In 2025, percent of the workforce in the United States worked in the services sector. It was followed by percent in industry and **** percent employed in agriculture.
American workforce
A significant majority of the American labor force is employed in the services sector, while the other sectors, industry and agriculture, account for less than ** percent of the US economy. However, the United States is among the top exporters of agricultural goods – the total value of US agricultural exports has more than doubled since 2000.
A severe plunge in the employment rate in the US since 1990 shows that the American economy is still in turmoil after the economic crisis of 2008. Unemployment is still significantly higher than it was before the crisis, and most of those unemployed and looking for a job are younger than 25; youth unemployment is a severe problem for the United States, many college or university graduates struggle to find a job right away. Still, the number of employees in the US since 1990 has been increasing slowly, with a slight setback during and after the recession. Both the number of full-time and of part-time workers have increased during the same period.
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