The given line graph illustrates how many jobs provided in 4 economic fields of the US for 60 years starting from 1960.
Overall, there were more job opportunities in healthcare and retail industries in recent decades whereas less people were employed in manufacturing and agriculture domains.
Focusing on upturns, areas of healthcare and retail experienced growth over the entire period. To start with former, the figure was about 2mlns in the first year and increased dramatically untill it reached 16 mlns in the end of the span. Similarly, the latter trend climbed from its initial 6 to 15 in 2000. These two trends showed the same results of 16mln jobs when the period finished after the second one went up by 1mln over last 2 decades.
In stark contrast, the other two remaining sectors of the US economy witnessed a falling trend. In the case of manufacturing, there was a peak of 20mlns between 1960 and 1980. This was followed by a significant decrease to approximately 13mlns. In addition, the number of jobs in agriculture declined marginally from initial 6mlns to 3mlns in 2020.
Umida Asrolova
