Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1883 — THE GREAT ARMY OF WORKERS. [ARTICLE]

THE GREAT ARMY OF WORKERS.

Diftrant Occupations <of Americans, and the Number Engaged In Each. The following list shows the principal occupations in which the American people are engaged. It is compiled from the last census report, and m»j be accepted as correct: In Agriculture— Panne-.s and planters 4,225.94! Agricultural laborers 3,323,87! Dairymen and dairywomen 8.948 Gardeners, nursery and vine-growers... 51,482 Btook-drovers 3,449 Stock-herder 5......... 24,098 Stock-raisers 16,538 Florists 4,55! All others 11,611 Total In agriculture 7,670,493 In Manufacturing and MiningBlacksmiths 172,726 Boot And shoemakers 191,073 Butchers 76,241 Cabinetmakers 50.664 Carpenters and joiners 373,143 Carriage and wagon makers 49,881 Cigar makers 65,599 Cotton-mill operators 169.771 Engineers and firemen 78,625 Fishermen and oystermen 41,352 Glassworks operators 17,984 Harness and saddle makers 39,960 Iron and steel operat.ves 114,539 Leather curriers, tanners, etc 29,842 Lumbermen and raftsmen 30,651 Machinists 101.136 Manufacturers 44.019 Marble and stone cutters 32,840 Masons, brick and stone 102,473 Mill operatives, not specified 30,836 Millers : 63:440 Milliners, dressmakers and seamstresses 285,401 Miners 234,228 Painters and vamlsliers 128,556 Paper-mill operatives 21,430 Plasterers 22,082 Plumbers and *gas-fitters «. 19,383 Printers, lithographers, and stereotypers 72,726 Saw and planing-mill operatives 77,050 Ship carpenters, caulkers, riggers and smiths 17,<62 Silk mill operatives 18,071 Tailors and tailoresses 133,750 Tinners and tinware workers 42,818 Tobacco factory operatives 20,446 Wheelwrights 15,592 Woolen mill or eratives 88,016 All others in mines and factories 7£4,888 Total 3.83 7,112 In trade and Transportation— Clerks in stores » £53,444 Draymen, hackmen and teamsters 177,586 Employes cf railroads, not clerks 236,058 Telegraph officials and employes 22,809 Sailors 60,070 Salesmen and saleswomen 72,279 Saloon-keepers and bar-tenders, besides 13,074 restaurant-keepers 68,461 Traders in cigars and t0bacc0...;........ 11,866 Traders in clothing 10,073 Traders in coal and wood 10,871 Traders in drugs and medicines 27,701 Traders in dry goods, fancy goods, etc.. 46.831 Traders in groceries '... 101,849 Tiaders in iron and copper wares 15,076 Traders in liquors and wh.es 13,5( 0 Traders in live stock 12,596 Traders in lumber 11,263 Traders in produce and provisions 85,129 Traders la real estate 11,253" Traders in sewing machines 6,571 Traders and dealers not specified........ 112,842 Undertakers '. 5,113 All others 387.008 Total in trade and transportation.. .1,810,258 In Professional and Personal Services — Barbers and laundresses 44,851 Clergymen 64,698 Dentists 12,311 Domestic servants 1,075,653 Employes of hotels and restaurants.... 77,413 Hostlers 81,697 Hotelkeepers 32,459 Journalists 12,338 Laborers not specified 1,859,225 Launderers and laundresses 121,942 Lawyers 64,137 Musicians 30,477 Officials of Federal and State governments 57,081 Clerks of Federal and State governments 16,849 Employes 31,401 Physicians and surgeons 85,671 Soldiers of U. S. army and navy 24,161 Teachers and scientific persons 287,716 Other professions 2,201,199 , Total in professions and transportation . 4,074,238 The total number of persons in the United States reported as employed in gainful occupations in 1880 was 17,392,099, out of a total population of 50,155,883, being 84.68 per cent, of the population of all ages, and 47.31 per cent, of the population over 16 years of age. Of these 14,744,942 were males and 2,647,157 were females. Of the males 825,187 were between 10 and 15 years of age, and of the females, 293,169. .