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Percentage distribution of the gainfully occupied 10 years of age or over, classifled according to sex, by occupation groups, for the provinces, 1931

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Percentage distribution of the gainfully occupied 10 years of age or over, classifled according to sex, by occupation groups, for the provinces, 1931
  Canada1 Prince Edward Island
  Total Male Female Total Male Female
  %
Agriculture 288.0 34.0 3.6 57.1 64.0 12.9
Fishing, logging 23.0 2.8 0.1 4.5 5.2 -
Mining, quarrying 15.0 1.8 * * * -
Manufacturing 121.0 12.0 12.7 4.9 4.6 6.8
Construction 52.0 6.2 * 3.1 3.6 -
Transportation 77.0 8.5 3.8 4.4 4.6 2.5
Trade 80.0 8.0 8.1 5.4 5.0 8.0
Finance, insurance 9.0 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 -
Service 162.0 8.8 52.2 11.2 4.0 56.8
Clerical 61.0 3.8 17.6 2.6 1.4 10.3
Labourers2 111.0 13.0 1.8 6.6 7.2 2.7
All occupations 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937.