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
Most ceramic tile has either a white or red body coloration underneath the glazed, colored top layer. Porcelain tile is a newer form of ceramic tile and extremly popular among homeowners. Porcelain tiles are composed of fine porcelain clays and fired at much higher temperatures than ceramic tiles.