Note: All figures were taken from the Census of Canada. After 1881, the format of the census and the occupations listed changed regularly. Chart 2 shows the total number of Hamilton residents employed in a manufacturing capacity.
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1851
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1861
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1871
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1881
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| Basket Makers | 2 | 0 | 5 | n/a |
| Bellows Makers | 1 | 1 | 4 | n/a |
| Blacksmiths | 91 | 70 | 164 | 212 |
| Boat Builders | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Boiler Makers | 3 | 12 | 0 | 51 |
| Boot and Shoemakers | 175 | 136 | 263 | 257 |
| Brass Founders and Finishers | 6 | 6 | 20 | n/a |
| Brewers and Distillers | 22 | 13 | 19 | 18 |
| Brick and Tile Makers | 8 | 4 | 20 | 39 |
| Brush and Broom Makers | 9 | 14 | 61 | 63 |
| Builders | 12 | 26 | 39 | 92 |
| Cabinet and Furniture Makers | 65 | 48 | 98 | 132 |
| Car and Locomotive Builders | 0 | 3 | n/a | 25 |
| Carriage Makers | 34 | 25 | 46 | 58 |
| Clock and Watch Makers | 13 | 0 | 19 | n/a |
| Cloth Manufacturers | 2 | 0 | n/a | 52 |
| Comb Makers | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Coppersmiths and Tinsmiths | 43 | 52 | 56 | 131 |
| Edge Tool Makers | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Engine Building | n/a | n/a | 120 | n/a |
| Engineers and Machinists | 27 | 41 | 74 | 652 |
| Factory Operators | 0 | n/a | n/a | 66 |
| File Makers | n/a | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Foundrymen | 7 | 14 | 271 | 439 |
| Glass Makers | 0 | 0 | 83 | n/a |
| Glue Makers | 0 | 0 | 3 | n/a |
| Goldsmiths and Silversmiths | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 |
| Gunsmiths and Locksmiths | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| Labourers | 665 | 984 | 1,208 | 1,332 |
| Last Makers | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Lathe Makers | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Manufacturers | 0 | 2 | n/a | 143 |
| Masons | 57 | 49 | n/a | n/a |
| Match Makers | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Millers | 1 | 9 | 18 | 20 |
| Millwrights | 5 | 6 | n/a | 7 |
| Moulders | 0 | 52 | n/a | n/a |
| Musical Instruments Makers | n/a | 2 | 50 | 0 |
| Nailers | 1 | 6 | n/a | 36 |
| Oil Manufacturers (Refiners) | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Pail Makers | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Paper Makers | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Piano-Forte Manufacturers | 0 | 8 | n/a | n/a |
| Potash Manufacturers | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Powder Makers | n/a | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Plough Makers | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Pump Makers | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Rope Makers | 8 | 8 | 23 | n/a |
| Sack Makers | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Saddlers and Harness Makers | 24 | 29 | 64 | n/a |
| Sand Paper Makers | n/a | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| Sail Makers | 2 | 1 | 2 | n/a |
| Sash Makers | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Saw Makers | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Scythe Makers | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Scale Makers | 1 | 0 | 22 | n/a |
| Sewing Machine Makers | n/a | n/a | 478 | n/a |
| Shingle Makers | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Shirt Makers | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ship Builders | 3 | 5 | 20 | n/a |
| Silk Manufacturers | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Soap and Candle Makers | 6 | 1 | 25 | n/a |
| Spade Makers | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Starch Makers | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Stave Makers | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Stay Makers | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Stove Makers | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Steam Engine Builders | n/a | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Stucco Makers | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tobacconists and Cigar Makers | 6 | 5 | 174 | 179 |
| Tray Makers | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trunk Makers | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Umbrella Makers | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Wagon Makers | 16 | 12 | n/a | n/a |
| Wheelwrights | 3 | 0 | 3 | n/a |
| Whip Makers | 1 | 1 | 22 | n/a |
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1881
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1891
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1901
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1911
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1921
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1931
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1941
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| Total Persons Employed in the Manufacturing Industry (Percentage of the Population) | 5,342 (15.3%) | n/a | 10,236 (19.5%) | 18,978 (25.8%) | 21,609 (18.8%) | 28,832 (19.2%) | 20,920 (13.4%) |
| Hamilton Population | 35,009 | 45,423 | 52,655 | 73,542 | 114,766 | 150,065 | 155,836 |
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