Occupational changes during the 20th century: professional, managerial, clerical, sales, and service workers (except private household service workers) grew from one-quarter to three-quarters of total employment between 1910 and 2000; laborers (except mine laborers), private household service workers, and farmers lost the most jobs over the period.(Occupational Changes)(Statistical data)

From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Wyatt, Ian D.; Hecker, Daniel E. | Copyright information

With occupation data from the 2000 census now available, it is an appropriate time to analyze occupational employment trends over the 20th century. The shift from a workforce composed mostly of manual workers to one comprising mostly white-collar and service workers is generally known. This article reveals just how radical that shift has been. It also shows that many of the projected employment changes over the 2004-14 period (1) are continuations of trends that began in the previo...

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