Table 2: Female Employment by Sector, 1922-1945

Table 2: Female Employment by Sector, 1922-1945, Selected Years (in percentages).
*FLFPR **FAR
Year Agriculture Industry Services Agriculture Industry Services
1922 19.9 18.9 19.3 28.2 22.4 40.5
1926 19.8 16.3 19.7 29.5 18.3 50.8
1929 17.0 23.2 28.0 15.9 26.0 57.7
1930 18.0 24.0 26.6 16.5 26.4 53.8
1931 19.1 25.0 26.4 18.8 27.0 53.7
1936 19.8 25.4 29.4 17.5 21.8 60.6
1939 19.2 24.2 28.2 17.2 22.1 60.7
1943 22.3 27.7 28.1 12.7 35.5 51.7
1945 23.9 30.3 24.7 12.7 37.4 49.9

*FLFPR: Female Labor Force Participation Rate is the ratio of gainfully employed women to the gainfully employed population (males and females).

**FAR: Female Activity Rate is the ratio of gainfully employed females to female population of working age, fifteen and over.

Courtesy of Shalvi Publishing Ltd.

Rights
JWA use only on jwa.org
Institution
Shalvi Publishing Ltd.
Publisher
Shalvi Publishing Ltd

Donate

Help us elevate the voices of Jewish women.

donate now

Listen to Our Podcast

Can We Talk? 120th episode graphic: Joan Rivers illustration with thought bubble that says "120 episodes? I'm kvelling!"
Episode 120: Until 120!

Get JWA in your inbox

Read the latest from JWA from your inbox.

sign up now

How to cite this page

Jewish Women's Archive. "Table 2: Female Employment by Sector, 1922-1945." (Viewed on November 21, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/table-2-female-employment-by-sector-1922-1945-selected-years-in-percentages>.