How did industrial advancements Change the Labor Needs in the US? Labor Needs Change How did industrial advancements Change the Labor Needs in the US?

Changes in Labor Needs Machines replaced workers on farm which caused a decrease in need for farm workers and rural areas Factories lead to an increase in the need for urban workers Simple jobs on assembly line lead to an increase in unskilled labor and decrease in skilled labor

Other Changes Family size goes down – no longer need a lot of workers in farms and can’t afford a large family Growth of a new class system Upper Middle Lower Haves v Have Nots I can buy it and you can’t

Workers Get Fed Up Create unions to try to fix their situation What changes would they want? Ways to make changes? Strikes Protest Boycotts Rallies Better conditions, hours, pay received by most workers Restrictions placed on working ages with public school promoted