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Show Table 50.-MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS OF EMPLOYED WOMEN, 1940, 1950, AND 1965 (Women 14 years of age and over) Major industry group Total ________________________________________ Agriculture, forestry, fisheries ining _________________________ _____________________________________________ Construction ________________________________________ Manufacturing Transportation, communication, other public utilities ______________________________________ Wholesale trade Retail trade _____ _____________________________________ ________________________________________ Finance, insurance, real estate Services ________________________ ____________________________________________ Business and repair Personal ______________________________ ________________________________________ Entertainment and recreation Professional and related _____________________ __________________________ Public administration ________________________________ As percent of total employed Percent distribution Number (in thousands) 1940 1965 1950 1940 1965 1950 1940 1965 1950 24,494 16,674 11,920 100.0 100.0 100.0 34. 9 29.0 25.9 578 692 533 2.4 24 15 12 .1 208 68 37 .8 -- -- 4. 2 4. 5 14.1 10.2 6.2 1 .1 4. 8 1.8 1.3 .4 .3 4. 9 2. 2 1.8 25.7 25.4 23.2 . m 3 "0 0' 3, 765 2,540 20.0 22. 6 21. 3 377 2.9 4.0 3. 2 15.5 14.9 11. 8 '< 470 452 199 1.9 2. 7 1.7 19. 7 19.3 16.0 4,633 1,581 10,282 3,403 2,021 18.9 20.4 17.0 42. 0 36.2 30. 7 497 6. 5 5.1 4.2 47. 3 42. 7 32.5 6,019 5,334 42. 0 36. 1 44. 7 59. 7 55. 2 58.6 449 159 84 1.8 1.0 .7 23. 6 13.4 9.5 3, 145 15.0 18.0 26.4 75. l! 70. 7 73.2 87 .6 .7 .7 29.6 24.4 21. 3 9- 2,018 24. 6 16.4 16. 9 60.5 55.2 57.4 4. 5 3. 1 25.4 20. 5 ::l 4. 5 30. 0 4,892 714 3,667 142 6,024 1,112 663 856 3,000 125 2, 735 743 371 3 a a '< o n n c "0 o· en Q ::l c, Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census: Current Population Reports, P-60, Nos. 7 and 47. ::l a, c . en |
