People were able to shift from agricultural work on farms to working in factory.

Factory jobs were higher paid in comparison to the farm work but it also meant longer working hours stretching to 11-12 hours a day.

It created more jobs in factories because of the advancements in production with new materials and machinery.

It lead to bad working conditions and exploitation in the terms of child labour.

Assembly lines were created by Ford to increase mass production in an effective way.

Electricity made work quicker and faster, replacing steam engines and steam machinery.

The mass production, availability and lower costs of Steel through Bessemer's process allowed for railways to become possible.

Communication sources became easier with the introduction of the telephone, telegraph and radios

Factory work became repetitive and structured because of the Ford assembly line being introduced into the workplace.

People moved more into the cities, closer to the factories because of urbanization of railroads, creating more jobs for everyone.

More office type jobs such as advertising were created because more goods were being created so there needed to be a competitive advantage between the producers.

Inventions which led to major advances in the computing field such as microprocessor and chips. This allowed smaller computers to become more accessible in aviation, household and consumer goods industries.

Personal computers become widely available and popular with mobile phones too.

Industrial robots were born in this technological era to be used in factories.

Automation across a wide range of industries such as retails (online shopping) and banking too (online/mobile banking).

Computers replaced tasks associated with managing and organizing information systematically.

The development in the internet with a increase in satellites and easy communications, allowed companies to become multinational which increased their opportunities.

There was a higher demand for skilled workers who were versed with technology and digital literacy skills.

Technology developments with machinery and robots are beginning to cut out the manual labour workforce.

Technology is merging more with human lives and at a faster rate than ever before.

3D printing for on demand manufacturing but also entering the healthcare field with bone and hip replacements being created at the click of a button.

Cloud computing which meant that devices can all be connected to one another with on demand resources encouraging scalability and flexibility for businesses.

With companies being able to access so much consumer information and data breaches online, the rise of cyber security is an important advancements for both businesses and consumers.

With AI becoming more and more prevalent in the workforce, the need for traditional, manual labour has decreased to less than ever before.

New jobs are being generated such as AI prompt generator or AI coding, which would have never existed before.

The new jobs also require adaptability, new skills and knowledge which is making the evolving job market more competitive.

There is a rise in the Gig economy which means more short term, part time or on-call workers.

There is less job security amongst the industry because of the many changes occurring across the job market every day.