Labor force - by occupation (2001) - statistic informations

Afghanistan

agriculture 70%, industry 15%, services 15% (1990 est.)

Albania

agriculture 50%, industry and services 50%

Algeria

government 29%, agriculture 25%, construction and public works 15%, industry 11%, other 20% (1996 est.)

American Samoa

government 33%, tuna canneries 34%, other 33% (1990)

Andorra

agriculture 1%, industry 21%, services 78% (1998)

Angola

agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% (1997 est.)

Anguilla

commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%

Antigua and Barbuda

commerce and services 82%, agriculture 11%, industry 7% (1983)

Argentina

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Armenia

agriculture 55%, services 25%, industry 20% (1999 est.)

Aruba

most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining

Australia

services 73%, industry 22%, agriculture 5% (1997 est.)

Austria

services 68%, industry and crafts 29%, agriculture and forestry 3% (1999 est.)

Azerbaijan

agriculture and forestry 32%, industry 15%, services 53% (1997)

Bahamas, The

tourism 40%, other services 50%, industry 5%, agriculture 5% (1995 est.)

Bahrain

industry, commerce, and service 79%, government 20%, agriculture 1% (1997 est.)

Bangladesh

agriculture 63%, services 26%, industry 11% (FY95/96)

Barbados

services 75%, industry 15%, agriculture 10% (1996 est.)

Belarus

industry and construction NA%, agriculture and forestry NA%, services NA%

Belgium

services 73%, industry 25%, agriculture 2% (1999 est.)

Belize

agriculture 38%, industry 32%, services 30% (1994)

Bermuda

clerical 23%, services 22%, laborers 17%, professional and technical 17%, administrative and managerial 12%, sales 7%, agriculture and fishing 2% (1996)

Bhutan

agriculture 93%, services 5%, industry and commerce 2%

Bolivia

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Bosnia and Herzegovina

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Botswana

100,000 public sector; 135,000 private sector, including 14,300 who are employed in various mines in South Africa; most others engaged in cattle raising and subsistence agriculture (1995 est.)

Brazil

services 53.2%, agriculture 23.1%, industry 23.7%

British Virgin Islands

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Brunei

government 48%, production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 42%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 10% (1999 est.)

Bulgaria

agriculture 26%, industry 31%, services 43% (1998 est.)

Burkina Faso

agriculture 90% (2000 est.)

Burma

agriculture 65%, industry 10%, services 25% (1999 est.)

Burundi

NA

Cambodia

agriculture 80% (1999 est.)

Cameroon

agriculture 70%, industry and commerce 13%, other 17%

Canada

services 74%, manufacturing 15%, construction 5%, agriculture 3%, other 3% (2000)

Cayman Islands

agriculture 1.4%, industry 12.6%, services 86% (1995)

Chad

agriculture 85% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)

Chile

agriculture 14%, industry 27%, services 59% (1997 est.)

China

agriculture 50%, industry 24%, services 26% (1998)

Christmas Island

tourism 400 people, mining 100 people (1995)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others

Colombia

services 46%, agriculture 30%, industry 24% (1990)

Comoros

agriculture 80%

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

agriculture 65%, industry 16%, services 19% (1991 est.)

Cook Islands

agriculture 29%, industry 15%, services 56% (1995) note - shortage of skilled labor

Costa Rica

agriculture 20%, industry 22%, services 58% (1999 est.)

Croatia

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Cuba

agriculture 25%, industry 24%, services 51% (1998)

Cyprus

Greek Cypriot area: services 73%, industry 22%, agriculture 5% (2000); Turkish Cypriot area: services 56.4%, industry 22.8%, agriculture 20.8% (1998)

Czech Republic

agriculture 5%, industry 40%, services 55% (2000 est.)

Denmark

services 79%, industry 17%, agriculture 4% (2000 est.)

Djibouti

agriculture 75%, industry 11%, services 14% (1991 est.)

Dominica

agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28%

Dominican Republic

services and government 58.7%, industry 24.3%, agriculture 17% (1998 est.)

Ecuador

agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (1999 est.)

Egypt

agriculture 29%, services 49%, industry 22% (FY99)

El Salvador

agriculture 30%, industry 15%, services 55% (1999 est.)

Eritrea

agriculture 80%, industry and services 20%

Estonia

industry 20%, agriculture 11%, services 69% (1999 est.)

Ethiopia

agriculture and animal husbandry 80%, government and services 12%, industry and construction 8% (1985)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

agriculture 95% (mostly sheepherding and fishing)

Faroe Islands

fishing, fish processing, and manufacturing 33%, construction and private services 33%, public services 34%

Fiji

subsistence agriculture 67%, wage earners 18%, salary earners 15% (1987)

Finland

public services 32%, industry 22%, commerce 14%, finance, insurance, and business services 10%, agriculture and forestry 8%, transport and communications 8%, construction 6%

France

services 71%, industry 25%, agriculture 4% (1997)

French Guiana

services, government, and commerce 60.6%, industry 21.2%, agriculture 18.2% (1980)

French Polynesia

agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% (1997)

Gabon

agriculture 60%, services and government 25%, industry and commerce 15%

Gambia, The

agriculture 75%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 6%

Gaza Strip

services 66%, industry 21%, agriculture 13% (1996)

Georgia

industry 20%, agriculture 40%, services 40% (1999 est.)

Germany

industry 33.4%, agriculture 2.8%, services 63.8% (1999)

Ghana

agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25% (1999 est.)

Gibraltar

services 60%, industry 40%, agriculture NEGL%

Greece

industry 21%, agriculture 20%, services 59% (2000 est.)

Grenada

services 62%, agriculture 24%, industry 14% (1999 est.)

Guadeloupe

NA

Guam

federal and territorial government 26%, private 74% (trade 24%, other services 40%, industry 10%) (2000 est.)

Guatemala

agriculture 50%, industry 15%, services 35% (1999 est.)

Guinea

agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2000 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

agriculture 78%

Guyana

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Haiti

agriculture 66%, services 25%, industry 9%

Holy See (Vatican City)

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican

Honduras

agriculture 29%, industry 21%, services 50% (1998 est.)

Hong Kong

wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 31.5%, community and social services 24%, financing, insurance, and real estate 14.5%, transport and communications 11.6%, manufacturing 7.7%, construction 2.6% (October 1999)

Hungary

services 65%, industry 27%, agriculture 8% (1996)

Iceland

agriculture 5.1%, fishing and fish processing 11.8%, manufacturing 12.9%, construction 10.7%, other services 59.5% (1999)

India

agriculture 67%, services 18%, industry 15% (1995 est.)

Indonesia

agriculture 45%, industry 16%, services 39% (1999 est.)

Iran

agriculture 33%, industry 25%, services 42% (1999 est.)

Iraq

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Ireland

services 64%, industry 28%, agriculture 8% (2000 est.)

Isle of Man

agriculture, forestry and fishing 3%, manufacturing 11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10%

Israel

public services 31.2%, manufacturing 20.2%, finance and business 13.1%, commerce 12.8%, construction 7.5%, personal and other services 6.4%, transport, storage, and communications 6.2%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2.6% (1996)

Italy

services 61.9%, industry 32.6%, agriculture 5.5% (1999)

Jamaica

services 60%, agriculture 21%, industry 19% (1998)

Japan

services 65%, industry 30%, agriculture 5%

Jordan

industry 11.4%, commerce, restaurants, and hotels 10.5%, construction 10%, transport and communications 8.7%, agriculture 7.4%, other services 52% (1992)

Kazakhstan

industry 27%, agriculture 23%, services 50% (1996)

Kenya

agriculture 75%-80%

Korea, North

agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%

Korea, South

services 68%, industry 20%, agriculture 12% (1999)

Kuwait

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Kyrgyzstan

agriculture 55%, industry 15%, services 30% (1999 est.)

Laos

agriculture 80% (1997 est.)

Latvia

agriculture 10%, industry 25%, services 65% (2000 est.)

Lebanon

services NA%, industry NA%, agriculture NA%

Lesotho

86% of resident population engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa

Liberia

agriculture 70%, industry 8%, services 22% (1999 est.)

Libya

services and government 54%, industry 29%, agriculture 17% (1997 est.)

Liechtenstein

industry, trade, and building 45%, services 53%, agriculture, fishing, forestry, and horticulture 2% (1997 est.)

Lithuania

industry 30%, agriculture 20%, services 50% (1997 est.)

Luxembourg

services 83.2%, industry 14.3%, agriculture 2.5% (1998 est.)

Macau

restaurants and hotels 26%, manufacturing 22%, other services 52% (2000 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Malawi

agriculture 86% (1997 est.)

Malaysia

local trade and tourism 28%, manufacturing 27%, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries 16%, services 10%, government 10%, construction 9% (2000 est.)

Maldives

agriculture 22%, industry 18%, services 60% (1995)

Mali

agriculture and fishing 80% (1998 est.)

Malta

industry 24%, services 71%, agriculture 5% (1999 est.)

Marshall Islands

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Martinique

agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997)

Mauritania

agriculture 47%, services 39%, industry 14%

Mauritius

construction and industry 36%, services 24%, agriculture and fishing 14%, trade, restaurants, hotels 16%, transportation and communication 7%, finance 3% (1995)

Mexico

agriculture 20%, industry 24%, services 56% (1998)

Micronesia, Federated States of

two-thirds are government employees

Moldova

agriculture 40%, industry 14%, other 46% (1998)

Mongolia

primarily herding/agricultural

Montserrat

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Morocco

agriculture 50%, services 35%, industry 15% (1999 est.)

Mozambique

agriculture 81%, industry 6%, services 13% (1997 est.)

Namibia

agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33% (1999 est.)

Nauru

employed in mining phosphates, public administration, education, and transportation

Nepal

agriculture 81%, services 16%, industry 3%

Netherlands

services 73%, industry 23%, agriculture 4% (1998 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (1994 est.)

New Caledonia

agriculture 7%, industry 23%, services 70% (1999 est.)

New Zealand

services 65%, industry 25%, agriculture 10% (1995)

Nicaragua

services 43%, agriculture 42%, industry 15% (1999 est.)

Niger

agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4%

Nigeria

agriculture 70%, industry 10%, services 20% (1999 est.)

Niue

most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board

Norfolk Island

tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture NA%

Northern Mariana Islands

NA

Norway

services 74%, industry 22%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4% (1995)

Oman

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Pakistan

agriculture 44%, industry 17%, services 39% (1999 est.)

Palau

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Panama

agriculture 20.8%, industry 18%, services 61.2% (1995 est.)

Papua New Guinea

agriculture 85%, industry NA%, services NA%

Paraguay

agriculture 45%

Peru

agriculture, mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, transport, services

Philippines

agriculture 39.8%, government and social services 19.4%, services 17.7%, manufacturing 9.8%, construction 5.8%, other 7.5% (1998 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing

Poland

industry 22.1%, agriculture 27.5%, services 50.4% (1999)

Portugal

services 60%, industry 30%, agriculture 10% (1999 est.)

Puerto Rico

agriculture 3%, industry 20%, services 77% (2000 est.)

Reunion

agriculture 8%, industry 19%, services 73% (1990)

Romania

agriculture 40%, industry 25%, services 35% (1998)

Russia

agriculture 15%, industry 30%, services 55% (1999 est.)

Rwanda

agriculture 90%

Saint Helena

agriculture and fishing 6%, industry (mainly construction) 48%, services 46% (1987 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

NA

Saint Lucia

agriculture 43.4%, services 38.9%, industry and commerce 17.7% (1983 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

fishing 18%, industry (mainly fish-processing) 41%, services 41% (1996 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

agriculture 26%, industry 17%, services 57% (1980 est.)

Samoa

agriculture 65%, services 30%, industry 5% (1995 est.)

San Marino

services 60%, industry 38%, agriculture 2% (1998 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing

note:
shortages of skilled workers

Saudi Arabia

agriculture 12%, industry 25%, services 63% (1999 est.)

Senegal

agriculture 60%

Seychelles

industry 19%, services 71%, agriculture 10% (1989)

Sierra Leone

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Singapore

financial, business, and other services 35%, manufacturing 21%, construction 13%, transportation and communication 9%

Slovakia

industry 29.3%, agriculture 8.9%, construction 8%, transport and communication 8.2%, services 45.6% (1994)

Slovenia

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Solomon Islands

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Somalia

agriculture (mostly pastoral nomadism) 71%, industry and services 29%

South Africa

agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (1999 est.)

Spain

services 64%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 28%, agriculture 8% (1997 est.)

Sri Lanka

services 45%, agriculture 38%, industry 17% (1998 est.)

Sudan

agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 10%, government 6%, unemployed 4% (1996 est.)

Suriname

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Swaziland

private sector 70%, public sector 30%

Sweden

agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74% (2000 est.)

Switzerland

services 69.1%, industry 26.3%, agriculture 4.6% (1998 est.)

Syria

agriculture 40%, industry 20%, services 40% (1996 est.)

Taiwan

services 55%, industry 37%, agriculture 8% (1999 est.)

Tajikistan

agriculture 50%, industry 20%, services 30% (1997 est.)

Tanzania

agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 20% (2000 est.)

Thailand

agriculture 54%, industry 15%, services 31% (1996 est.)

Togo

agriculture 65%, industry 5%, services 30% (1998 est.)

Tonga

agriculture 65% (1997 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

construction and utilities 12.4%, manufacturing, mining, and quarrying 14%, agriculture 9.5%, services 64.1% (1997 est.)

Tunisia

services 55%, industry 23%, agriculture 22% (1995 est.)

Turkey

agriculture 38%, services 38%, industry 24% (2000)

Turkmenistan

agriculture 44%, industry 19%, services 37% (1996)

Turks and Caicos Islands

about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services (1997 est.)

Tuvalu

people make a living mainly through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls and from wages sent home by those working abroad (mostly workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)

Uganda

agriculture 82%, industry 5%, services 13% (1999 est.)

Ukraine

industry 32%, agriculture 24%, services 44% (1996)

United Arab Emirates

services 60%, industry 32%, agriculture 8% (1996 est.)

United Kingdom

agriculture 1%, industry 19%, services 80% (1996 est.)

United States

managerial and professional 30.2%, technical, sales and administrative support 29.2%, services 13.5%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 24.6%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2.5% (2000)

note:
figures exclude the unemployed

Uruguay

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Uzbekistan

agriculture 44%, industry 20%, services 36% (1995)

Vanuatu

agriculture 65%, services 32%, industry 3% (1995 est.)

Venezuela

services 64%, industry 23%, agriculture 13% (1997 est.)

Vietnam

agriculture 67%, industry and services 33% (1997 est.)

Virgin Islands

agriculture 1%, industry 20%, services 79% (1990 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (est.)

West Bank

services 66%, industry 21%, agriculture 13% (1996)

Western Sahara

animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%

World

agricultue NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Yemen

most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force

Yugoslavia

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Zambia

agriculture 85%, industry 6%, services 9%

Zimbabwe

agriculture 66%, services 24%, industry 10% (1996 est.)