Appendix K

DISTRIBUTION OF YOUNG PERSONS BETWEEN
DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENTS IN JULY, 1914,
OCTOBER, 1917, AND JANUARY, 1918

(Compiled from Ministry of Reconstruction,
Juvenile Employment During the War and After,
pp. 10, 11, 77.)


Total Boys and Girls Under 18
Estimated
numbers
employed
Oct., 1917
Estimated
numbers
employed
Jan., 1918
Increase or
decrease
July, 1914-
Jan., 1918
Building50,00048,000- 12,300
Mines and Quarries168,000178,000+ 11,300
Metal Trades404,000409,000+173,800
Chemical Trades47,00048,000+ 22,300
Textile Trades329,000324,000- 15,000
Food, Drink and Tobacco96,00096,000+ 7,200
Clothing Trades169,000169,000- 19,600
Paper and Printing75,00074,000- 11,700
Wood Trades54,00055,000+ 10,000
Other Industries80,00081,000+ 10,000
Industries Total1,472,0001,482,000+176,000
Municipal gas, water, electricity4,0003,500+ 2,000
Government establishments32,00030,000+ 27,000
Agriculture136,000130,000- 9,000
Transport101,500102,500+ 25,100
Finance and commerce427,000416,000+ 94,000
Professional occupations29,00027,000+ 8,000
Hotels, cinemas, theaters30,00032,000+ 7,000
Postoffice24,00023,000- 4,000
Other civil service13,50014,500+ 11,400
Local government (including education,
 but excluding Municipal trams,
  water gas,electricity)
18,000 17,500 + 4,500
Grand Total2,287,0002,278,000+342,000

Total Boys Under 18
Estimated
numbers
employed
Oct., 1917
Estimated
numbers
employed
Jan., 1918
Increase or
decrease
July, 1914-
Jan., 1918
Building44,00042,000- 17,000
Mines and Quarries164,000174,000+ 9,000
Metal Trades296,000303,000+113,000
Chemical Trades22,00022,000+ 7,500
Textile Trades116,000114,000- 10,000
Food, Drink and Tobacco43,00043,000+ 3,000
Clothing Trades45,00045,000- 3,000
Paper and Printing30,00030,000- 10,000
Wood Trades34,00034,000- 500
Other Industries43,00044,000- 1,000
Industries Total837,000851,000+ 91,000
Municipal gas, water, electricity3,0003,000+ 1,500
Government establishments22,00021,000+ 18,000
Agriculture118,000113,000- 14,000
Transport89,50090,500+ 14,400
Finance and commerce224,000216,000- 22,500
Professional occupations18,00017,000+ 3,000
Hotels, cinemas, theaters17,00019,000+ 6,500
Postoffice10,0009,000- 7,800
Other civil service4,5004,500+ 1,500
Local government (including education,
 but excluding Municipal trams,
  water gas,electricity)
10,000 10,000 + 2,400
Grand Total1,353,0001,354,000+ 94,000

Total Girls Under 18
Estimated
numbers
employed
Oct., 1917
Estimated
numbers
employed
Jan., 1918
Increase or
decrease
July, 1914-
Jan., 1918
Building6,0006,000+ 4,700
Mines and Quarries4,0004,000+ 2,250
Metal Trades108,000106,000+ 60,800
Chemical Trades25,00026,000+ 14,850
Textile Trades213,000210,000- 5,000
Food, Drink and Tobacco53,00053,000+ 4,200
Clothing Trades124,000124,000- 16,550
Paper and Printing45,00044,000- 1,750
Wood Trades20,00021,000+ 10,500
Other Industries37,00037,000+ 11,000
Industries Total635,000631,000+ 85,000
Municipal gas, water, electricity1,000500+ 500
Government establishments10,0009,000+ 9,000
Agriculture18,00017,000+ 5,000
Transport12,00012,000+ 10,700
Finance and commerce203,000200,000+116,500
Professional occupations11,00010,000+ 5,000
Hotels, cinemas, theaters13,00013,000+ 500
Postoffice14,00014,000+ 3,800
Other civil service9,00010,000+ 9,900
Local government (including education,
 but excluding Municipal trams,
  water gas,electricity)
8,000 7,500 + 2,100
Grand Total934,000924,000+248,000