The graph below presents the employment patterns in the USA between 1930 and 2010 Summarise the information by selecting and report in the main features and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words v.1
The graph below presents the employment patterns in the USA between 1930 and 2010
The line graph compares the percentages of employment in a variety of sectors over the 80-year period in the USA.
It is clear the agricultural livelihood were far the most popular job among other areas in 1930. By contrast, technical jobs were taken by the least number of people in the same year. However, the figures for all the other sectors overtook those for agricultural jobs by 2010.
In 1930, most Americans were working in the field of agriculture, at nearly 80%, while other sectors (industrial, sales and office, technical, and other services) were the least popular jobs, at below 20%. By 1990, the figure for farming, fishing and foresting gradually dropped to around 30%, which was the same percentage as the figure for industrial. The percentages of each technicians and sales people increased to just below 20% by the same year, while the figure for other services remained relatively stable, at between 10% and 16% over the whole 80-year period.
In 2010, the proportion of farmers reached its lowest figure, at 3%. All other remaining sectors saw an upward trend, at between 20% and nearly 40%, with the exception of the figure for other services in the same period.
The line graph compares the percentages of employment in a variety of
sectors
over the
80-year
period in the USA.
It is
clear
the agricultural livelihood were far the most popular
job
among
other
areas in 1930. By contrast, technical
jobs
were taken
by the least number of
people
in the same
year
.
However
, the
figures
for all the
other
sectors
overtook those for agricultural
jobs
by 2010.
In 1930, most Americans were working in the field of agriculture, at
nearly
80%, while
other
sectors
(industrial, sales and office, technical, and
other
services) were the least popular
jobs
, at below 20%. By 1990, the
figure
for farming, fishing and foresting
gradually
dropped to around 30%, which was the same percentage as the
figure
for industrial. The percentages of each
technicians
and sales
people
increased to
just
below 20% by the same
year
, while the
figure
for
other
services remained
relatively
stable, at between 10% and 16% over the whole
80-year
period.
In 2010, the proportion of farmers reached its lowest
figure
, at 3%. All
other
remaining
sectors
saw
an upward trend, at between 20% and
nearly
40%,
with the exception of
the
figure
for
other
services in the same period.
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