USA-medc Flashcards

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1900 (employment sectors)

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40% employment was in primary sector

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early 20th century

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USA became worlds first major manufacturer

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1950

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number of employed Americans in manufacturing was the same as in service

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1980

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2/3 were working in services and increasing

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present day

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people now mostly work in tertiary sector

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USA now has a post industrial society because

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majority of people work in tertiary sector. less people work in primary and secondary sectors

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