Table 1

Table 1 Employment by sector in the United States, 1880-1978, and projections to 1985 (in thousands of workers)¹

Year Agriculture Total nonagriculture Manufacturing Unemployment

1880 8,585 8,807 NA NA

1929 10,450 37,180 10,534 1,550

1950 7,160 51,760 15,241 3,288

1970 3,462 75,165 19,369 4,088

1978 3,380 87,763 20,332 6,012

1985 (est) 2,300 100,504 22,597 3,309

¹Before 1950, data include people of age 14 and older; after 1950, data include people of age 16 and older.

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Table 1 Employment by sector in the United States, 1880-1978, and projections to 1985 (in thousands of workers)¹
Year	Agriculture	Total nonagriculture	Manufacturing	Unemployment
1880	8,585	8,807	NA	NA
1929	10,450	37,180	10,534	1,550
1950	7,160	51,760	15,241	3,288
1970	3,462	75,165	19,369	4,088
1978	3,380	87,763	20,332	6,012
1985 (est)	2,300	100,504	22,597	3,309
¹Before 1950, data include people of age 14 and older; after 1950, data include people of age 16 and older.