The line graph illustrates variations in the number of jobs across four spheres of the economy in the Northern American country (the USA) from 1960 to 2020, at 20-year intervals. Overall, the figures for retail and healthcare witnessed an upward trend, while the reverse was true for manufacturing and agriculture. Surprisingly, the trend for manufacturing started at the highest point in the initial year, which was eventually overtaken by healthcare and retail.
Looking at the rising categories, the number of retail stores started at over 5 million in 1960; in contrast, this number was about 3 million for healthcare. Both trends experienced notable growth, finally converging with each other at over 15 million, making for the highest rates in 2020.
Turning to the other two groups, those bucked the foregoing trends. The proportion of manufacturing and agriculture made up 15 million, which was the biggest employment rate in that period, and around 7 million in 1960, respectively. The former declined constantly and reached 13 million by the end of the period, with a gradual rise to 20 million in 1980. While the latter experienced a permanent dip, ending at 3 million, this number was the lowest in the period under review.