How Machines Destroy (And Create!) Jobs, In 4 Graphs

The Decline Of Farming And The Rise Of Everything Else

For hundreds of years, people have been talking about machines taking jobs from people. Less often discussed: machines creating new jobs.

In the first part of the 20th century, agricultural technology — the tractor, chemical fertilizers — meant a single farmer could suddenly grow much more food. So we didn't need as many farmers. Technology destroyed a huge number of farming jobs
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