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NEW ZEALAND'S LABOUR FORCE Table 22.—Estimated Distribution of Total Population in Industry, Armed Forces, etc., at the End of each Year from 1939 to 1945

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September, 1939. December, 1940. December, 1941. December, 1942. December, 1943. December, 1944. December, 1945. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Primary Industry — Farming Other primary industry 155,000 27,000 8,000 147,000 26,000 9,000 135,000 24,000 9,000 140,000 24,000 9,000 143,000 23,000 10,000 152,000 24,000 9,000 154,000 26,000 8,000 Building and Construction 45,000 41,000 31,000 28,000 27,000 29,000 39,000 Transport and Communication 70,000 3,000 67,000 5,000 57,000 7,000 56,000 9,000 57,000 9,000 61,000 9,000 67,000 6,000 Manufacturing Industry — Food, drink, and tobacco Clothing, textiles, and leather .. Engineering and metalworking.. Other manufacturing industries 27,000 9,000 24,000 31,000 7,000 19,000 3,000 5,000 27,000 9,000 24,000 29,000 7,000 19,000 4,000 7,000 27,000 9,000 24,000 25,000 7,000 19,000 4,000 9,000 27,000 9,000 24,000 21,000 7,000 19,000 4,000 8,000 27,000 9,000 24,000 22,000 7,000 19,000 4,000 8,000 28,000 10,000 24,000 24,000 7,000 20,000 4,000 7,000 29,000 11,000 25,000 30,000 7,000 20,000 4,000 6,000 Distribution and Finance 46,000 36,000 41,000 40,000 34,000 44,000 33,000 45,000 34,000 46,000 36,000 45,000 42,000 42,000 Administration and Professional .. 17,000 15,000 15,000 17,000 12,000 20,000 11,000 23,000 12,000 25,000 13,000 26,000 14,000 25,000 Hotels and Restaurants, Entertainments, Laundries, and other Miscellaneous Services 50,000: 84,000 36,000 92,000 25,000 95,000 21,000 100,000 27,000 100,000 33,000 93,000 42,000 82,000 Unemployment Benefit, Scheme 13, die. Total Labour Force 19,000 13,000 6,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 520,000 180,000 475,000 200,000 409,000 214,000 396,000 224,000 406,000 228,000 435,000 220,000 480,000 200,000 Armed Forces .. Juveniles, old persons, invalids, &c. 3,000 310,000 629 j000 65,000 301,000 621,000 125,000 314,000 1,000 617,000 150,000 310,000 6,000 613,000 129,000 329,000 8,000 616,000 101,000 335,000 6,000 636,000 45,000 352,000 3,000 666,000 Total Population .. 833,000 809,000 841,000 821,000 848,000 832,000 856,000 843,000 864,000 852,000 871,000 862,000 877,000 869,000