Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Occupations in the U.S.

Reported Occupations in the United States, 1850-2000.  h/t Mark Thoma.  Even in 2000, there were more farmers than civil engineers, but a lot fewer farmers as a percentage of the population in 2000 than in 1850.  44.687% of the population in 1850 was farmers.

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