In 1940, almost 40 percent of Soviet workers were employed in the industrial sector, as the Soviet Union continued its rapid industrialization and urbanization process during the war. Agriculture, which was traditionally the largest employment sector before industrialization, employed just eight percent of the Soviet workforce in 1940, and had been overtaken by the transport and trade industries.
Total share of the Soviet Union's workforce employed in each industry in 1940
Characteristic
Share of total workforce
Industry
38.55%
Transport
10.39%
Trade and public catering; logistics and distribution; warehousing and storage
9.88%
Agriculture
7.97%
Education
7.32%
Construction
5.87%
General government, co-operative and public administration
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (December 31, 2015). Total share of the Soviet Union's workforce employed in each industry in 1940 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261167/ussr-wwii-share-workers-per-industry/
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2015). Total share of the Soviet Union's workforce employed in each industry in 1940. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261167/ussr-wwii-share-workers-per-industry/
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