Percentage
of Population Gainfully Employed, 1930 U.S. Census
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MALES (FEMALES)
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Age
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Native White
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Foreign Born White
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Negro
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Other Races
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10-13
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2.2 (0.7)
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0.5 (0.2)
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13.3 (8.4)
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4.8 (2.4)
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14 & 15
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10.1 (4.1)
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6.3 (4.4)
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34.5 (19.1)
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17.8 (7.6)
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16 & 17
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38.6 (20.5)
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43.2 (38.6)
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61.2 (31.7)
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47.1 (17.4)
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18 & 19
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68.9 (39.5)
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77.6 (64.5)
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81.7 (41.5)
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76.5 (23.8)
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20-24
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89.2 (41.5)
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93.5 (52.9)
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93.5 (46)
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91.9 (21.6)
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25-29
|
97 (29)
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97.9 (30.5)
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96.6 (46.9)
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96 (17)
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30-34
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97.7 (22.3)
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98.3 (20.6)
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96.9 (46.9)
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96.8 (16.8)
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35-39
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96.6 (20.8)
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98.2 (18.4)
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97.1 (47.7)
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97.2 (17.2)
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40-44
|
97.6 (20)
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98 (17)
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97.2 (47.8)
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97.2 (17.9)
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45-49
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97.1 (19.1)
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97.5 (16)
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97.2 (46.9)
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96.9 (17.6)
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50-54
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96.6 (18.2)
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95.6 (15)
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96.7 (45.5)
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95.3 (16.7)
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55-59
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93.1 (16.4)
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91.9 (13.2)
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95.6 (42.3)
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92.6 (15)
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60-64
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87.5 (14)
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83.3 (10.8)
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92.6 (38.3)
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85.8 (13.2)
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65-69
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77 (10.9)
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69.7 (8.2)
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87.7 (32.5)
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77.2 (10.6)
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70-74
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59.4 (7.1)
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48 (5.6)
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76.2 (23.5)
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61 (7.9)
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75 and over
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33.5 (3.5)
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23.5 (2.7)
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54.2 (13.2)
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41.6 (5.4)
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Who Was Still Working at Age 75 and Older in 1930?
Before Social Security, many of the people we call Senior Citizens today were still in the work force. And take a look at the percentages of children who were working. And if you think women in the workforce is a relatively new, take a look at those figures, too.
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