The graph below gives information about the number of Jobs in four sectors of the economy in the US between 1960 and 2020.

The line chart illustrates how many

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there were in four areas of the US economy from 1960 to 2020.

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the

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of

jobs

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in manufacturing and agriculture domains declined,

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those in the retail and

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sectors showed the reverse. Looking

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at increases, about 6

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jobs

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were provided in the retail industry in 1960.

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number

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rose steadily over the next four decades and reached 15m, before

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rising negligibly by a

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in the final year.

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, a noticeable growth was noted in the

healthcare

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sector. Increasing markedly from roughly 2m to approximately 16m over the timeframe, the

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area provided the same

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of

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as the retail sector by 2020. In stark contrast, the other two domains of the US economy witnessed a drop in the

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of positions.

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, despite the initial climb from 15

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to a table-high of 20

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during the first 2 decades, the figure for the manufacturing industry declined sharply to 13

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over the period, giving dominance to retail and

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in the

last

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year.

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was true for the agriculture sector too, whose employment positions dropped appreciably from around 6m to about 3.5m between 1960 and 1980, plateaued at

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level over the next 2 decades and

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decreased marginally to about 2m in the

last

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year.