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Supplementary information. In the United States about 5% of all jobs are in agriculture, fishing and mining

U. S. Life!

In the United States about 5% of all jobs are in agriculture, fishing and mining. About 25% are in manufacturing and construction. The rest of the jobs are in service professions, such as teaching, selling and medicine.

Before World War II, most American women did not work outside the home. Between 1941 and 1945, more than 6 million women took jobs outside the home for the first time. Since then, the number of women in the workplace has greatly increased. In most American families, both the husband and wife must work in order to afford a home or a college for their children.

As recently as 1970, public-opinion polls indicated that most American men did not want their wives to work outside the home. But today, most husbands approve of their wives having a job. In fact, the majority of American wives now work outside the home. About 60% of mothers with children under the age of six are now employed. And about 70% of mothers with school-age children are now working too.

American teenagers often take a job in the summer, when they are not going to school. Many teenagers work as counselors in summer camps for young children. Some teens may work in supermarkets or in fast-food restaurants. Others have jobs as messengers, delivery people, or salesclerks. Occasionally, teenagers work at some of these jobs during the school year as well as during the summer.

Your turn:

1) Do you have a job? If so, what is it? Which other occupation might you like to have?

2) Which occupations in your country are more usual for men than for women? Which jobs are more usual for women?

3) Are two incomes usually necessary to support a family in your country?

4) Do many mothers in your country work outside the home?

5) How do men in your country feel about having their wives work?

6) What kinds of jobs do teenagers have in your country?

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