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1、Whetheryouloveithateitwkisamajpartofmostpeople’sliveseverywhereinthewld.Americansarenoexception.Americansmightcomplainabout“blueMonday”whentheyhavetogobacktowkaftertheweekendbutmostofthemputalotofimptanceontheirjobnotonl

2、yintermsofmoneybutalsointermsofidentity.InfactwhenAmericansareintroducedtoanewpersontheyalmostalwaysaskeachother“Whatdoyoudo”Theyarereallyasking“Whatisyourjobprofession”Todayhoweverwewon’tlookatwkintermsofwhatwkmeanssoci

3、allypsychologically.Ratherumwe’regoingtotakealookatwkintheUnitedStatestodayinthreedifferentways.Firstwe’lltakeahisticallookatwkinAmerica.Uhwe’lldothatbylookingathowthingschangedftheAmericanwkerfromtheyear1900totheyearoft

4、helateststatistics2010.Thatisfromthebeginningofthetwentiethcenturytorecenttimes.Thenwe’lllookathowU.S.wkersaredoingtoday.afterthatwe’lltakealookatsomepossiblereasonsfthecurrenteconomicsituation.finallywe’lllookatwhatpeop

5、learesayingaboutwhatthegovernmentshouldshouldnotdoindertoimprovethecountry’seconomy.Aswelookatthechangesoverthelastcenturysowe’regoingtousealotofstatisticstodescribethesechanges.Firstlet’sconsiderhowthetypeofwkpeoplewere

6、involvedinchanged.Atthebeginningofthetwentiethcenturyin1900about38percentofthewkfcewasinvolvedinagriculturethatistheywkedonafarm.Bytheendofthecenturyonly3percentstillwkedonfarmsby2010onlyabout1percentwkedinagriculture.Th

7、erewasalsoalargedecreaseinthenumberofpeoplewkinginindustrythatisinmakingmanufacturingthingsinfacties.Thenumberofwkersinindustryisdownfromover30percentin1900tojustover22percentin2010.Whilethenumberofpeopleinagricultureman

8、ufacturingindustrieswentdownthenumberofpeopleintheserviceswentup.Asyoumayknowservicesratherthangoodsproductsprovideotherlessconcretethingsthatpeopleneed.Afewexamplesincludeeducationhealthcaretransptationtourismbankingadv

9、ertisinglegalservices.CafesrestaurantsfastfoodoutletslikeMcDonald’sarepartoftheservicesectasareretailsalesjobsdrivingtaxispumpinggas.Theserviceswkfcejumpedfrom31percentofthewkfcein1900to77percentin2010.Let’srecapthenumbe

10、rs:in190038percentinagriculture31percentinindustry31percentinservices.In2010about1percentinagriculture22percentinindustry77percentinservices.Toputthingsintoperspectivelet’scomparetheUnitedStatestodaytoChinawherethepictur

11、eisverydifferent.FromyourexperiencewouldyouexpectChinatohavemewkersinagricultureinindustryWellitmaymaynotsurpriseyoubutinChinaagriculturetakesuponly10percentofthewkfceindustryahuge47percentservices43percent.Figuresftheen

12、tirewldaresomewherebetweenChina’stheUnitedStates’figures:6percent31percent63percentfagricultureindustryservicesrespectively.Let’sgetbacktothechangesintheU.S.wkfceinthelastcenturyso.muchregulationpulldowntheeconomy.Thesei

13、ssuesareverydifficultonesdiscussionsabouthowtofixtheeconomycangetveryheated.Liberalsconservativesblameeachotherthepoliticalprocessseemsmepolarizedthaneverbefe.Howeverlet’snotfgetthattheUnitedStateshassurvivedmanyeconomic

14、downturnsinthepast“cautiousoptimism”abouttheU.S.economyseemstobethewatchwdofthedayinnewspapersmagazinearticlesabouttheeconomyatthistime.EventheprestigiousWldEconomicFumwhichmetinDavosSwitzerlinlateJanuaryof2012expressedo

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