Subject: Studies on the American Area

Figure 1. Contribution to GDP (2020)

Source: State Committee on Statistics, 2021

Figure 2. Uzbekistan - Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), from 2010 to 2020

Source: Uzbekistan official statistics, 2021

The Agricultural economy of the USA

• The agriculture industry is one of the largest sectors in the United States, covering a variety of segments, from farm business, to food manufacturing, to food services. The US is not only one of the world's largest producing and consuming markets for agricultural products, but it is also one of the top agricultural exporters in the world, exporting significant amounts of corn, soybean, wheat, meat, and milk to the global market every year. In 2020, 19.7 million full- and part-time jobs were related to the agricultural and food sectors—10.3 percent of total U.S. employment. Direct on-farm employment accounted for about 2.6 million of these jobs, or 1.4 percent of U.S. employment. Employment in agriculture- and food-related industries supported another 17.1 million jobs. Of this, food service, eating and drinking places accounted for the largest share—10.5 million jobs—and food/beverage stores supported 3.3 million jobs. The remaining agriculture-related industries together added another 3.3 million jobs.