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  2. Economic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. Technological and industrial history of the United States

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    Another major advantage enjoyed by the United States was the absence of an aristocracy or gentry. The eastern seaboard of the United States, with a great number of rivers and streams along the Atlantic seaboard, provided many potential sites for constructing textile mills necessary for early industrialization.

  4. Economy of the United States by sector - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Manufacturing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Industrial Revolution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The prohibition of imports under the Embargo Act resulted in the expansion of new, emerging US domestic industries across the board, particularly the textile industry, and marked the beginning of the manufacturing system in the United States, reducing the nation's dependence upon imported manufactured goods. [20] [21]

  7. Economy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The economic history of the United States began with British settlements along the Eastern seaboard in the 17th and 18th centuries. After 1700, the United States gained population rapidly, and imports as well as exports grew along with it. Africa, Asia, and most frequently Europe, contributed to the trade of the colonies. [88]

  8. List of economic expansions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 recession proved to be the shortest recession in US history but had the largest GDP decline since the 1945 recession. [19] The short-term economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic included supply chain shortages , the collapse of many service and hospitality industries, and a dramatic rise in unemployment.

  9. Mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mining in the United States has been active since the beginning of colonial times, but became a major industry in the 19th century with a number of new mineral discoveries causing a series of mining rushes. In 2015, the value of coal, metals, and industrial minerals mined in the United States was US$109.6 billion. 158,000 workers were directly ...