The Role of Work - The assembly line, trade unions and the changing nature of the workforce (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes
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What % of US workers were employed in heavy industry in 1945?
What % of US workers were employed in heavy industry in 1945?
Over 50%
What caused the decline in industrial jobs from the 1960s onwards?
What caused the decline in industrial jobs from the 1960s onwards?
Automation & foreign competition
What % of the US car market did Japanese companies have by 1980?
What % of the US car market did Japanese companies have by 1980?
25%
By what year did the majority of US workers work in the services sector?
By what year did the majority of US workers work in the services sector?
1956
What % of the US workforce were white-collar workers by the 1980s?
What % of the US workforce were white-collar workers by the 1980s?
75%
What term described unskilled/semi-skilled workers in heavy industry?
What term described unskilled/semi-skilled workers in heavy industry?
Blue-collar workers
What % of the total workforce were women in 1950?
What % of the total workforce were women in 1950?
34%
What % of the total workforce were women by 1970?
What % of the total workforce were women by 1970?
43%
By what % did farm incomes fall between 1945 & 1960?
By what % did farm incomes fall between 1945 & 1960?
25%
How many people were employed in farming in 1947?
How many people were employed in farming in 1947?
7.9 million
What % of Americans lived in urban areas by 1980?
What % of Americans lived in urban areas by 1980?
75%
What % of the workforce were union members in 1954?
What % of the workforce were union members in 1954?
35%
Between what years did the number of college graduates in the economy double?
Between what years did the number of college graduates in the economy double?
1958 & 1977