The line chart details the number of individuals working in manufacturing, services, and

agriculture over a 50-year period in the United States.

Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that agriculture has and will
continue to decline greatly from being the most to least common occupation, while the
opposite is true for service jobs. The trend for manufacturing is less consistent though it
is anticipated to be roughly stable overall.

In 1975, the vast majority of workers (60 million) were farmers, a figure in stark contrast
to those in manufacturing (9 million) and agriculture (10 million). After a two-year period
with little change for all jobs, there was a steep decline in the number of agricultural
workers to 42 million by 1979. In the same year, the data for service workers began to
rise consistently, with an expected peak of 90 million by 2025.

In comparison, workers in agriculture have fallen at varying rates and the final statistic
is anticipated to be just over 10 million by 2025. The number for manufacturing rose to
40 million in 1980, where the figures for all categories converged, before a rapid decline
that will continue to 2025 and end at 10 million.