The line chart illusrates the trends of employment in the USA and forecast to the future.
Overall, employment in the services sector shows a strong upward trend and is expected to continue rising significantly in the future. By contrast, agriculture experiences a steady decline throughout the period, while manufacturing increases initially before falling sharply after 1980.
In 1975, agriculture accounted for the highest proportion of employment, at around 80 units, whereas manufacturing and services were both relatively low, at approximately 8-10 units. Between 1975 and 1979, manufacturing and services rose gradually, reaching about 15 units each, while agricultural employment dropped dramatically to just over 40 units.
By 1980, employment in manufacturing and services peaked at around 40 units, matching the figure for agriculture. After this point, however, manufacturing employment declined sharply to roughly 15 units in 1982 and is projected to fall further to about 10 units by 2025. A similar downward trend is predicted for agriculture, which is expected to decrease steadily to approximately 10 units by the end of the period. In contrast, the services sector is forecast to grow rapidly, reaching nearly 90 units by 2025, making it the dominant employment sector in the USA.