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Puerto Rico in the Great Depression
Wages, Puerto Rico (1940)
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Average Hourly And Weekly Earnings And Hours Of Labor Of Industrial And Agricultural Workers, By Sex, 1939-40
| Occupational Class and Sex of Workers | Establishments Surveyed | Number of Employees and Wage Earners | Days and Hours per Week | Hourly and Weekly Earnings |
| Average | Percentage of Full Time | Average |
| Days Worked | Full Time | Actually Worked | Per Hour | Full Time | Actual |
| Bakeries: |
| Males | 88 | 684 | 5.4 | 54.0 | 41.9 | 77.5 | .166 | 8.96 | 6.97 |
| Females | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 100.0 | .2048 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| All | 88 | 687 | 5.4 | 54.0 | 41.9 | 77.6 | .166 | 8.96 | 5.98 |
| Building Trades: |
| Males | 59 | 1,749 | 4.7 | 47.7 | 36.6 | 76.8 | .215 | 10.25 | 7.90 |
| Button Factories: |
| Males | 2 | 289 | 5.4 | 41.6 | 36.2 | 87.0 | .342 | 14.23 | 12.41 |
| Females | 2 | 104 | 4.9 | 41.2 | 32.7 | 79.3 | .298 | 12.29 | 9.75 |
| All | 2 | 393 | 5.2 | 41.5 | 35.3 | 85.0 | .331 | 13.74 | 11.70 |
| Cigar Factories: |
| Males | 21 | 195 | 5.0 | 48.0 | 39.5 | 82.3 | .142 | 6.82 | 5.60 | |
| Females | 7 | 62 | 4.2 | 48.0 | 31.5 | 65.6 | .153 | 7.34 | 4.82 |
| All | 21 | 257 | 4.8 | 48.0 | 37.6 | 78.3 | .144 | 6.91 | 5.41 |
| Cigarette Factories: |
| Males | 1 | 22 | 4.6 | 42.5 | 36.5 | 85.9 | .520 | 22.10 | 19.01 |
| Females | 1 | 14 | 3.3 | 40.0 | 26.8 | 67.1 | .211 | 8.44 | 5.68 |
| All | 1 | 36 | 4.1 | 41.5 | 32.8 | 78.9 | .422 | 17.51 | 13.83 |
| Coffee Crushing Mills: |
| Males | 5 | 39 | 5.6 | 52.3 | 45.8 | 87.5 | .176 | 9.20 | 8.06 |
| Females | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 48.0 | 24.0 | 50.0 | .125 | 6.00 | 3.00 |
| All | 5 | 41 | 5.5 | 52.1 | 44.7 | 44.7 | .175 | 9.12 | 7.81 |
| Coffee Growing: |
| Males | 31 | 641 | 4.4 | 48.4 | 31.3 | 64.7 | .075 | 3.63 | 2.37 |
| Females | 9 | 99 | 4.7 | 48.0 | 35.6 | 74.2 | .064 | 3.07 | 2.27 |
| All | 31 | 740 | 4.4 | 48.3 | 31.9 | 66.0 | .074 | 3.57 | 2.36 |
| Coffee Roasting: |
| Males | 8 | 89 | 5.5 | 47.9 | 41.8 | 87.3 | .166 | 7.95 | 6.95 |
| Females | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | 48.0 | 36.0 | 75.0 | .125 | 6.00 | 4.50 |
| All | 8 | 91 | 5.5 | 47.9 | 41.7 | 87.0 | .166 | 7.95 | 6.92 |
| Dairies: |
| Males | 42 | 470 | 6.0 | 54.9 | 47.2 | 86.0 | .101 | 5.54 | 4.76 |
| Fruit Canning Shops: |
| Males | 7 | 215 | 3.0 | 48.0 | 19.7 | 41.0 | .130 | 6.24 | 2.57 |
| Females | 5 | 446 | 3.4 | 48.0 | 25.7 | 53.6 | .119 | 5.71 | 3.07 |
| All | 7 | 661 | 3.2 | 48.0 | 23.7 | 49.5 | .122 | 5.86 | 2.91 |
| Fruit Planting: |
| Males | 14 | 559 | 3.6 | 48.0 | 26.8 | 55.7 | .096 | 4.61 | 2.56 |
| Females | 4 | 24 | 3.8 | 48.0 | 28.0 | 59.2 | .051 | 2.45 | 1.44 |
| All | 14 | 583 | 3.7 | 48.0 | 26.8 | 55.9 | .094 | 4.51 | 2.51 |
| Liquor Manufacturing and Bottling Establishments: |
| Males | 25 | 498 | 5.3 | 45.8 | 38.0 | 82.8 | .210 | 9.62 | 7.99 |
| Females | 10 | 165 | 4.1 | 44.6 | 29.5 | 86.1 | .226 | 10.08 | 6.68 |
| Boys | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 48.0 | 8.0 | 16.6 | .044 | 2.12 | .35 |
| All | 25 | 664 | 3.0 | 45.5 | 35.8 | 78.6 | .214 | 9.74 | 7.66 |
| All in the Needlework Industry: |
| Males | 113 | 5, 326 | 4.3 | 42.9 | 30.6 | 71.3 | .183 | 7.85 | 5.62 |
| Females | 86 | 830 | 4.5 | 43.4 | 33.0 | 75.9 | .215 | 9.33 | 7.10 |
| All | 113 | 4, 496 | 4.3 | 42.8 | 30.2 | 70.4 | .177 | 7.57 | 5.34 |
| Sugar Cane Planting: |
| Males | 180 | 18, 900 | 3.5 | 50. 1 | 23.0 | 45.9 | .151 | 7.56 | 3.48 |
| Females | 3 | 11 | 1.3 | 48.0 | 5.3 | 11.0 | .125 | 6.00 | 0.66 |
| Boys | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | 48.0 | 16.0 | 33.3 | .053 | 2.54 | 0.85 |
| All | 180 | 18, 913 | 3.5 | 50. 1 | 23.0 | 45.9 | .151 | 7.56 | 3.48 |
| Sugar Factories: |
| Males | 39 | 11,606 | 5.2 | 55.7 | 34.3 | 61.6 | .308 | 17.15 | 10.56 |
| Females | 2 | 12 | 1.4 | 48.6 | 6.2 | 12.8 | .272 | 13.22 | 1.70 |
| All | 39 | 11,618 | 5.2 | 55.7 | 34.3 | 61.5 | .308 | 17.15 | 10.55 |
| Sugar Refineries: |
| Males | 4 | 752 | 5.1 | 48.7 | 28.2 | 57.9 | .306 | 14.90 | 8.63 |
| Females. | 1 | 37 | 4.6 | 42.4 | 12.2 | 29.1 | .298 | 12.52 | 3.64 |
| All | 4 | 789 | 5.1 | 48.4 | 27.4 | 56.7 | .306 | 14.81 | 8.40 |
| Tobacco Growing Fields: |
| Males | 39 | 620 | 3.2 | 48.0 | 24.1 | 50.3 | .067 | 3.22 | 1.62 |
| Females | 29 | 270 | 3.0 | 48.0 | 22.4 | 46.8 | .052 | 2.50 | 1.16 |
| All | 39 | 890 | 3.1 | 48.0 | 23.6 | 49.9 | .062 | 2.98 | 1.48 |
| Tobacco Stripping: |
| Males | 25 | 737 | 4.9 | 48.1 | 38.2 | 79.5 | .133 | 6.40 | 5.11 |
| Females | 31 | 5,559 | 5.4 | 48.0 | 33.7 | 70.3 | .123 | 5.90 | 4.14 |
| All | 31 | 6,296 | 5.3 | 48.0 | 34.2 | 71.3 | .124 | 5.95 | 4.25 |
| Transportation by Land— Railroads: |
| Males | 25 | 3, 547 | 5.3 | 54.4 | 39.1 | 71.8 | .239 | 13.02 | 9. 36 |
| Females | 6 | 17 | 5.6 | 55.3 | 12.2 | 22.0 | .310 | 17.14 | 3.77 |
| All | 25 | 3, 564 | 5.3 | 54.5 | 39.0 | 71.6 | .239 | 13.02 | 9.34 |
| All in the Various Industries |
| Males | 1,106 | 55,924 | 4.1 | 50.5 | 28.0 | 55.4 | .225 | 11.36 | 6.29 |
| Females | 355 | 12,295 | 4.0 | 45.7 | 31.7 | 69.4 | .148 | 6.76 | 4.69 |
| Boys | 9 | 79 | 5.2 | 48.0 | 40.4 | 84.2 | .040 | 1.92 | 1.60 |
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