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Number of Persons Employed Industry by Sex: Mercer

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 3,375 2,440 0 139 73 217 . 335 28 85 34 24
1940 2,993 2,105 4 78 35 65 209 339 12 80 19 47
1950 2,561 1,727 6 87 30 36 234 233 9 117 30 52
1960 2,264 1,110 3 147 45 71 284 312 40 132 46 74
1970 1,689 592 15 74 109 21 314 340 34 82 49 59
1980 1,826 555 2 124 142 112 238 403 83 60 60 47
1990 1,364 294 9 94 110 56 168 361 52 92 43 85
Males
1930 3,004 2,341 0 133 61 190 . 131 14 84 29 21
1940 2,602 2,015 4 77 32 59 149 136 2 78 14 36
1950 2,217 1,626 6 86 26 28 149 121 1 115 21 38
1960 1,730 987 3 147 23 68 167 107 32 130 33 33
1970 1,147 557 15 74 69 16 154 115 11 77 36 23
1980 1,107 476 2 116 78 94 100 103 45 54 15 24
1990 833 251 9 92 88 47 83 112 35 69 18 29
Females
1930 371 99 0 6 12 27 . 204 14 1 5 3
1940 391 90 0 1 3 6 60 203 10 2 5 11
1950 344 101 0 1 4 8 85 112 8 2 9 14
1960 534 123 0 0 22 3 117 205 8 2 13 41
1970 542 35 0 0 40 5 160 225 23 5 13 36
1980 719 79 0 8 64 18 138 300 38 6 45 23
1990 531 43 0 2 22 9 85 249 17 23 25 56
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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