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Until the last 100 years, agriculture was [[labor-intensive]]. Farming was a common occupation and millions of people were involved in food production. Farmers, largely trained from generation to generation, carried on the family business. That situation has changed dramatically today. In America in 1870, 70–80% of the US population was employed in agriculture.<ref>[http://www.farmersedge.ca/blog/2013/07/04/neat-facts-about-united-states-agriculture Neat Facts About United States Agriculture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314005120/http://www.farmersedge.ca/blog/2013/07/04/neat-facts-about-united-states-agriculture |date=14 March 2014 }}, Retrieved 19 November 2013</ref> {{As of|2021}}, less than 2% of the population is directly employed in agriculture,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_201.htm |title=Employment by major industry sector |publisher=Bls.gov |date=19 December 2013 |access-date=1 April 2014}}{{deadlink|date=October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csrees.usda.gov/qlinks/extension.html |title=Extension |publisher=Csrees.usda.gov |date=28 March 2014 |access-date=1 April 2014}}{{deadlink|date=October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/ag-and-food-sectors-and-the-economy |title=Agriculture and Food Sectors and the Economy |author=<!--Not stated--> |access-date=18 May 2023}}</ref> and about 83% of the population lives in cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://css.umich.edu/publications/factsheets/built-environment/us-cities-factsheet |title= U.S Cities Factsheet |access-date=18 May 2023}}</ref>