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Loss of farming jobs is actually a much bigger factor than loss of manufacturing. Farm-related employment has dropped massively. In 1880, 49% of Americans worke
by beat 12y ago
Loss of farming jobs is actually a much bigger factor than loss of manufacturing. Farm-related employment has dropped massively. In 1880, 49% of Americans worked on farms. Today, it's just 2%.
- k-mcgrady 12y agoHow many of those jobs transferred from farming to manufacturing though? If all farm workers who lost jobs transferred into manufacturing then the loss is from manufacturing as the parent says.
- angersock 12y agoI'd like to see that as a function of land and population. I'm willing to wager that, because there's only so much land and crops, there's only so much demand for labor--unless you want like one person per bushel or something silly. Meanwhile, the rest of the population continued to grow.