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Number of Persons Employed Industry by Sex: Polk

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 6,002 4,109 9 133 451 469 . 569 32 93 76 61
1940 5,143 3,331 0 139 264 87 443 597 18 104 55 105
1950 5,334 2,816 22 210 337 121 668 672 36 234 78 140
1960 5,108 2,024 12 300 613 125 739 789 11 250 91 154
1970 5,284 928 5 493 758 232 957 1,323 30 342 111 105
1980 7,041 1,060 8 500 1,313 351 1,110 1,852 61 414 178 194
1990 9,207 1,053 1 628 1,212 428 1,457 3,097 163 651 315 202
Males
1930 5,384 3,950 9 131 415 381 . 280 14 91 63 50
1940 4,521 3,225 0 136 209 80 341 297 7 101 44 81
1950 4,470 2,685 22 204 282 110 414 376 16 216 50 95
1960 3,543 1,593 12 300 370 106 443 331 5 225 56 102
1970 3,460 871 3 480 477 181 510 492 13 320 61 52
1980 4,225 880 8 489 712 307 558 661 43 370 84 113
1990 5,101 847 1 601 751 342 608 1,149 85 559 63 95
Females
1930 618 159 0 2 36 88 . 289 18 2 13 11
1940 622 106 0 3 55 7 102 300 11 3 11 24
1950 864 131 0 6 55 11 254 296 20 18 28 45
1960 1,565 431 0 0 243 19 296 458 6 25 35 52
1970 1,824 57 2 13 281 51 447 831 17 22 50 53
1980 2,816 180 0 11 601 44 552 1,191 18 44 94 81
1990 4,106 206 0 27 461 86 849 1,948 78 92 252 107
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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