USSR: number of workers by industry 1940 (in 1,000s)| ��ƽ��

Total number of workers in each industry of Soviet Russia and the other Soviet States in 1940 (in 1000's)

Characteristic	Russia	Rest of USSR*
Industry	9,025	4,054
Transport	2,269	1,256
Trade and public catering; logistics and distribution; warehousing and storage	2,052	1,299
Agriculture	1,687	1,016
Education	1,468	1,014
Construction	1,275	718
General government, co-operative and public administration	1,137	700
Community and housing service, domestic services	1,076	440
Healthcare, physical culture and social security	935	577
Communication	306	178
Sciences and related services	271	91
Forestry	177	103
Crediting and public insurance	161	106
Culture	124	72
Arts	99	74
Other activities of material production	111	55

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2015

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Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine

Survey time period

1940

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* Figures were calculated by subtracting Russian figures from the overall Soviet figures.

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In terms of Soviet economic success in the mid-twentieth century, industrialization was generally the area that saw the most progress in terms of Stalin's five-year plans' targets. By 1940, almost 40 percent of the Soviet workforce was employed in the industrial and manufacturing sector, however, much of this progress was at the expense of the agricultural sector (the largest employment sector before the 1930s), which suffered as a result of this rapid, often mismanaged, transition.

Additionally, during this period, socialist policy focused on increasing the quality of life of Soviet citizens, and therefore placed a much stronger emphasis on tertiary sectors, including education and healthcare.