5before the agricultural rev you needed like 90-99% of the pop farming but what were the ratios after it hit off and in more developed countries today?
Well, if we take the U.S for an example, about 80% of the workforce was engaged in farming in 1810 – that’s post-agricultural revolution and post-commercial revolution, but pre-industrial revolution.
By 1850, with the industrial revolution well underway but not completed, about 55% of the workforce was engaged in farming. By 1900, that’s down to 40%, and by 1960 down to 8%. Today, 2% of the U.S population is engaged in farming.
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