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Table V.—Distribution of Labour Force in General Industries at 15th October, 1947

Noie.—The figures in this table were compiled from the Department's Half-yearly Survey of Employment, and exclude workers in farming, seasonal industries, fishing, trapping, and waterfront work. One-man businesses are also excluded. Building and construction figures, also excluded here, are shown in Table VI.

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Number of Units. Males. Females. Total Payroll Industrial Group. Payroll Strength, Working Proprietors. Payroll Strength. Working Proprietors. Strengths and Working Proprietors. Primary Industry, other than Farming, Hunting, and Fishing— Forestry and bush sawmilling .. Coal-mining Other mining and quarrying 384 127 122 7,691 5,327 1,837 320 162 57 197 38 24 "' 1 8,208 5,527 1,919 Sub-total 633 14,855 539 259 1 15,654 Food, Drink, and Tobacco, other than Seasonal— Food and drink Tobacco-manufacture 1,303 9 8,459 406 1,029 4,004 720 342 13,834 1,126 Sub-total 1,312 8,865 1,029 4,724 342 14,960 Textiles, Clothing, leatherWoollen and knitting mills Clothing-manufacture Footwear manufacture and repair Tanneries, furs, and leather goods Other textiles 05 1,011 247 250 151 2.033 2,997 3,079 2,485 2,219 30 458 196 188 . 78 2,135 14.715 2,043 833 1,517 10 373 6 16 17 4,208 18,543 5,324 3,522 3,831 Sub-total 1,724 12,813 950 21,243 422 35,428 Building-materials and Furnishings— Timber-niilling and joinery Furniture and other wood manufacture Bricks, pottery, cement 428 582 462 5.795 5.088 5,604 279 503 335 225 482 340 10 3 6,299 6,083 6,282 Sub-total 1,472 10,487 1,117 1,047 13 18,664 Engineering and Metalworking— Machinery and metalworking .. Ships, engines, vehicles 1,631 1,830 18,795 22,039 1,334 1,719 2,581 1,284 26 16 22,736 25,058 Sub-total 3,461 40,834 3,053 3,865 42 47,794 Miscellaneous Manufacture — Paper, pulp, and printing Other 598 469 7,630 6,705 457 202 3,389 2,707 54 20 11,530 9,634 Sub-total 1,067 14,335 659 6,096 74 21,164 Power and Water Supply— Sub-total 222 7,940 0 559 | 8,505 Transport and Communication— Bail transport Boad, water, air transport Post and telegraph 36 1,547 489 19,674 14', 106 11,633 i,*507 1,586 1,074 3,202 "'25 21,260 16,712 14,835 Sub-total 2,072 45,413 1,507 5,862 25 52,807 Distribution and Finance— Wholesale and retail trade Finance and insurance Other agencies 9,141 895 1,238 42,127 7,597 3,414 6,030 72 1,041 23,361 3.739 2,644 1.300 27 38 72,818 11,435 7,137 Sub-total 11,274 53,138 7,143 29,744 1,365 91,390 Domestic and Personal Services— Hotels and restaurants Personal services, recreation, &e. 2,170 1,412 5,053 4,281 1,580 688 9.046 3,598 987 350 16,666 8,917 Sub-total 3,582 9,334 2,268 12,644 1,337 25,583 Administration and Professional — Hospitals Medical and hygienic services .. Education, professional, <fec. Government services (n.e.i.) local authorities (n.e.i.) 330 519 1,332 582 328 5,003 1,983 9,623 12,734 6,843 9 161 253 13,068 927 11,864 5,055 646 158 16 18,238 3,087 21,780 17,789 7,489 Sub-total 3,091 36,186 423 31,560 214 68,383 Total, all general industries covered 29,910 260,200 18.694 117,603 3,835 400,332