EXAMINING PATTERNS OF ITALIAN IMMIGRATION TO ...

Percent
Unskilled (Figure XVIII), always considering the fact that 1880 includes a great
number of laborers whose place of job is not indicated but it is likely that they are mine
laborers, has a steady trend. The great increase in the percentage in 1930 is due to the
number of unskilled laborers in factories.
The final category, Other (Figure XIX), is also consistent through the years -
although in 1900 it appears to be extremely high, but it is because the census included
students in the group of “employed”.
5
4
3
2
1
0
1.5
General Sales
1.3
1.6
3.1
4.6
1880 1900 1910 1920 1930
Year
Figure XVII. Percentages of workers in General sales in 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920,
and 1930
Percent
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
49.7
2.6
Unskilled
4.9
4.1
6.7
1880 1900 1910 1920 1930
Year
Figure XVIII. Percentages of workers in Unskilled in 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and
1930
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