What kinds of jobs were available in Salinas valley of California during the 1930's?

I'm doing a webquest for the book 'Of Mice and Men' and one of the many questions is, 'What kinds of jobs are available here?'





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What kinds of jobs were available in Salinas valley of California during the 1930's?
Most of the jobs at that time were in the farm fields harvesting produce. All menial , low wage jobs.
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DO YOU THINK ANYONE THAT WAS AROUND IN THE 1930's EVEN HAS THE SLIGHTEST CLUE HOW TO RUN A COMPUTER SO THAT THEY COULD ANSWER THIS???


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Reply:Like most of the country, the Salinas Valley would have been about 90% agricultural in that era. Flowers and grapes have long been major crops in the area but green vegetables have always been a major source of income. The proximity of Monterrey would have left the possibility of some fishing and canning jobs. Every place has some light manufacturing and retail but it mostly supported the agriculture.


For depression times, Salinas was considered relatively prosperous.