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Show Table 42.- MAJOR OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS OF EMPLOYED WOMEN, 1940, 1950, AND 19651 (Women 14 years of age and ever) Major occupational group Total __________________________________ Professional, technical, kindred workers Managers, officials, proprietors (except farm) __________ Clerical, kindred workers Sales workers _____ _______________________ _________________________________ Craftsmen, foremen, kindred workers Operatives, kindred workers Laborers (except farm, mine) ____________ ____________________ ___________________ Private-household workers ______________________ Service workers (except private-household) Farmers, farm managers Farm laborers, foremen _______ ________________________ ________________________ April of each year. reported separately prior to 1950. employed 1965 1950 1940 1965 1950 1940 1965 1950 1940 24,648 17,176 11,920 100.0 100.0 100.0 34.7 29.3 25.9 3,323 1, 106 7,756 1,881 1,862 1,570 45.4 941 4,539 1,516 13.5 10.8 13.2 37.4 41. 8 450 4.5 5.5 3.8 14.8 14.8 11. 7 2,530 31. 5 26.4 21. 2 69.9 59.3 52.6 27.9 830 7.6 8.8 7.0 40.6 39.0 281 181 110 1.1 1.1 .9 3.2 2.4 2. 1 3,656 3,215 2, 190 14.8 18.7 18.4 27.7 26.9 25.7 116 68 100 .5 .4 .8 3.2 2.2 3.2 2,025 3,829 1,771 2, 168 2, 100 8.2 10.3 17.6 97.5 92. 1 93.8 15. r 12.6 11. 3 54.8 45.4 40. 1 lAO 534 253} 663 t,350 2690 5} .6 t. 2.2 3.9 1 Data are for 2 Not As percent ,!j total Percent distributien Number (in thousands) Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 2 5.8 6.0 29.5 5.5} 27.4 28. o |
