US Occupations Over Time

[cwan]

http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2009/09/occupations_ove.html

[bumbledraven]

I was hoping this would show something like this:

http://www.heritage.org/research/nationalsecurity/cda06-02.c...

[lucumo → bumbledraven]

I'm glad it didn't. Although the graph in the article could use a bit more detail.

[param]

When I read the title on HN I thought it was going to be about military occupations :-)

[locopati]

Has anyone found the keyword for computer-related jobs? I've tried filtering on 'software', 'computer', 'information', 'engineer' (which does have results but no computer-specific ones aside from EE). Or do those get lumped under 'Professional - Misc'?

[lacker → locopati]

It's using categories that were defined in 1950. So they presumably had to lump computer jobs into something else.

[Perceval]

NB: The graph in the link shows only male occupations. If you click through the graph you can see both male and female occupations.

Two major trends: the near disappearance of Farmer and Farm Laborer; and, the sharp influx of women into the workforce from 1950 to 1960.

[ggrot]

Fascinating. I noticed that the fraction of managers/owners appears to have shot up faster than any other category in the last 30 years or so.

[whatusername → ggrot]

Isn't that part of the complaint about western economies?

Too many middle managers, not enough people doing/making things.