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Show IDAHO OCCUPATIONS GIVEN IN REPORT WASHINGTON. Feb. 16 Tho total population In ldah" in 1920, according accord-ing to ,i statement issued by the bureau bu-reau of census, of 111,866 persons; included in-cluded nr.. 95o males and 17.509 female fe-male of 10 years of age anel up reported re-ported as gainfully occupied, that is, working for salaries, wages, profits or other forms of pecuniary compensation compensa-tion or lt equivalent. Of the males gainfully occupied. 41,-381. 41,-381. or. 30.4 per cent, were farmers and stock raisers and 21,637, or 15.9 per cent were farm laborers (either 'working out or on the homo farms, 'and Including stock horders. drovers land feeders.) The number of farmers farm-ers represents an Increase of 3S.8 per (cent as compared with 28,824 In 1910, but the farm laborers show a decrease of 7 per cent from 21,781 in 1910,. l h number of females gainfully occupied oc-cupied included 937 farmers and stock raisers as compared with M95 In 1010, and 230 farm laborers, as against 551 In 1910. The decrease In the number of farm laborers of both sexes was duo in large part to the change In tho census cen-sus date from April 15. in 1910 to January 1 in 1920. The remaining occupational classes for each, of which at lea-st 1500 persons per-sons of both sexes woro reported in 1920. stated in the order of their numerical nu-merical Importance, are as follows: Lumbermen raftsmen and woodchop-pers, woodchop-pers, 5126 males and one female, re-tall re-tall dealers, 465S males and 169 females, fe-males, servants and waiters, lo7a males and 2 469 females, salesmen and saleswomen. 2636 males and 1199 females; fe-males; school teachers. 671 males and 3133 femahs; carpenters, 3651, all malts, general laborers laborers cm-ploed cm-ploed on buildings and laborers for iwhoni the lino of work was not specified. speci-fied. 3201 males and 3 9 f male, b ad and zinc mine operatives, 230S, all males; bookkeepers of work was not specified. 3201 males and 886 females; laborers on steam railroads, 8223 males and 12 females, laborers in sawmills and planing mills, 2202 males an'' 32 females; clerks, except jn stores 1 1 628 males and 433 females; gold and 'silver mine operatives, 1831 males and ono female; draymen, teamsters, and expressmen, 1712 males and four fc-I fc-I males The numbers engaged in certain Important Im-portant professions were as follows: Lawyers Judges, physlciars and surgeons, sur-geons, 453 men and 27 women; clergymen, clergy-men, 440 men and 10 women; trained .nurses, 12 mon and 47S women. J Pronounced Increased for females j aro snown lor the- following occupational occupa-tional classes. School teachers, from 1700 In 1910 to 3133 In 1920; stenographers stenog-raphers and typewriters, from 611 te 1 257; saleswomen, from 545 to 1199, bookkeepers, cashlcres and accountants, account-ants, from 34 6 to 886. |