The bar chart illustrates how many people were employed in four major industry sectors from 1910 till 2010.
Overall, the services industry experienced the fastest growth and by the end of the period employed more people than the other three sectors combined. In contrast, fewer people worked in agriculture, energy and construction, and manufacturing in 2010 than in 1910.
The services sector demonstrated a strong upward trend throughout the period. As a result, it had become the largest employer by 1930 with just over 10 million workers and had exceeded the 20 million mark by 2010.
Manufacturing, which was the dominant industry at the beginning of the period, continued to grow until 1950 when it peaked at approximately eight million people employed before falling into decline.
With regard to the remaining two sectors, agriculture and energy and construction gradually shrank from providing jobs for around 2. 5 and 3. 5 million people respectively in 1910 to under two million each in 2010.
The bar chart illustrates how
many
people
were employed
in four major industry
sectors
from 1910 till 2010
.
Overall
, the
services
industry experienced the fastest growth and by the
end
of the period employed more
people
than the other three
sectors
combined.
In contrast
, fewer
people
worked in agriculture, energy and construction, and manufacturing in 2010 than in 1910.
The services
sector
demonstrated a strong upward trend throughout the period.
As a result
, it had become the largest employer by 1930 with
just
over 10
million
workers and had exceeded the 20
million
mark by 2010.
Manufacturing, which was the dominant industry at the beginning of the period, continued to grow until 1950 when it peaked at approximately eight
million
people
employed
before
falling into decline.
With regard to the remaining two
sectors
, agriculture and energy and construction
gradually
shrank from providing jobs for around 2. 5 and 3. 5
million
people
respectively
in 1910 to under two
million
each in 2010.