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National Resources Committee 



Table A. — Employinenl by imliistrics in Pacific Xnrlhwest in 



1930 



Industry group 



Agriculture.- 



Fishing. 



Extraction of minerals 



Manufacturing and mechanical industries- 



except forest products 



Forest products industries 



Transportation 



Trade 



Public service (n. e. c.) 3 , 



Professional service 



Domestic and personal 



Industry not specified 



Total 



Industry group 



Agriculture 



Fishing.. 



Extraction of minerals 



Manufacturing and mechanical industries- 



except forest products 



Forest products industries 



Transportation 



Trade 



Public service (n. e. c.) 3 



Professional service 



Domestic and personal 



Industry not specified 



Total 



Idaho 



Gainful 

 workers 



Number 



65, 561 



I 26 



6,514 



15,484 

 11,928 

 14,034 

 18, 947 



2,575 

 12, 127 

 10, 132 



4,395 



162, 223 



Unem- 

 ployed 

 classes 

 A and B ' 



Number 



648 



1,196 

 1.201 

 586 

 527 

 32 

 192 

 511 

 1,316 



Gainful workers 



minus classes 



A and B ' 



Number Percent 



64,301 



'26 



5,866 



14,288 

 10, 727 

 13,448 

 18, 420 

 2,543 

 11,935 

 9,621 

 3,579 



154,754 



41.6 

 

 3.8 



8.7 

 11.9 

 1.6 

 7. 7 

 6.3 

 2.3 



100.0 



Montana 



Gainful 

 workers 



Number 



79, 678 



2 31 



17, 655 



24,403 

 S, 526 

 23, 379 

 24,303 

 4,469 

 15, 802 

 16, 202 

 5,023 



216, 471 



Unem- 

 ployed 

 classes 

 A and B ' 



Number 



3,977 



2,754 

 791 



1,476 

 858 

 120 

 305 

 970 



1,790 



15, 007 



Gainful workers 



minus classes 



A and B ' 



Number Percent 



77,712 



!31 



13, 678 



21, 649 

 4,735 

 21, 903 

 23,445 

 4,349 

 15, 497 

 15, 232 

 3.233 



201, 464 



38.6 

 

 6.8 



10.8 

 2.3 

 10.8 

 11.6 

 2.2 

 7.7 

 7.6 

 1.6 



100.0 



Industry group 



.\griculture 



Fishing 



Extraction of minerals 



Manufacturing and mechanical industries- 



except forest products 



Forest products industries 



Transportation 



Trade 



Public service (n. e. c.) 3 — 



Professional service 



Domestic and personal 



Industry not siiecified 



Total 



Oregon 



Gainful 

 workers 



Number 



82, 031 

 2,081 

 2,644 



66,587 

 52, 171 

 44,670 

 67, 893 

 8,143 

 34, 175 

 37,029 

 12, 256 



409,680 



Unem- 

 ployed 

 classes 

 A and B 



Number 



2,475 



254 

 446 



5,700 

 5,402 

 3,078 

 2,739 

 203 

 1,115 

 2,575 

 4,770 



28,72? 



Gainful workers 



minus classes 



X and B ' 



Number 



79,556 

 1,827 



60,887 

 46, 769 

 41, 592 

 65, 154 



7.940 

 33,060 

 34,454 



7,486 



380,953 



Percent 



20.9 

 .5 

 .6 



16.0 

 12.3 

 10.9 

 17.1 

 2.0 

 8.7 

 9.0 

 2.0 



100.0 



".VBLE A. — Employment by industries in Pacific Northwest in 

 iSSO— Continued 



Industry group 



Extraction of minerals 



Manufacturing and mechanical industries- 



except forest products 



Forest products industries 



Transportation 



Trade 



Public service (n. e. c.) ' 



Professional service 



Domestic and personal 



Industry not specified 



Total .- 



Industry group 



.\griculture _ 



Fishing 



Extraction of minerals 



Manufacturing and mechanical industries- 



except forest products 



Forest products industries 



Transportation — 



Trade - 



Public service (n. e. c.) 3 



Professional service 



Domestic and personal 



Industry not specified 



Total 



Washington 



Gainful 

 workers 



Number 



6,862 



120, 572 

 84, 897 

 72,768 



115,788 

 19, 517 

 51,686 

 60, 191 

 22,644 



664,813 



Unem- 

 ployed 

 clas.ses 

 A and B 



Number 



1,224 



12, 116 

 8,556 

 4,621 

 4,384 

 296 

 1,503 

 3,796 

 6,663 



46,437 



Gainful workers 



minus cla.sses 



A and B ■ 



Number 



6,638 



108, 466 

 76, 341 

 68, 147 



111,404 

 19, 221 

 50.083 

 56,395 

 16, 981 



618, 376 



Percent 



0.9 



17.5 

 12.4 

 11.0 

 18.0 

 3.1 

 8.1 

 9.1 

 2.6 



100.0 



Pacific Northwest 



Gainful 

 workers 



Number 



331, 564 



7,832 



35, 645 



227, 046 

 154, 522 

 154,851 

 226, 931 



34,704 

 113, 690 

 123. 554 



44,818 



Unem- 

 ployed 

 classes 

 A and B ' 



Number 



8,091 

 1,142 

 6.295 



21, 766 

 15,9.50 

 9.761 

 8,608 

 651 

 3,115 

 7,852 

 14, 539 



97, 640 



Gainful workers 



minus classes 



A and B ' 



Number 



223, 473 

 6,690 

 27, 380 



205, 280 

 138, 572 

 145,090 

 218, 423 



34, 083 

 110, 575 

 116, 702 



30, 279 



Percent 



23.8 

 .5 

 2.0 



15.1 

 10.3 

 10.7 

 16.1 

 2.5 

 8.2 

 8.6 

 2.2 



lOOO 



' Class A Unemployed, "Persons out of a job, able to work, and looking for a job." 

 Class B Unemployed, "Persons having jobs, but on lay-off without pay, excluding 

 those sick or voluntarily idle." 



^ Census of 1930, Occupation Statistics. 



3 Not elsewhere classified. 



Source: Census of 1930, Unemployment, Volume I. 



T.4BLE B. — Employment of males by industries in the Pacific 

 Northwest in 1930 



Industry group 



Agriculture 



Fishing 



Extraction of minerals 



Manufacturing and mechanical industries- 



except forest products 



Forest products industries 



Transportation 



Trade .- 



Public service (n. e. c.) ^ 



Professional service 



Domestic and personal 



Industry not specified 



Total 139,872 



Idaho 



Gainful 

 workers 



Number 



64,121 



26 



6,454 



13, 927 

 11.784 

 12. 857 

 14.909 

 2.076 

 6.663 

 3,614 

 4,541 



Unem- 

 ployed 

 classes 

 A and B I 



Number 



647 



1,051 



1,191 



656 



326 



31 



82 



162 



1,249 



6,611 



Gainful 

 workers 

 minus 

 classes 

 A and B i 



Number 



62,904 



26 

 5,807 



12, 876 

 10. 593 

 12.301 

 14.584 

 2.045 

 5,681 

 3,352 

 3,292 



133, 361 



Percent 

 net 



work- 

 ers 



47.1 

 

 4.4 



9.7 

 7.9 

 9.3 

 10.9 

 1.5 

 4.2 

 2.5 

 2.6 



100.0 



I Class A unemployed, "Persons out of a job, able to work, and looking for a job." 

 Cla,ss B unemployed. "Persons having jobs, but fin layoff without pay, excluding 

 those sick or voluntarily idle." 



* Not elsewhere classified. 



