SfOTß—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.

H—ll

Table V —Distribution of Labour Force in General Industries at 15th October, 1948

75

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 .. 459 120 118 8,510 5,566 1,774 412 156 56 187 39 24 3 2 9,112 5,761 1,856 Sub-total 697 15,850 624 250 5 16,729 Food, Drink, and Tobacco, other than Seasonal— Food and drink Tobacco-manufacture 1,429 9 8,521 457 1,113 3,967 774 387 13,988 1,231 Sub-total 1,438 8,978 1,113 4,741 387 15,219 Textiles, Clothing, and Leather — Woollen and knitting mills Clothing-manufacture Footwear manufacture and repair Tanneries, furs, and leather goods Other textiles 75 1,163 283 247 179 2,115 3,052 3,026 2,212 2'420 31 483 234 186 90 2,341 14,679 2,101 727 1,602 17 434 9 14 26 4,504 18,648 5,370 3,139 4,138 Sub-total 1,947 12,825 1,024 21,450 500 35,799 Building-materials and Furnishings— Timber-milling and joinery Furniture and other Wood manufacture Bricks, pottery, cement 472 661 511 6,145 5,058 6,016 280 526 360 227 468 323 17 4 6,652 6,069 6,703 Sub-total 1,644 17,219 1,166 1,018 21 19,424 Engineering and Metalworking— Machinery and metalworking .. Ships, engines, vehicles 1,766 2,042 18,787 22,511 1,399 1,869 2,428 1,304 35 32 22,649 25,716 Sub-total 3,808 41,298 3,268 3,732 67 48,365 Miscellaneous Manufacture — Paper, pulp, and printing Other 652 476 7,831 6,525 483 197 3,300 2,443 64 20 9 11,678 9,185 Sub-total 1,128 14,356 680 5,743 84 20,863 Power and Water Supply— Sub-total 223 8,165 5 568 8,738 Transport and Communication— Rail transport Road, water, air transport Post and telegraph .. 36 1,596 496 20,10a 14,887 12,483 1 j 619 1,631 1,134 3,569 " 29 21,734 17,669 16,052 Sub-total .. 2,128 47,473 1,619 6,334 29 55,455 Distribution and Finance — Wholesale and retail trade Finance and insurance Other agencies .. 9,676 909 1,220 43,765 7,730 3,382 6,209 83 850 23,779 3,934 2,594 1,389 2 39 75,142 11,749 6,865 Sub-total .. 11,805 54,877 7,142 30,307 1,430 93,756 Domestic and Personal Services— Hotels and restaurants Personal services, recreation, <ftc. 2,296 1,458 5,225 4,486 1,665 702 9,288 3,786 1,151 360 17,329 9,334 Sub-total 3,754 9,711 2,367 13,074 1,511 26,663 Administration and Professional — Hospitals Medical and hygienic services .. Education, professional, &c. Government services (n.e.i.) Local authorities (n.e.i.) 316 520 1,310 556 329 5,204 2,039 10,189 13,152 6,693 12 166 218 13,440 905 11,979 5,261 657 134 19 33 18,790 3,129 22,419 18,413 7,350 Sub-total 3,031 37,277 396 32,242 186 70,101 Total, all general industries covered 31,603 268,029 19,404 119,459 4,220 1 411,112