The line graph shows employment in four economic sectors in the US from 1960 to 2020. Overall, the general trend for manufacturing and agriculture was downwards, whereas retail and healthcare witnessed a rise. Notably, manufacturing had the highest number of jobs at the beginning but was surpassed by retail and healthcare at the end.
Regarding manufacturing and agriculture, the former was a dominant category for most of the period, with the number standing at 15 million jobs in 1960. Meanwhile, the figure for agriculture was three times smaller, at just above 5 million. By 1980, the number of jobs in manufacturing increased to 20 million, while the figure for agriculture declined to around 3 million. Ultimately, manufacturing fell to approximately 13 million, and agriculture decreased to 2 million.
As for retail and healthcare, they followed a similar pattern over the period. Initially, the number of jobs in retail and healthcare was around 5 million and 2 million respectively. Between 1960 and 2000, employment in retail and healthcare increased to 15 million and 11 million respectively, maintaining a gap of approximately 5 million jobs. The categories converged at 16 million by 2020.