In the late-19th century 50% of the labor force was in farming

Now it's <2%

Most of those jobs then went into manufacturing

That's now at 2%

We're a service-based economy now

AI and robotics are going to make that even more apparent in the years ahead

https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/04/the-u-s-labor-force-over-the-past-150-years/