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4-1434
T H E WO R K S
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PROGRAM
--Works Progress Administration-For Releaee to Morning Newspapers
Sunday, February 7, 1937.
~
WPA Surveys Ages of Workers from Relief Rolls.
Administrator Harry L. Hopkins today released a survey of the ages
of more than 2,000,000 workers from relief rolls employed on the Works Progress
Administration program.
The findings, based on June, 1936, records, show nearly
half (48 per cent) of the workers to be between 25 and 44 years of age.
About
35 out of every 100 workers were between the ages of 45 and 65 and three out
of every 100 were over 65 years old.
Almost 14 per cent were between 16 and 25.
Employes on National Youth Administration projects were not included in the
report.
The study showed about 1,665,000, or more than four-fifths of the
employees were men.
All WPA workers in the continental United States, with the
exception of those in New York City, were included in tlIB survey.
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It is noteworthy," Mr. Hopkins observed,
11
that the dispA.rity between
the proportions of men and women from relief rolls is higher in the gr oups of
older workers.
Among those in the
1 45-and
over 1 group 1 561,640 out of a total
of 654,357, or nearly 86 per cent, were men.
Almost 39 per cent of a\1 men
classified by ages were in this group and about 32 per cent of the women were
of these ages.
While 3.2 per cent of the men were 65 or older, only 2.0 per
cent of the women were 65 and. over.
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"Women in tho 25 to 44 year group constitu ted a larger proportion
(51.5 per cent) of total women than did men of thes e ages, who represented 47.9
per cent of all men report e d.
the younger ago group.
Women were also proportionately more numerous in
Of all the women employod, 16.9 per cent were report ed
as unde r 25 yoars of age, as against 13.3.per cent of the men.
"Proportions of persons in each age group varied considerably from
State to Stat e .
In eight States, over 45 per cent of the men were 45 years or
older.
Among these Nevada was outstanding with 63.3 pe r cent of the men in this
group.
In two Stat e s, Kentucky and New Mexico less than 30 per cent of the men
were in this old.er age g-oup.
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Young men, 25 years and under, were proportionately most numerous
in South Carolina, where 21.1 pe r cent of the total were in this group, while
Nevada with only 6.2 per cent had the sma llest proportion of young men.
In
three Stat e s 55.0 per cent or more of the men were between the ages of 25 to 44;
in four other States less than 40 per cent of the men were of these ages.
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In each of ten Stat e s women 45 yea.rs of age and older constituted
40 per cent or more of all the women at work.
In three other Stat e s, Georgia,
New Mexico, and MaryJ.and, only a fourth of the women were of these ages.
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~Ago of all workers, and of men and women s eparately, are shown
for the United. Stat e s, excluding New· York City and for each State in the attached tabl e s.)
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
'±-l'±.5'±
NUMBER OF MEN FROM RELIEF ROLLS EMPLOYED ON WPA PROJECTS CLASSIFIED
BY AGE AT TIME OF CERTIFICATION AND BY STATES A,/
United States, Excluding New York City
June 1936
Does not include persons employed on National Youth Administration projects
State
Total
A~e in Years at Time of Certifica tion A/
16-24
25-44
45 arnl Over
Age
Number Pct.B/ )~umber Pct.Bf Number Pct.E/ Unknown
TOTAL
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
22,332
6,689
24,241
86,087
21,549
3,021
844
3,403
5,964
2,616
17.0
13,3
17,0
7&6
13,5
8 , 526
2,671
10,129
34,045
9,728
48.0
42,1
50.6
43.2
50,3
6,233
2,827
6,471
38,756
7,015
35~0
44,6
32~4
49.2
36,2
4,552
347
4,238
7,322
2,190
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
19,740
1,485
5,234
20,141
23,341
1,026
191
524
1,006
2,913
10.2
13.5
10,9
10.1
17,1
4,592
747
2,703
'1,230
8,361
45.8
52,8
56,2
42.5
49,2
4,410
477
1,579
4,728
5,722
44.0
33,7
32~9
47.4
33,7
9,712
70
428
10,177
6,345
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
5,299
. 132,163
59,441
16,300
26,284
703
15,090
6,951
1,866
2,814
14.1
ll.7
12.8
12.3
11.1
2,260
61,305
24,253
7,207
11,259
45.2
47.7
44.6
47.3
44!6
2,035
52,108
23,201
6,147
11,188
40.7
40.6
42.6
40.4
44!3
301
3,660
5,036
1,080
1,023
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
.• .,
35 , 947
30,889
6,868
13,252
83,320
5,662
3,247
290
1,815
6,787
16.2
11.5
10!9
14.2
13!3
19,198
15,893
1,284
6,833
23,426
55.0
56.1
48!5
53.3
46,1
10,041
9,188
1,076
4,176
20,628
28.8
32.4
40~6
32.5
40.6
1,046
2,561
4,218
428
32,479
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
65,138
37,404
15,694
51,309
7,804
6,839
4,242
2,396
6,127
829
13.4
12.2
17.4
13.0
1L5
22,195
17,086
6,736
23, l :';~
2 , j 78
43.5
49.0
49.0
49.0
39.9
21,962
13,544
4,626
17,933
3,510
43.1
38.8
33.6
38.0
48.6
14,142
2,532
1,936
4,087
587
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
12,553
1,232
4,988
70,025
6,173
1,456
65
522
6,698
879
12.5
6.2
17.3
11. 1
15.2
5,543
322
1,;541
30,107
3,248
47.5
30.5
44.6
49.7
56.2
4,674
667
1,147
23,781
1,653
40.0
63.3
38.1
39.2
28.6
880
178
1,978
9,439
393
New York (Exel. N.Y.C. ). 84,G07
North Carolina
17,408
!forth Dakota
5,757
Ohio
133,814
Oklahoma
45,601
6,175
2,744
608
13,856
6,121
10.4
18.8
ll.7
12.6
14,5
28,389
6,697
2,630
51,272
21,980
47.8
46.0
50.5
46.8
51.9
24,851
5,132
1,966
44,524
14,234
41.8
35.2
37.8
40.6
33.6
25,192
2,835
553
24,162
3,266
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
11,974
207,272
9,955
13,971
6,165
839
33,351
709
2,471
621
8.0
16.3
10,4
21.1
10.9
4,493
101,756
3,206
4,958
2,822
42.9
49.6
47.1
42.3
49.4
5,132
70,086
2,891
4,283
2,265
49. 1
34.1
42.5
36.6
39.7
1,510
2,079
3,149
2,259
457
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
27,735
53,197
8,945
2,634
15,843
3,474
6,808
1,295
192
2,743
15.7
14.0
15.1
11.5
18.7
10,906
23,625
4,332
653
6,400
49.1
48.6
50.4
39.2
43.5
7,808
18,153
2,969
820
5,549
35.2
37.4
34.5
49.3
37.8
5,547
4,611
349
969
1,151
Washington
West Virgini;,_
Wisconsin
Wyoming
25,211
37,151
43,082
1,672
2,333
5,980
4,227
244
10,8
17.1
10.2
15.0
9,232
17,432
20,2C2
42.7
49.9
48.5
39. 7
10,033
11,514
17,187
740
46.5
33.0
41.3
45.3
3,613
2,225
1,466
40
,A/
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I
Certification of relief recipients as eligible for employment occurred chiefly
between May and November, inclusive, 1935.
irORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
Percents are based on total worker's of known age.
Di vision of
Research, Statistics and Records
..
January 25, 1937
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CLA.SS!FUD EY AGE AT TIME Oll, GERTIFIC.ATIONJj
Unitea. Stn.tes, Excluding New York City
June 19~6
Does not include perGons employed on Na tional Youth Administra tion Projects
Total
Humber
.Age in Years at Time of Certification!/
~
25-- 44
45 and Over
Per
Age UnFer
Per
B/ known
rent ]/Number cent_
rent]/ Number
358,672
49,671
16.9
151,473
51.5
92,717
31.6
64,811
9,761
1,880
5,452
31,959
6,176
1,017
298
764
3,074
614
13.2
16.2
15.4
10.4
14.1
4,470
895
2,891
14,047
2,153
57.7
48.8
58.3
47.7
49.4
2,256
643
1,305
12,318
1,593
29.1
35.0
26,3
41. 9
36.5
2,018
44
492
2,520
1,816
2,061
791
2,415
6,859
8,322
136
122
306
281
955
21.0
16.0
13.8
8.6
15.9
· 329
412
1,305
1,706
3,624
50.8
54.0
59.1
52.1
60.1
182
229
598
1,290
1,447
28.2
3 0 .0
27.1
39,3
24.0
J. ,415
28
206
3,582
2,296
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
1,773
15,185
7,316
3,318
5,969
234
2,693
969
451
573
14.5
18.9
14.2
15.0
10.2
692
7,678
3,670
1,543
2,713
42.9
54.1
53.7
51.4
48.5
688
3,832
2,197
1,008
2,312
42~6
27.0
32.1
33.6
41.3
159
982
480
316
371
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
7,486
5,122
1,049
2,165
30,302
1,367
770
92
456
4,145
18.9
16.6
15.8
21.6
23.0
3,792
2,667
273
1,142
7,270
52i3
57.4
47.0
54,0
40,3
2,085
1,208
216
517
6,610
28.8
26.0
37.2
24.4
36.7
242
477
468
50
12,277
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
8,009
6,934
8,022
13,071
2,119
1,247
1,288
1,092
1,409
356
19.6
20.5
14.9
12.0
18.7
3,199
3,034
3,944
6,213
762
50.4
48.3
53.8
53.1
40,0
1,902
1,962
2,296
4,090
786
30.0
31.2
31.3
34.9
41.3
1,661
650
690
1,359
215
2,955
426
1,667
9,474
1,258
438
41
76
1,910
245
16.8
10.7
15.3
24.0
20.5
1,265
150
246
4,076
653
48.6
39.3
49.4
51.1
54,5
901
191
176
1,988
299
34.6
50.0
35.3
24.9
25.0
1,169
1,500
61
New York (Exel. N.Y.CJ
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio 1.
Oklahoma
12,252
11,908
2,088
21,006
7,109
1,253
1,711
440
2,677
679
20.2
17.l
23.4
17.9
10.1
3,073
5,447
844
8,345
3,455
49.6
54.4
44.9
55.9
51.7
1,875
2,849
597
3,916
2,552
30.2
28.5
31.7
26.2
38.2
6,051
1,901
207
6,068
423
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
3,284
20,592
2,076
9,818
3,163
261
5,436
177
1,007
412
9.1
26.7
14.0
16.6
14.6
1,302
10,430
581
3,035
1,157
45.3
51.l
46.0
50.0
41.1
1,310
4,524
505
2,026
1,250
45.6
22.2
40.0
33.4
44.3
411
202
813
3,750
344
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
7,586
21,~65
1,679
1,016
8,795
801
3,267
224
49
1,397
13.2
16.5
14.0
10.8
17.7
3,635
11,399
725
214
4,190
59.9
57.4
47.0
53.0
1,629
5,173
646
192
2,317
26.9
26.l
40,5
42.2
29.3
1,521
2,026
84
561
891
4,306
4,614
5,306
913
518
697
1,067
179
14.5
17.1
21.3
20.4
1,669
2,205
2,562
392
46.9
54.2
51.l
44.6
1,375
1,168
1,380
308
38.6
28.7
27.6
35.0
744
544
297
34
16 St::3.te
TO'L'..L
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Flerida
Georgia
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
45.5
A/
351
44
Certification of relief recipients as eligible for employment occurred chiefly
between May and November, inclusive, 1935.
~/ Percents are based on total workers of known age.
Works Progress Administration
Division of
Ibsearch, Str-i.tistics and Records
January 25, 1937
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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NUMBER OF PERSONS FROM RELIEF ROLLS :8MPLOYED ON 'WPA FRO,JECTS CLAS SIFIED
BY AGE AT TIME OF CERTIFI CATION , BY SEX AWD BY STATES ,!/
United States , Exclud i ng New Yo r k City
J une 1936
Does not include nersons e:no l oyed on }Tational Youtjl Adm i n i stration Pr 0iects
/
A:~ in Y~ars a t .~ i me of . Certificat i on A/
16 ·-- 24
State
Total
2!:i - 44
45 and. over
A;;e
Nur;iber
B/ Numbe r %B/ Numbe ~%B/ Unkncwn
%
Total
Alabama
Ar iz("lna
Ar kansas
California
Colc r ado
2,023 , 588 241, 248 13 . 9 844 , 374 48 . 5 654 , 357 37 . 6 283 , 609
6, 570
8 , 489 33 . 3
4 , 038 15 .8 12 , 996 50 . 9
32 , 093
391
8,569
1, 142 14 . 0
3,470 42.4
3 , 566 43 . 6
4, 730
7 , 776 31. 2
29, 693
4,167 16. 7 13 , 020 52 . l
9 , 842
118 , 046
9 , 038 8 . 4 48, 092 44 . 4 51 , 074 47 . 2
4 , 00 6
27,725
8 , 608 36 . 3
3 , 230 13. 6 11, 881 50 .1
Conne c ti cut
De l awar e
Di st ri ct of Columb i a
Flor i da
Georgia
16 . 8
4 , 920
1 , 159
4 , 008
5 , 936
11 , 985
46 .1
53 . 2
57 . 2
44 . 8
52 .l
4,592
706
2, 177
6 , 018
7,1 69
43 . 0
52 . 4
31. 0
45 . 5
31. l
11 , 127
98
634
13 , 759
8 , 641
14 . 2
12 . 5
12 . 9
12 .7
11. 0
2,952
68 , 983
27 , 923
8,750
13,972
44 .6
48 . 3
45 . 6
48 .0
45 . 3
2,723
55, 940
25,398
7 , 155
13 , 500
41. 2
39 . 2
4 1. 5
39 . 3
43 . 7
460
4 , 642
5 , 516
1,396
1 , 394
7,029 16 . 7
15 . 2
15 . 9
2?.,990
18 , 560
1 ,55 7
7 , 975
30,696
54 . 5
56.3
48 . 2
53.4
44 . 6
12 , 126
10 . 396
1 ,292
4 , 693
?.7 238
28 . 8
31. 5
40 . 0
131. 4
39 . 5
1, 288
3,038
4,686
478
44,756
8 , 086
5,530
3 ,488
7 , 536
1, 185
14 . 1
13 . 4
16 . 5
12 . 8
13 . 0
25,394
20, 120
10,680
29,376
3 , 640
44 . 3
48 . 9
50. 7
49.8
39 . 9
23,864
15,506
6,922
,'.;2 , 023
4,296
44 . 6
37 .7
32 . 8
37 . 4
47 . 1
15,803
3,182
2,626
5 , 446
802
15,508
1 , 658
6 , 655
79,499
7,431
1 ,894
106
598
8 , 608
1, 124
13 . 3
7,.4
17 .1
12 .5
16. 1
6,808
472
1,587
34,183
3 ,901
47 .7
32 . 9
45.2
49.9
55 . 9
5,575
858
1 ,323
25,769
1, 952
39 . 0
59 .7
37 . 7
37. 6
28 . 0
1,231
222
3,147
10 , 939
454
New Yor k (Exel . N.Y . C.)
Nor th Car olina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
96 , 859
29 , 316
7 , 845
154 , 820
52,710
7, 428
4,455
1 , 048
16 , 533
6 , 800
11 . 3
18 .1
14 . 8
13 . 3
13 . 9
31, 462
12, 144
3,474
59 . 617
25 , 435
48 . 0
49.4
49 . 0
47 . 8
51.9
? 6,726
7,981
?,,563
48 , 440
16 , 786
40 .7
32 . 5
36 . 2
38 . 9
34 . 2
31 ,243
4 , 736
760
30,230
3,689
Oregon
Pennsylvani a
Rhode I s l and
South Carol i na
Se,uth Dakota
Te·nnessee
Texas
Utah
Ve r mon t
Vi r ginia
15,258
227 , 864
12,031
23 , 789
9 , 328
35 , 3?1
75, 062
10,6?4
3 , 650
-~4, 638
1 ,100
38, 787
886
3,478
1, 03 3
4,275
10 , 075
1 ,519
241
4, 140
5,795 43 . 5
8.2
17 .2 112, 186 49 . 7
3 , 787 46 . 9
11. 0
19 . 6
7, 993 44 . 9
3 , 979 46 .7
12. l
15 . 1 14,541 51.5
14.7 35,024 51. 2
5,057 49. 6
14.9
867 40 . 9
11.4
18.3 10,590 46.9
6 ,442
74,6 10
3 , 396
6 , 309
3 , 515
9 ,437
23,326
3,615
1 , 012
7,866
48 &3
33 .1
42 .1
35 . 5
41.2
33.5
34-.1
35.5
47 . 7
34 . 8
1 ,921
2,281
3,962
6 , 009
801
7 , 068
6,637
433
1 ,530
2,042
Washiagton
West Virg i n i a
Wis c ons i n
Wyo ming
29,517
41,765
48,38 8
2 ,585
2,851
6 , 67 7
5,294
423
10 , 901
19,637
22 , 764
1, 040
11 ,408
12, 682
18,567
1, 048
4 5 .4
4,357
2, 76 9
1 ,763
74
21, 80 1
2,2 76
7,649
27 ,000
31, 663
1,162
313
830
1, 287
3 , 868
10 . 9
14 . 4
11. 8
Idaho
Illino i s
Indiana
I owa
Kans a s
7, 072
147 , 348
66,757
19 , 618
32 , 253
937
17,783
7 , 920
3,317
3,387
Kentucky
Louis i a na
Ma i ne
Mar;vland
Mas sachusetts
43,433
36 , 011
7 , 917
15,417
113,622
4 , 01 7
382
2 , ?.71
10 , 9 '"32
Micl'l i gan
Minnesota
Miss i ssipp i
Missour i
Montana
73,147
14 ,338
23 , 716
64 , 380
9,923
Neb r aska
Nevada
New Hampshi re
New J e r sey
Nim Mexico
A/
Q/
9 .,7
12 . 2
11. 8
11 .3
17 . 1
11.4
16.9
43 .3
50 .4
48.8
41.4
I
3?, .5
39 . 8
41. 7
Ce r t ifi cation of re l ie f r e cip i ents a s eligible f or ernr l oyme nt occurred ch i ef l y
betwe en May and Nov embe r . inc lus i ve, 1935 .
Percents are based on t otal worke r s of known age .
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