Jewish Immigration to the United States from 1881 to 1910 / Studies in History, Economics and Public Law, Vol. LIX, No. 4, 1914

by Samuel Joseph

TABLE IA

PARTICIPATION OF JEWS IN OCCUPATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE, 1897[1][ToT]

Group of occupation	Total	Jews	Per cent of total
Agricultural pursuits	18245287	40611	.2
Professional service	988813	71950	7.5
Personal service[2]	5150012	277466	5.4
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	5169919	542563	10.5
Transportation	714745	45944	6.4
Commerce[2]	1256330	452193	36.0
Total	31525106	1430727	4.5
[1] Compiled from Rubinow, p. 500.
[2] Cf. Rubinow, note, p. 500.