America

America’s Top Employment Sector by State (1990 vs. 2025)

Key Takeaways

• Manufacturing was the largest employment sector in 35 states in 1990.
• By 2025, health care ranked first in 41 of 50 states.
• Hawaii and Nevada are the only states where hospitality ranked first in both years.

Over the past 35 years, the industries employing the most Americans have changed dramatically, with health care replacing manufacturing across much of the country.

Mapped: The States That Produce the Most U.S. Coal

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America’s Most Popular Car Colors, 1996 vs. 2025

Key Takeaways

• Grayscale colors accounted for 80.4% of the U.S. car market in 2025, up from 47.3% in 1996.
• Gray saw the biggest gain, rising from just 3.6% of the market to 22.9%.
• Red and green fell from a combined 33.5% market share in 1996 to just 9.2% in 2025.

American cars look dramatically different than they did three decades ago.

America’s Most-Spoken Languages Besides English (1980–2024)

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