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2 EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
In Taylorsville as in o th e r ci t ie s , only a ce rtain
por ti o n of th e urban population p r od u ce s goods and service
s. In o th e r wo rds, o nl y a small portion of th e t o tal
pop ulati o n is gainfully employed. Some people are t oo
young or t oo old t o work; o th e rs are phy si ca ll y or men tally
incapable; and s ome do no t care t o work . Th o se individuals
in th e pop ulati on who are at l ea st f o urte e n
years of age , who have a job (o th er than housewives), or
wh o are seekin g emp l oyment are ca ll ed t he Labor F orce .
Unfor tunat ely, the Census Bureau nor th e Nor th
Carolina Employmen t Sec urity Commission provi d e s emp lo y me
nt stat i sti c s for ci ties under 2,500 . Therefore, the
employment statisti c s will be limited and will in c lude
o nly Alexander County and T ay l or s ville Town sh ip .
Labor Force
Durin g 1960 , approxima t e ly two person s ou t of every
thr ee living in Alexander County were work in g o r seekin g
work . Wh e n th o s e per s on s in the working ages of f o u rteen
years a nd o lder alone were con si dered, thr ee ou t of every
four persons we r e in the l abor f o r ce . The accompanying
ta ble compares th e Township and County with North Carolina
and th e nation a s t o th e percentag e of po pulati o n in t he
lab or force . ( Figur e 1.) Th i s tabl e indicates th at in 1960
Tayl or svill e Township had a higher proportion of its p o pulatio
n in the actual labor force than did th e o ther thre e .
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| Full Text | 2 EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT In Taylorsville as in o th e r ci t ie s , only a ce rtain por ti o n of th e urban population p r od u ce s goods and service s. In o th e r wo rds, o nl y a small portion of th e t o tal pop ulati o n is gainfully employed. Some people are t oo young or t oo old t o work; o th e rs are phy si ca ll y or men tally incapable; and s ome do no t care t o work . Th o se individuals in th e pop ulati on who are at l ea st f o urte e n years of age , who have a job (o th er than housewives), or wh o are seekin g emp l oyment are ca ll ed t he Labor F orce . Unfor tunat ely, the Census Bureau nor th e Nor th Carolina Employmen t Sec urity Commission provi d e s emp lo y me nt stat i sti c s for ci ties under 2,500 . Therefore, the employment statisti c s will be limited and will in c lude o nly Alexander County and T ay l or s ville Town sh ip . Labor Force Durin g 1960 , approxima t e ly two person s ou t of every thr ee living in Alexander County were work in g o r seekin g work . Wh e n th o s e per s on s in the working ages of f o u rteen years a nd o lder alone were con si dered, thr ee ou t of every four persons we r e in the l abor f o r ce . The accompanying ta ble compares th e Township and County with North Carolina and th e nation a s t o th e percentag e of po pulati o n in t he lab or force . ( Figur e 1.) Th i s tabl e indicates th at in 1960 Tayl or svill e Township had a higher proportion of its p o pulatio n in the actual labor force than did th e o ther thre e . 33 |
