The percentage of total employment in the U.S. that is accounted for by farms has been declining in the last six decades or so, but the absolute number of farm employment has actually risen slightly over those decades.

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The percentage of total employment in the U.S. accounted for by farms has indeed been declining over the last six decades, and the absolute number of farm employment has also decreased, not risen, due to factors like automation, improved farming techniques, and consolidation of farms into larger operations.

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