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Now the total number engaged in gainful occupa- 

 tions in 1900 was 29,074,1 17,* and 11.9 per cent, of 

 29,074,117 gives 3,459,819 as the number which, under 

 the conditions existing in 1870, should have been 

 found in the agricultural class in 1900 in addition to 

 the number actually found in that occupation class. 

 The number reported as engaged in the agricultural 

 industry, in 1900, was 10,381, 765. 2 It appears, there- 

 fore, that during the period from 1870 to 1900 the agri- 

 cultural class lost, relatively, almost one-fourth of its 

 membership. Of this number 1,523, 365^ nearly one- 

 half of the total for the whole United States, were from 

 the North Central States. 



A table constructed similarly to the one given 

 above and showing, separately, the shifting of males 

 and of females among the different occupation classes, 

 during the period from 1870 to 1900, is presented here- 

 with as follows : 4 



SHIFTING OF THE POPULATION ENGAGED IN THE DIFFERENT 

 OCCUPATION CLASSES : 1870-1900. 



Agri- Prof. Dom. & Trade Mfg. & 



cut- ser- Personal and Mech. 



ture vices services Transp. Arts 



United States, males. . . . 12.5 . . 0.9 . . 2.5 . . 6.6 25 



females. . . 32. . 3.1 . . 13.6 . . 83 . . 5.4 



North Atlantic div., males . 14.4 . . 1.2 . . 2.3 . . 7.5 . . 3.4 



females. . . 1.5 . 1.2 . . 15.5 . . 10.9 . . 1.9 



South Atlantic div., males . 13.8 . . 0.6 . . 3.6 . . 5.3 . . 4.3 



females. . . 7.8 . . 2.6 . . 4.8 . . 2.9 . . 7.1 



North Central div., males . 15.7 . . I.O . . 2.9 .. 8.0 . . 3.8 



females. . 5.4. .2.6. .30.1. .12.3. . 9.8 



South Central div., males . 9.0 . . 0.2 . . 2.5 . . 4.2 . . 2.1 



females. . . 3.4 . . 2.9 . . 5.7 2.4. . 3.8 



Western div., males . . . 1.4 . . 1.7 . . 4.1 . . 7.2 . . 6.2 



females. . . 5.0. .6.7. .26.0. .12.1. . 2.2 



1 See p. 42. * See p. 93. 



'The number engaged in gainful occupations in the North Central 

 States in 1900, was 9,580,913. (Twelfih Census, Population II, page 

 cxxviii). The portion of this population which, during the period 

 from 1870 to 1900, has shifted from agriculture to other occupation 

 classes was 15.9 per cent. (See page 37. ) 



4 See pp. 97-98. 



