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Nonagricultural employment in the United States from 1900 to 1943 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Thousands of persons
1943	42,833
1942	41,640
1941	39,365
1940	35,530
1939	33,885
1938	32,287
1937	35,073
1936	33,492
1935	31,254
1934	30,361
1933	27,548
1932	27,405
1931	31,113
1930	34,646
1929	37,125
1928	35,246
1927	34,544
1926	34,442
1925	33,210
1924	31,598
1923	32,055
1922	28,984
1921	26,610
1920	30,260
1919	30,270
1918	30,714
1917	30,714
1916	28,563
1915	26,179
1914	26,003
1913	26,870
1912	26,542
1911	25,455
1910	25,824
1909	24,996
1908	22,741
1907	23,691
1906	23,431
1905	22,123
1904	20,477
1903	20,088
1902	20,141
1901	18,639
1900	17,710

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2012

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United States

Survey time period

1900 to 1943

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Data covers the following industries (including firm members and those self-employed: forestry and fishing; industry - extraction of minerals, manufacturing, construction, transportation, public utilities; trade - distribution and finance; service industries -excluding Armed Forces; miscellaneous industries and services

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From the beginning of the 20^th century until the Second World War, nonagricultural employment in the United States rose significantly; however, this rise was not gradual, and employment fluctuated in many years. Overall, employment rose from around 18 million to 43 million workers during this time. Apart from a short dip during the post-WWI Recession of 1920-21, the largest deviation came after the Wall Street Crash in 1929, where nonagricultural employment fell from 37 to 27 million people in just three years. It then rose again after 1933, experienced a brief dip during the Recession of 1937-38, and then rose once more in the build up to the Second World War.