The Role of Work - The assembly line, trade unions and the changing nature of the workforce (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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% of US workers in heavy industry (1945)
% of US workers in heavy industry (1945)
Over 50%
Blue-collar workers definition
Blue-collar workers definition
Unskilled/semi-skilled workers in heavy industry
When industrial jobs began declining in US
When industrial jobs began declining in US
From the 1960s onwards
Causes of industrial job decline from 1960s
Causes of industrial job decline from 1960s
Automation & competition from cheaper foreign goods
Japanese car market share in US by 1980
Japanese car market share in US by 1980
25%
When did services sector employ majority of US workers?
When did services sector employ majority of US workers?
By 1956
White-collar workers definition
White-collar workers definition
Skilled, educated workers in services sector
% of workforce white-collar by 1980s
% of workforce white-collar by 1980s
75%
Women as % of workforce (1950)
Women as % of workforce (1950)
34%
Women's typical jobs in 1950
Women's typical jobs in 1950
Teachers, secretaries, nurses (low-paying services)
Women as % of workforce (1970)
Women as % of workforce (1970)
43%
Farming employment: 1947 vs 1980
Farming employment: 1947 vs 1980
7.9 million (1947) to 3.3 million (1980)
Farm income change 1945-1960
Farm income change 1945-1960
Cut by 25%
% Americans in urban areas (1980)
% Americans in urban areas (1980)
75%
Union membership: 1954 vs 1991
Union membership: 1954 vs 1991
35% (1954) to 11% (1991)