MANPOWER CHANGES AFFECTING CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT. September 1939 to September 1942
Losses |
|
Men lost to the armed forces |
− 151,000 |
Women lost to the armed forces |
− 3,000 |
Gains |
|
Men, previously unemployed or in subsidised employment now absorbed into industry |
+ 17,000 |
Natural increase in male labour force |
+ 18,000 |
Older men and others, not normally in the labour force but drawn in for war effort |
+ 12,000 |
Natural increase in female labour force |
+ 6,000 |
Married women and others, not normally in employment, but drawn in for war effort |
+ 36,000 |
Net Loss |
|
Resulting in depletion in numbers in civilian employment |
− 65,000 |
Sources: Rough estimates based on information from National Service Department reports and New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
Cit. J. V. T. Baker, War Economy, 1st ed., Government Printer, Wellington, 1965, Appendix 1, p. 593.