Table XV
Number and Distribution of the Vermont Labor Force
This table, found in Chapter 19, was included to show the long-term trends in the size and make-up of Vermont's labor force. The fact that there had been a sharp decrease in the 20 to 35 year workers due to out-migration from the state tied in with the prediction that the state's population would decrease in the 25-64 age group.
|
1900
|
1910
|
1920
|
1930
|
1940
|
1950
|
1960
|
| Labor Force |
134,501
|
143,568
|
138,277
|
141,123
|
141,407
|
145,554
|
149,303
|
| Men |
111,874
|
115,326
|
111,416
|
112,744
|
109,305
|
105,617
|
100,704
|
| Women |
22,627
|
28,242
|
26,861
|
28,379
|
32,102
|
39,937
|
48,599
|
Farmers and Farm Workers
|
1900
|
1950
|
1960
|
| Workers |
10,936
|
11,413
|
7,085
|
| Farmers |
15,703
|
13,596
|
8,840
|
Footnote: See U.S. Census of Population for 1940, 1950, & 1960,
Parts 45, or 47, for Vermont. In July 1964 there were 157,700 employed
persons in Vermont.
Basic town level employment data is available in our Social and Economic Indicators for Vermont Communities. For more detailed information regarding Vermont's labor force, visit the Vermont Department of Employment and Training.
Table XVI
Nuquist Index
Comments to: crs@uvm.edu Reviewed
on 6/23/97