What separates here from there

In the 1950s, almost half of all employed people were either in farming or manufacturing. As you can imagine, work changed a bit over the years.

Restaurants are reopening for dining across the United States. Some states are doing it faster than others.

The wind was blowing smoke and ash from wildfires further up north from where I live. The sky turned an eerie orange. I wondered about past fires and made the chart below.

Here are the estimates from the Current Population Survey for the most recent time segment between 2017 and 2018.