Filed under: Watch America transform from making things to taking care of people By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias Aug 3, 2014, 9:00am EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share this on Reddit Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Watch America transform from making things to taking care of people Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email Back in 1990, manufacturing was the largest employer in most states and health care wasn't number one in any state. By 2013, health care dominated in the majority of states and manufacturing became a niche player. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics) Next Up In The Latest vox-mark Sign up for the newsletter Today, Explained Understand the world with a daily explainer plus the most compelling stories of the day. Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email (required) Oops. Something went wrong. Please enter a valid email and try again. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. You can opt out at any time. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more newsletters, check out our newsletters page. Subscribe The Latest The Bachelor has a notorious influencer pipeline — but only for white contestants By Fabiola Cineas Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter asks: Who does country belong to? By Alex Abad-Santos How MAGA broke the media By Zack Beauchamp How Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence stacks up against the century’s biggest fraudsters By Nicole Narea Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial pulled back the curtain on crypto By Whizy Kim The Baltimore bridge collapse and its potential consequences, explained By Li Zhou, Ellen Ioanes, and 1 more