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30
40
50
60
70
80
90
1948 1953 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008
Labor Force Participation Rateby gender
Male
Female
Fertility
Male/Female Differences in Age at Marriage
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
1947 1952 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
Annual Income, Real Dollarsby gender
Male
Female
Excellent Data Resource:Gapminder
GDP: 1929-2009
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
1929 1934 1939 1944 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009
GDP per capita
GDP (billions)
GDP: 1929-1945
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
1929 1934 1939 1944
GDP per capita
GDP (billions)
Unemployment: 1929-2009
0
5
10
15
20
25
1920 1936 1946 1952 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
Unemployment: 1929-1950
0
5
10
15
20
25
1920 1936 1946
GDP: How many hours of work per item of output
1920 1950 1980 1997
1/2 gal milk 37 mins 16 mins 8.7 mins 7 mins
1lb loaf bread 13 mins 6 mins 4 mins 3.5 mins
1 gal. gas 32 mins 11 mins 10 mins 5.7 mins
100 miles of
air travel
12 hrs 46 min
(1930)
4 hrs 7 mins 1 hr 27 mins 1 hr 2 mins
GDP: How many hours of work per item of output
1920 1950 1980 1997
pair of Levis 10 hrs 36
mins
4 hrs 2 hrs 48 mins 3 hrs 24 mins
3lb chicken 2 hrs 27 mins 1 hr 11
mins
18 mins 14 mins
100 kWh
electricity
13 hrs 36
mins
2 hrs 45 mins 38 mins
power of 1
Microprocessor
n/a 515,000
lifetimes
41 weeks
16 hrs 9 mins
9 mins
Spending on Foodas a percentage of Disposable Income
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
1929 1934 1939 1944 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999
Farming’s Role in the US economy
1900 41 percent of workforce employed in agriculture
1930 21.5 percent of workforce employed in agriculture 7.7 percent of total GDP was produced by agriculture
1945 16 percent of the total labor force employed in agriculture 6.8 percent of total GDP was produced by agriculture
1970 4 percent of employed labor force worked in agriculture 2.3 percent of total GDP was produced by agriculture
2000’s 1.9 percent of employed labor force worked in agriculture (2000) 0.7 percent of total GDP was produced by agriculture (2002)
Source: Compiled by Economic Research Service, USDA. Share of workforce employed in agriculture, for 1900-1970, Historical Statistics of the United States; for 2000, calculated using data from Census of Population; agricultural GDP as part of total GDP, calculated using data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Immigrants as a Percentage of US Population
High School Participationas a percentage of eligible population
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
Great Data Source
• The 2010 Statistical Abstract of the United States
Historical Statistics
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/hist_stats.html