1940 Industry Codes

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This page presents the 1940 census industrial classification system recorded in the IPUMS variable IND. The page shows each industrial category and its corresponding IND code. The industries are organized into several large groupings (e.g., agriculture). In addition to this contemporary system, the IPUMS codes all census years into the 1950 industrial classification scheme, recording them in the variable IND1950. This table is also available in Excel format.

Industrial Category
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHERY	MINING
CONSTRUCTION	MANUFACTURING
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES	WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES
PERSONAL SERVICES	AMUSEMENT, RECREATION, AND RELATED SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED SERVICES	GOVERNMENT
NONCLASSIFIABLE

IND	IND1940	Industry
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery
001	0VV	Agriculture
002	0V0	Forestry except logging
003	0V1	Fishery
Mining
004	0V2	Coal mining
005	0V3	Metal mining
006	0V4	Crude petroleum and natural gas production, including natural gasoline production
007	0V5	Sand and gravel production
008	0V6	Stone quarrying
009	0V7	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mining
010	0V8	Mining, n.s.
Construction
011	0V9	All construction
Manufacturing
Food and Kindred Products
012	0XV	Bakery products
013	0X0	Beverage industries
014	0X1	Canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and sea food
015	0X2	Confectionery
016	0X3	Dairy products
017	0X4	Grain-mill products
018	0X5	Meat products
019	0X6	Miscellaneous food industries
020	0X7	Tobacco manufactures
Textile-mill Products
021	0X8	Cotton manufactures
022	0X9	Silk and rayon manufactures
023	00V	Woolen and worsted manufactures
024	000	Knit goods
025	001	Dyeing and finishing textiles
026	002	Carpets, rugs, and other floor coverings
027	003	Hats except cloth and millinery
028	004	Miscellaneous textile goods
029	005	Textile mills, n.s.
Apparel, and Other Fabricated Textile Products
030	006	Apparel and accessories
031	007	Miscellaneous fabricated textile products
Lumber, Furniture, and Lumber Products
032	008	Logging
033	009	Sawmills and planing mills
034	01V	Furniture and store fixtures
035	010	Miscellaneous wooden goods
Paper and Allied Products
036	011	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills
037	012	Paperboard containers and boxes
038	013	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products
039	014	Printing, publishing, and allied industries
Chemicals and Allied Products
040	015	Paints, varnishes, and colors
041	016	Rayon and allied products
042	017	Miscellaneous chemical industries
Petroleum and Coal Products
043	018	Petroleum refining
044	019	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products
045	02V	Rubber products
Leather and Leather Products
046	020	Leather (tanned, curried, and finished)
047	021	Footwear industries except rubber
048	022	Leather products except footwear
Stone, Clay, and Glass Products
049	023	Cement, and concrete, gypsum, and plaster products
050	024	Cut-stone and stone products
051	025	Glass and glass products
052	026	Pottery and related products
053	027	Structural clay products
054	028	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products
Iron and Steel and Their Products
055	029	Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills
056	03V	Tin cans and other tinware
057	030	Miscellaneous iron and steel industries
Nonferrous Metals and Their Products
058	031	Nonferrous metal primary products
059	032	Clocks, watches, jewelry, and silverware, including metal engraving except for printing purposes, plating, and polishing
060	033	Miscellaneous nonferrous metal products
Machinery
061	034	Agricultural machinery and tractors
062	035	Electrical machinery and equipment
063	036	Office and store machines, equipment, and supplies
064	037	Miscellaneous machinery
Transportation Equipment
065	038	Aircraft and parts
066	039	Automobiles and automobile equipment
067	04V	Ship and boat building and repairing
068	040	Railroad and miscellaneous transportation equipment
069	041	Metal industries, n.s.
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
070	042	Scientific and photographic equipment and supplies
071	043	Miscellaneous manufacturing industries n.e.c.
072	044	Manufacturing industries, n.s.
Transportation, Communication, and Other Public Utilities
Transportation
073	045	Air transportation
074	046	Petroleum and gasoline pipe lines
075	047	Railroads, including railroad repair shops
076	048	Railway express service
077	049	Street railways and bus lines, including suburban and interurban railways
078	05V	Taxicab service
079	050	Trucking service
080	051	Water transportation
081	052	Warehousing and storage
082	053	Services incidental to transportation
083	054	Transportation, n.s.
Communication
084	055	Telephone -- wire and radio
085	056	Telegraph -- wire and radio
086	057	Radio broadcasting and television
Utilities
087	058	Electric light and power
088	059	Gas works and steam plants
089	06V	Water and sanitary services
Wholesale and Retail Trade
090	060	Wholesale trade
Retail Trade
091	061	Food stores, except dairy products
092	062	Dairy products stores and milk retailing
093	063	General merchandise stores
094	064	Limited price variety stores
095	065	Apparel and accessories stores, except shoes
096	066	Shoe stores
097	067	Furniture and housefurnishings stores
098	068	Household appliance and radio stores
099	069	Motor vehicles and accessories retailing
100	07V	Filling stations
101	070	Drug stores
102	071	Eating and drinking places
103	072	Hardware and farm implement stores
104	073	Lumber and building material retailing
105	074	Liquor stores
106	075	Retail florists
107	076	Jewelry stores
108	077	Fuel and ice retailing
109	078	Miscellaneous retail stores
110	079	Retail trade, n.s. (may include some returns not specified as to whether the workers were in wholesale or retail trade)
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
111	08V	Banking and other finance
112	080	Insurance
113	081	Real estate
Business and Repair Services
114	082	Advertising
115	083	Business services, except advertising
116	084	Automobile storage, rental, and repair services
117	085	Miscellaneous repair services and hand trades
Personal Services
118	086	Domestic service
119	087	Hotels and lodging places
120	088	Laundering, cleaning, and dyeing services
121	089	Miscellaneous personal services
Amusement, Recreation, and Related Services
122	09V	Theaters and motion pictures
123	090	Miscellaneous amusement and recreation
Professional and Related Services
124	091	Educational services
125	092	Medical and other health services
126	093	Legal, engineering, and miscellaneous professional services
127	094	Charitable, religious, and membership organizations
Government
128	095	Postal service
129	096	National defense
130	097	Federal government n.e.c.
131	098	State and local government
Nonclassifiable
995	0C9	None, etc.
996	0A6	Non-industry Response (Day & general laborers, and laborers, n.e.c.)
996	0B0	Non-industry Response (Keeps house/housekeeping at home/housewife)
996	0B2	Non-industry Response (Helping at home/helps parents/housework)
996	0B3	Non-industry Response (At school/student)
996	0B4	Non-industry Response (Retired)
996	0B5	Non-industry Response (Unemployed)
996	0B6	Non-industry Response (Invalid/disabled)
996	0B7	Non-industry Response (Inmate/in institution)
996	0C0	Non-industry Response (New worker)
996	0C5	Non-industry Response (Other non-industry response)
998	099	Nonclassifiable
999	0XX	Unclassified

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