’Values for 1870 are presented here because the available data for 1860 exclude slaves. ’1990.
Note: “Clerical, sales, and service” excludes domestic service.
IMMIGRATION, BY ORIGIN (in thousands)
|
Period |
Europe |
Americas |
Asia |
|
1820-30 |
106 |
12 |
— |
|
1831-40 |
496 |
33 |
— |
|
1841-50 |
1,597 |
62 |
— |
|
1851-60 |
2,453 |
75 |
42 |
|
1861-70 |
2,065 |
167 |
65 |
|
1871-80 |
2,272 |
404 |
70 |
|
1881-90 |
4,735 |
427 |
70 |
|
1891-1900 |
3,555 |
39 |
75 |
|
1901-10 |
8,065 |
362 |
324 |
|
1911-20 |
4,322 |
1,144 |
247 |
|
1921-30 |
2,463 |
1,517 |
112 |
|
1931-40 |
348 |
160 |
16 |
|
1941-50 |
621 |
355 |
32 |
|
1951-60 |
1,326 |
997 |
150 |
|
1961-70 |
1,123 |
1,716 |
590 |
|
1971-80 |
800 |
1,983 |
1,588 |
|
1981-90 |
762 |
3,616 |
2,738 |
|
1991-2000 |
1,100 |
3,800 |
2,200 |
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, 1890-2010
VOTER PARTICIPATION IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, 1824-2008
UNION MEMBERSHIP AS A PERCENTAGE OF NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, 1880-2009
BIRTHRATE, 1820-2009
