Employment in the Federal Government has not followed the same course as spending. The share of the civilian labor force employed by the Federal government shows a much clearer World War II displacement than does the share of expenditures in GNP. This is illustrated in Fig. 1 which plots Federal civilian employment as a share of the civilian labor force from 1908 to 1990.
A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass, generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from lightweight materials such as perlite, wood, and mineral wool, typically used for wall and ceiling applications. In another sense, a tile is a construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games. The
A âslate tileâ is a piece of slate cut and prepared for use as a tile. Tiles, for covering surfaces such as roofs, walls and floors, are made from a variety of hard-wearing materials. These include natural slate, fired clay and concrete.