Compare Labor force - by occupation (2001) - Labor force - by occupation (2004)

Labor force - by occupation (2001)

Labor force - by occupation (2004)

Afghanistan

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

agriculture 80%, industry 10%, services 10% (1990 est.)

Albania

agriculture 50%, industry and services 50%

agriculture 57%, non-agricultural private sector 20%, public sector 23% (2003 est.)

Algeria

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

agriculture 14%, industry 13.4%, construction and public works 10%, trade 14.6%, government 32%, other 16% (2003 est.)

American Samoa

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

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

Andorra

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

agriculture 1%, industry 21%, services 78% (2000 est.)

Angola

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

agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% (2003 est.)

Anguilla

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

agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

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

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

Argentina

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Armenia

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

agriculture 45%, industry 25%, services 30% (2002 est.)

Australia

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

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

Austria

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

agriculture and forestry 4%, industry and crafts 29%, services 67% (2001 est.)

Azerbaijan

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

agriculture and forestry 41%, industry 7%, services 52% (2001)

Bahamas, The

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

agriculture 5%, industry 5%, tourism 50%, other services 40% (1999 est.)

Bahrain

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

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

Bangladesh

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

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

Barbados

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

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

Belarus

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

NA

Belgium

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

agriculture 1.3%, industry 24.5%, services 74.2% (2003 est.)

Belize

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

agriculture 27%, industry 18%, services 55% (2001 est.)

Bermuda

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

agriculture and fishing 3%, laborers 17%, clerical 22%, professional and technical 17%, administrative and managerial 13%, sales 8%, services 20% (2000 est.)

Bhutan

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

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

Bolivia

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Bosnia and Herzegovina

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

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.)

NA

Brazil

services 53.2%, agriculture 23.1%, industry 23.7%

agriculture 23%, industry 24%, services 53%

British Virgin Islands

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

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.)

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

Burma

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

agriculture 70%, industry 7%, services 23% (2001 est.)

Burundi

NA

agriculture 93.6%, industry 2.3%, services 4.1% (2002 est.)

Cambodia

agriculture 80% (1999 est.)

agriculture 75% (2003 est.)

Canada

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

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

Chad

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

agriculture more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)

Chile

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

agriculture 13.6%, industry 23.4%, services 63% (2003 est.)

China

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

agriculture 50%, industry 22%, services 28% (2001 est.)

Christmas Island

tourism 400 people, mining 100 people (1995)

NA

Colombia

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

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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

NA

Cook Islands

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

agriculture 29%, industry 15%, services 56%

note: shortage of skilled labor (1995)

Croatia

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture 13.2%, industry 25.4%, services 46.4% (2002)

Cuba

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

agriculture 24%, industry 25%, services 51% (1999)

Cyprus

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

Republic of Cyprus: services 75.6%, industry 19.4%, agriculture 4.9% (2003); north Cyprus: services 68.9%, industry 20.5%, agriculture 10.6% (2003)

Czech Republic

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

agriculture 5%, industry 35%, services 60% (2001 est.)

Denmark

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

agriculture 4%, industry 17%, services 79% (2002 est.)

Djibouti

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

NA

Dominican Republic

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

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

East Timor

-

NA

Ecuador

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

agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (2001 est.)

Egypt

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

agriculture 32%, industry 17%, services 51% (2001 est.)

Estonia

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

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

Ethiopia

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

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

European Union

-

agriculture 4.3%, industry 29%, services 66.8% (2000)

Fiji

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

agriculture, including subsistence agriculture 70% (2001 est.)

Finland

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

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

France

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

agriculture 4.1%, industry 24.4%, services 71.5% (1999)

French Guiana

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

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

Gabon

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

agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25%

Gaza Strip

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

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

Georgia

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

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

Germany

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

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

Gibraltar

services 60%, industry 40%, agriculture NEGL%

agriculture negligible, industry 40%, services 60%

Greece

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

agriculture 20%, industry 20%, services 60% (2000 est.)

Grenada

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

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

Guam

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

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

Guinea-Bissau

agriculture 78%

agriculture 82% (2000 est.)

Guyana

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Haiti

agriculture 66%, services 25%, industry 9%

agriculture 66%, industry 9%, services 25%

Holy See (Vatican City)

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

essentially services with a small amount of industry; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican

Honduras

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

agriculture 34%, industry 21%, services 45% (2001 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)

manufacturing 8.2%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.5%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.5%, transport and communications 7.8%, community and social services 17.8% (Note: above data exclude public sector) (2002 est.)

Hungary

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

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

Iceland

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

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

India

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

agriculture 60%, industry 17%, services 23% (1999)

Iran

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

agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (2001 est.)

Iraq

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Ireland

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

agriculture 8%, industry 29%, services 64% (2002 est.)

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)

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

Italy

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

agriculture 5%, industry 32%, services 63% (2001)

Jamaica

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

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

Japan

services 65%, industry 30%, agriculture 5%

agriculture 5%, industry 25%, services 70% (2002 est.)

Jordan

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

agriculture 5%, industry 12.5%, services 82.5% (2001 est.)

Kazakhstan

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

agriculture 20%, industry 30%, services 50% (2002 est.)

Kenya

agriculture 75%-80%

agriculture 75% (2003 est.)

Korea, South

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

agriculture 8.8%, industry 19.1%, services 72.1% (2001)

Kuwait

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture NA, industries NA, services NA

Kyrgyzstan

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

agriculture 55%, industry 15%, services 30% (2000 est.)

Latvia

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

agriculture 15%, industry 25%, services 60% (2000 est.)

Lebanon

services NA%, industry NA%, agriculture NA%

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Liberia

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

agriculture 70%, industry 8%, services 22% (2000 est.)

Libya

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

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

Liechtenstein

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

agriculture 1.3%, industry 47.4%, services 51.3% (31 December 2001 est.)

Lithuania

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

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

Luxembourg

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

agriculture 1.9%, industry 8%, services 90.1% (1999 est.)

Macau

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

manufacturing 20%, construction 7%, transport and communications 6%, wholesale and retail trade 15%, restaurants and hotels 12%, gambling 7%, public sector 8%, other services and agriculture 25% (2002 est.)

Macedonia

-

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

-

Malawi

agriculture 86% (1997 est.)

agriculture 90% (2003 est.)

Malaysia

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

agriculture 14.5%, industry 36%, services 49.5% (2000 est.)

Mali

agriculture and fishing 80% (1998 est.)

agriculture and fishing 80% (2001 est.)

Malta

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

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

Marshall Islands

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture 21.4%, industry 20.9%, services 57.7%

Mauritania

agriculture 47%, services 39%, industry 14%

agriculture 50%, industry 10%, services 40% (2001 est.)

Mauritius

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

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

Mexico

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

agriculture 18%, industry 24%, services 58% (2003)

Moldova

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

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

Mongolia

primarily herding/agricultural

herding/agriculture 46%, manufacturing 6%, trade 10.3%, public sector 4.7%, other/unemployed 33% (2001)

Montserrat

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Morocco

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

agriculture 40%, industry 15%, services 45% (2003 est.)

Nepal

agriculture 81%, services 16%, industry 3%

agriculture 81%, industry 3%, services 16%

Netherlands

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

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

Netherlands Antilles

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

agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (2000 est.)

New Zealand

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

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

Nicaragua

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

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

Norfolk Island

tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture NA%

tourism NA, subsistence agriculture NA

Norway

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

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

Oman

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Palau

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture 20%, industry NA, services NA (1990)

Papua New Guinea

agriculture 85%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture 85%, industry NA, services NA

Peru

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

agriculture 5.9%, mining and quarrying 0.4%, manufacturing 12.6%, construction 5.3%, commerce 26.3%, household work 4.9%, other services 44.6% (2004)

Philippines

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

agriculture 45%, industry 15%, services 40% (2003 est.)

Poland

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

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

Portugal

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

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

Reunion

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

agriculture 13%, industry 12%, services 75% (2000)

Romania

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

agriculture 41.4%, industry 27.3%, services 31.3% (2000)

Russia

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

agriculture 12.3%, industry 22.7%, services 65% (2002 est.)

Saint Lucia

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

agriculture 21.7%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7%, services 53.6% (2002 est.)

Samoa

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

NA

San Marino

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

agriculture 1%, industry 42%, services 57% (2000 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing

note:
shortages of skilled workers

population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing

note: shortages of skilled workers

Senegal

agriculture 60%

agriculture 70%

Serbia and Montenegro

-

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Seychelles

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

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

Sierra Leone

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Singapore

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

manufacturing 18%, construction 6%, transportation and communication 11%, financial, business, and other services 49%, other 16% (2003)

Slovakia

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

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

Slovenia

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Solomon Islands

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture 75%, industry 5%, services 20% (2000 est.)

Spain

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

agriculture 7%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 29%, services 64% (2001 est.)

Sri Lanka

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

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

Sudan

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

agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 7%, government 13% (1998 est.)

Suriname

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Swaziland

private sector 70%, public sector 30%

NA

Switzerland

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

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

Syria

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

agriculture, industry, services NA

Taiwan

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

agriculture 7.5%, industry 35%, services 57% (2001 est.)

Tajikistan

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

agriculture 67.2%, industry 7.5%, services 25.3% (2000 est.)

Tanzania

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

agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2002 est.)

Thailand

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

agriculture 49%, industry 14%, services 37% (2000 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

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

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

Turkey

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

agriculture 39.7%, industry 22.4%, services 37.9% (3rd quarter, 2001)

Turkmenistan

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

agriculture 48%, industry 15%, services 37% (1998 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

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

about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services

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)

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

Ukraine

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

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

United Arab Emirates

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

agriculture 7%, industry 15%, services 78% (2000 est.)

United Kingdom

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

agriculture 1%, industry 25%, services 74% (1999)

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

managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25.5%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.7%, other services 16.3%, farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%

note: figures exclude the unemployed (2004)