New-York tribune., 1921-10-03
2,553l,637 Here
Are EMPLOYED,
Census Reveals
1920 Figures Report Almost
Half of City's Population
Over Age of Ten Engaged
in Cainful Occupations
Slight Increase i'm Idle
3l.7 T. C.. Of Males and 3O.5
OF Females Are Workers:
Manufactures Take Most

WASHINGTON, Oct almost half
the total population Of New York City
IN 1920 was engaged in gaihful occupa-
tion, the Census Bureau announced
to-day in publishing returns of the
fourteenth Federal census OF the
6,620,048 persons in New York CITY in
l920, the census statistics disclosed,
2,o31,637 of ten wears OF over were
employed.
This proportion is almost identical
with that of 1910, when 2,152,433. or
49, per cent Of the population was
galntully employed. This indicates an
increase of 0.2 of / per cent in the
ratio OF ldie over the ten-year period.
Of the gaiAful workers of New York
City IN 1920, 1,638,541, or 72.6 per cent.
were males and 693,096, or 27.4 per
cent were females. The male gainful
workers constituted SIT per cent of all
males ten years Of age and over in
1920, as against 821 per cent in 1910,
"nile the female gainful workers con-
stltuted 3O.5 per cent of all females
ten years of age and over in 1920 as
against 30.5 per cent in 1910.
Manufacturing Takes Most
OF the gainful workers of New York
City in 1920, 951,889, or 37.6 per cent,
We're engaged in manufacturing and
mechanical industries: 42,447, or 90
per cent, IN TRANSFORMATION; 392,532, or
100 per cent, in trade; 6l,o94, or "a
per cent. in public service; t68.375, or
81 per cent, i'll professional service:
Cb,067, or 12,1 per cent, in domestic
and personal service; 4O1 ,434, or 15.9
per cent. in clerical occupations. and
1919, or O.3 per cent in all other occu-
pations
1t was announced that the figures
gwen are preliminary general occupa-
tlon statistics, collected year ago, and
.hat although thev are subject to modi-
ication, are probably correct approxi-
occupatlon. it was stated, probably will
rot be ready fo1 publication before
July | next. The delay is due to the
iact that census experts only recentlv
began the tabulation of the occupation
uata, and almost a year will be re-
CURED to complete the work Figures
Tor the different boroughs Of New York
CITY We're:
Manhattan-1, ,116,835 persons were
engaged IN Galnful occupations in 1920
OF the age Of 10 years and over. con-
stltutlng 4S.9 per cent Of population
OF 2,2s4 ,403.. In 1910 the 1.139, 1872 gain
-N4 0iNCtS were @S.S per cent OF the
total population. Of the workers en-
ployed 1929 were males and 3A3, 1862
were females.
S61,648 in Brooklyn Work
Brooklyn-861. .648 were listed as en-
ployed, or 42.7 per cent of a population
Of $2,018,356; 646,739 were males and
2l4,9O9 females
Queens-l97,624 we're employed. or
AZ per cent Of population of 469 o42;
loO,652 were males and 46,972 females.
Rlchmond-47 ,43A were employed. or
4O.7 per cent of population Of 1861;
1880 were males and 9,704 females.
Bronx 308.096 persons were en-
ployed, or 42.1 per cent of populat. on
Of 732,O16; 230,l47 were males and
77,949 females.
The bureau announces figures for
Camden, N. j.. showing that 50.O72 per-
sons were engaged in gainful pursuits
in population of 116,309; 80 1874 We're
males and 1918 females