The changing composition of the workforce in the USA


workforce

Source: Dordick and Wang (1993).

Data 

		1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980 
Information	12.8	14.9	17.7	24.5	24.9	30.8	42	46.4	46.6
Services	25.1	17.7	17.8	19.8	22.5	19	17.2	21.9	28.8
Industry	26.8	36.3	32	35.3	37.2	38.3	348	28.6	22.5
Agriculture	35.3	31.1	32.5	20.4	15.4	11.9	 6	 3.1	2.1