Explain how a technological advancement in one sector of the economy can lead to a change in the number of people who work in another sector of the economy. Give an example to help support your answer.

Explain how a technological advancement in one sector of the economy can lead to a change in the number of people who work in another sector of the economy.  Give an example to help support your answer.


ANS:
A technological advancement in one sector of the economy can lead to fewer people being needed to produce the goods in that sector.  This will release people from that sector and allow them to take jobs in other sectors of the economy.  This is what happened in the farming industry during the 20th century.  As more and more farming tasks that had once been performed by people were being performed by machinery and computers, the former farmers were then free to find jobs in fields such as manufacturing and service industries.

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