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Number of establishments by sector in the United States economy in 1997, 2002, and 2007. Value of sales, shipments, receipts, revenue, or business done by sector in the United States economy in 1997, 2002, and 2007. Annual payroll by sector in the United States economy in 1997, 2002, and 2007.
Manufacturing is a vital economic sector in the United States of America. [1] The United States is the world's second-largest manufacturer after the People's Republic of China with a record high real output in 2021 of $2.5 trillion. [2] As of December 2016, the U.S. manufacturing industry employed 12.35 million people.
The economic history of the United States spans the colonial era through the 21st century. The initial settlements depended on agriculture and hunting/trapping, later adding international trade, manufacturing, and finally, services, to the point where agriculture represented less than 2% of GDP .
One of the real impetuses for the United States entering the Industrial Revolution was the passage of the Embargo Act of 1807, the War of 1812 (1812–15) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803–15) which cut off supplies of new and cheaper Industrial revolution products from Britain. The lack of access to these goods all provided a strong incentive to ...
The United States is the world's largest producer of petroleum and natural gas. [60] In 2016, it was the world's largest trading country [61] and second largest manufacturer, with American manufacturing making up a fifth of the global total. [62] The U.S. not only has the largest internal market for goods, but also dominates the services trade.
This is a list of United States–based companies having the most employees globally. For some companies listed, the majority of total employees live and work in other countries. Employees are mixed and composed of various Economic sectors such as the Business sector, Private sector, Public sector, and the Voluntary sector.
In 2019, the country was the 4th world producer of gold; [3] 5th largest world producer of copper; [4] 5th worldwide producer of platinum; [5] 10th worldwide producer of silver; [6] 2nd largest world producer of rhenium; [7] 2nd largest world producer of sulfur; [8] 3rd largest world producer of phosphate; [9] 3rd largest world producer of ...
Three sectors according to Fourastié Clark's sector model This figure illustrates the percentages of a country's economy made up by different sector. The figure illustrates that countries with higher levels of socio-economic development tend to have less of their economy made up of primary and secondary sectors and more emphasis in tertiary sectors.