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Number of Persons Employed Industry by Sex: Benton

Total Agriculture
Forestry
Fisheries
Mining Const. Mfg. Wholesale
Trade
Retail
Trade
Selected
Services
Communications Trans.
and Utilities
Finance,
Insurance,
Real Estate
Public
Admin.
Total
1930 4,115 2,872 16 278 163 298 . 342 19 64 32 31
1940 3,373 2,225 22 89 133 39 279 371 15 91 31 78
1950 3,308 1,980 6 126 227 59 327 355 15 95 34 84
1960 3,204 1,236 24 215 478 44 431 422 29 151 65 109
1970 3,226 748 16 218 526 74 718 541 33 124 86 142
1980 3,989 566 48 499 697 220 632 837 20 183 175 112
1990 4,831 512 6 395 704 129 1,087 1,334 32 251 197 184
Males
1930 3,798 2,809 16 274 149 261 . 166 7 64 27 25
1940 3,003 2,189 21 89 115 37 207 170 3 88 27 57
1950 2,779 1,876 6 125 163 49 198 188 2 87 24 61
1960 2,417 1,065 24 215 346 44 245 221 5 146 36 70
1970 2,131 689 16 212 289 54 420 175 28 115 51 82
1980 2,381 455 32 490 350 197 277 293 17 155 51 64
1990 2,580 375 6 369 437 91 464 395 21 217 86 119
Females
1930 317 63 0 4 14 37 . 176 12 0 5 6
1940 370 36 1 0 18 2 72 201 12 3 4 21
1950 529 104 0 1 64 10 129 167 13 8 10 23
1960 787 171 0 0 132 0 186 201 24 5 29 39
1970 1,095 59 0 6 237 20 298 366 5 9 35 60
1980 1,608 111 16 9 347 23 355 544 3 28 124 48
1990 2,251 137 0 26 267 38 623 939 11 34 111 65
NOTE: Universe equals number of persons employed by industry

SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of the Census
Comma-delimited file - all MO Countieshistind1.csv



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