63 percent of the people were related to farming.
The workforce engaged in farming in the United states of America in 1840 is 63 percent. Between 1840 and 1900, the percentage of the US workforce engaged in farming decreases because more labour force shift to the industrial sector that provides good income and facilities to the labour so workforce attracted towards the industrial sector and decline of workforce occur at the agricultural sector.
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