axe and
over t2Io.9a0l. In 1900 the 6G.o2O
tainful workers OF the state formed
55S per cent Of the total population
and 46.7 per cent OF me population
10 years Of age ana over.
The male gainfui workers in 1910
numbered i06,i AS. or s0.7 per cent
90 all males 10 yeats of age and over,
as compared with 5a.5iO. Or 11.7 per
cent. in 1900. The female cainfui
workers IN 1910 numbered 15.01a. or
las per cent of an females 30 years
Of age and over, an compared with
6,3lU, or g.S Der cent, in 1900.
Distiibution of Workers.
The l2t,4a5 gajnful workers ia 1910
NV NNHAA NNuAfN AiNUNE the mum
branches OF occupation as follows.
Agriculture. forestry. aud animal
~husbandty. 6G,SS7, or 5s.i per cent.
extraction 81 minerals, 6,i2g. or .
per cents manufacturing aud mechan-
lcal Industries. i5.Gs3, or 1913 per
cent, transportation. s.ii3. or ~ per
cent; trade, G.s57. or So per cent.
public s%ergice. LAS. or 1 per cent
professional service. l.G15. or 3.S per
cent dosnostic and personal service.
S.i5S, or : per cent; and clerical uc-
equations, 2.Oi7, al ~ per cent.
sex of Workers.
OF The galuful workers IN 1910,
1906 ans. or SIC per rent were males
aud 1909. or ia per cent females.
In agriculture. forestry, aud animal
husbandrF the males numbered 63,-
457, or 9t9 per cent. and the females
3,f3O. or 81 per cent. Practically
all-6.l23, or 1913 per cent-of the
persons engaged in the extraction of
minerals Were males. In manufactur-
ing and mechanical Industries 1880. |
or 1s.a per cent, OF the WORKERS were
males and S.233. or 20.6 per cent. 70 !
males. Males constituted 9S.3 per
cent OF the 9,i13 persons engaged In
transportation, 92.2 per cent Of the
G,957 persons engaged in trade, and
% per cent OF the LAS persons en-
gagged In public service In profess |
sional service. 2.SG5, or 81. 3 per cent. |
OF the workers were malice and i.SIO, |
or 3S.7 per cent, females. a large pro- |
portion OF the females being school
teachers. Domestic and personal SER
vic was the only large field Of occu-
patious ia which the females outnum-
bered the males. Here females num- |
bered 5,30f. or 6e7 per cent. and
males only 3,t54, or 37.1 per cent, OF
the workers. or the persons pursuing
clerical occupations. l.52G. or rs per
cent. were males anu 521. or 25.5 per
cent. females.
Color or Race of Workers.
or the iO6.s as painfully occupied
males In 1910. 1s.i5s were native
Of native %parentaee, T.T70 ma
Of foreign or mixed parentaEe. |
1908 foreign born whites. 6Te ne
groes, and 5.79i other colored. The
proportion which the galnfully occu-
pied males formed Of all the males 10
Of age aud over In each prln-
class OF the population was: For
native whites Of native p~arentaEe. 1
1913 per cent; for native whites OF
or mixed parentage, 1874 per
tent; for foreign-Oorn whites, 92.3
per cent. and for negroes. ST. per
cent.
or the l5.07e galnfully occupied
In is10, iO,l22 were native
81 native p%areHtage. 1888 ma
live whites Of foreign or mixed par
S73 forelgn-born whites. ef7