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WAGE STATISTICS OF MASSACHUSETTS
PERCENTAGE OF ADULT FEMALES RECEIVING CERTAIN CLASSIFIED WAGES.-MASSACHUSETTS, 1908[1]
CLASSIFIED WEEKLY WAGES | ||||||||||||
Total Adult Female Wage Earners |
Under $5 |
$5, but under $6 |
$6, but under $7 |
$7, but under $8 |
$8, but under $9 |
$9, but under $10 |
$10, but under $12 |
$12, but under $15 |
$15, but under $20 |
$20 and Over. |
Totals | |
Industries | Per Ct. | Per Ct. | Per Ct. | Per Ct. | Per Ct. | Per Ct. | Per Ct. | Per Ct. | Per Ct. | Per Ct. | Per Ct. | |
Cotton Goods | 38,609 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 3 | * | .. | 100 |
Boots & Shoes | 23,800 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 100 |
Worsted Goods | 10,703 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | * | 100 |
Hosiery and Knit Goods | 5,433 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 2 | * | .. | 100 |
Woollen Goods | 5,426 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | * | 100 |
Clothing (women's) | 3,855 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | * | 100 |
Confectionery | 2,734 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Boots and Shoes (rubber) | 2,491 | * | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 14 | 3 | * | .. | 100 |
Paper & Wood Pulp | 3,842 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | * | * | 1 | 100 |
Jewelry | 2,156 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 100 |
* Less than 1 per cent.
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- ↑ Ibid.