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Employment in Europe and the United States has shifted to service sectors.

Employment in Europe and the United States has shifted to service sectors.

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A 2-screen interactive shows historical employment trends by sector in Europe and the US from 1850 to 2022. Both regions saw declines in agricultural employment but witnessed increases in government, education, and healthcare. In both regions, traditional industries such as construction, transportation, and manufacturing maintained a consistent share of total employment throughout the period.
Footnote 1: Includes Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and UK.
Footnote 2: Increase from 1850 to 1860 in US primarily due to changes in how unpaid labor was tracked.
Source: Eurostat; Integrated Public Use Microdata Series USA, 2017; Ivan T. Berend, An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe, Cambridge University Press, October 2016; US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Image description:
A 2-screen interactive shows historical employment trends by sector in Europe and the US from 1850 to 2022. Both regions saw declines in agricultural employment but witnessed increases in government, education, and healthcare. In both regions, traditional industries such as construction, transportation, and manufacturing maintained a consistent share of total employment throughout the period.
Footnote 1: Includes Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and UK.
Footnote 2: Increase from 1850 to 1860 in US primarily due to changes in how unpaid labor was tracked.
Source: Eurostat; Integrated Public Use Microdata Series USA, 2017; Ivan T. Berend, An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe, Cambridge University Press, October 2016; US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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