Table 1
Total employment and its distribution by 2-digit Canadian
manufacturing industry, 1900 to 1929
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Sector | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1929 |
---|---|---|---|---|
year | ||||
Food and beverages | 51,900 | 64,300 | 77,158 | 104,253 |
(15.6) | (12.9) | (13.4) | (15.7) | |
Tobacco | 7,000 | 9,500 | 9,276 | 9,333 |
(2.1) | (1.9) | (1.6) | (1.4) | |
Rubber | 800 | 1,900 | 15,238 | 17,796 |
(0.2) | (0.4) | (2.6) | (2.7) | |
Leather | 20,800 | 24,600 | 21,807 | 23,500 |
(6.3) | (4.9) | (3.8) | (3.5) | |
Textiles | 24,600 | 25,700 | 47,767 | 58,956 |
(7.4) | (5.2) | (8.3) | (8.9) | |
Clothing | 42,100 | 56,400 | 41,222 | 48,582 |
(12.7) | (11.3) | (7.2) | (7.3) | |
Wood | 78,700 | 113,700 | 73,032 | 83,778 |
(23.7) | (22.8) | (12.7) | (12.6) | |
Paper | 9,700 | 15,500 | 39,163 | 43,530 |
(2.7) | (3.1) | (6.8) | (6.5) | |
Printing | 12,400 | 17,100 | 29,088 | 35,417 |
(3.7) | (3.4) | (5.1) | (5.3) | |
Iron and steel | 35,100 | 65,800 | 85,365 | 90,334 |
(10.6) | (13.2) | (14.8) | (13.6) | |
Transportation | 19,100 | 43,300 | 55,084 | 56,118 |
(5.8) | (8.7) | (9.6) | (8.4) | |
Non-ferrous | 5,100 | 12,700 | 14,699 | 18,996 |
(1.5) | (2.6) | (2.6) | (2.9) | |
Electrical | 2,000 | 6,400 | 14,115 | 20,871 |
(0.6) | (1.3) | (2.4) | (3.1) | |
Non-metallic | 11,700 | 20,500 | 16,656 | 20,377 |
(3.5) | (4.1) | (2.9) | (3.1) | |
Petroleum and coal | 700 | 1,900 | 8,286 | 8,880 |
(0.2) | (3.8) | (1.4) | (1.3) | |
Chemicals | 4,300 | 10,300 | 16,414 | 16,606 |
(1.3) | (2.1) | (2.9) | (2.5) | |
Miscellaneous | 6,300 | 9,000 | 12,047 | 8,854 |
(1.9) | (1.8) | (2.1) | (1.3) | |
Total | 331,800 | 498,500 | 576,417 | 666,181 |
Source: 1900 and 1910: T. Rymes, 1960, « Some Comments on the Pre-Annual Census of Industry Data with respect to Manufacturing in Canada, 1870-1915 ». 1920 and 1929: M. Urquhart and K. Buckley, 1965, Historical Statistics of Canada, pp. 463-474.
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