Labor force - by occupation (2003) | Labor force - by occupation (2001) | ||
Afghanistan | agriculture 80%, industry 10%, services 10% (1990 est.) | agriculture 70%, industry 15%, services 15% (1990 est.) | |
Andorra | agriculture 1%, industry 21%, services 78% (2000 est.) | agriculture 1%, industry 21%, services 78% (1998) | |
Anguilla | commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4% (2000 est,) | commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4% | |
Armenia | agriculture 45%, services 30%, industry 25% (2002 est.) | agriculture 55%, services 25%, industry 20% (1999 est.) | |
Austria | services 67%, industry and crafts 29%, agriculture and forestry 4% (2001 est.) | services 68%, industry and crafts 29%, agriculture and forestry 3% (1999 est.) | |
Azerbaijan | agriculture and forestry 41%, industry 7%, services 52% (2001) | agriculture and forestry 32%, industry 15%, services 53% (1997) | |
Bahamas, The | tourism 50%, other services 40%, industry 5%, agriculture 5% (1999 est.) | tourism 40%, other services 50%, industry 5%, agriculture 5% (1995 est.) | |
Bangladesh | agriculture 63%, services 26%, industry 11% (FY 95/96) | agriculture 63%, services 26%, industry 11% (FY95/96) | |
Belize | agriculture 27%, industry 18%, services 55% (2001 est.) | agriculture 38%, industry 32%, services 30% (1994) | |
Bermuda | clerical 22%, services 20%, laborers 17%, professional and technical 17%, administrative and managerial 13%, sales 8%, agriculture and fishing 3% (2000 est.) | clerical 23%, services 22%, laborers 17%, professional and technical 17%, administrative and managerial 12%, sales 7%, agriculture and fishing 2% (1996) | |
Botswana | NA | 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%, agriculture 23%, industry 24% | services 53.2%, agriculture 23.1%, industry 23.7% | |
Burma | agriculture 70%, industry 7%, services 23% (2001 est.) | agriculture 65%, industry 10%, services 25% (1999 est.) | |
Cambodia | agriculture 80% (2001 est.) | agriculture 80% (1999 est.) | |
Chad | agriculture more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing) | agriculture 85% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing) | |
China | agriculture 50%, industry 22%, services 28% (2001 est.) | agriculture 50%, industry 24%, services 26% (1998) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | NA | agriculture 65%, industry 16%, services 19% (1991 est.) | |
Cook Islands | agriculture 29%, industry 15%, services 56%
note: shortage of skilled labor (1995) |
agriculture 29%, industry 15%, services 56% (1995) note - shortage of skilled labor | |
Croatia | agriculture 13.2% NA, industry 25.4% NA, services 46.4% NA (2002) | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% | |
Cuba | agriculture 24%, industry 25%, services 51% (1999) | agriculture 25%, industry 24%, services 51% (1998) | |
Czech Republic | agriculture 5%, industry 35%, services 60% (2001 est.) | agriculture 5%, industry 40%, services 55% (2000 est.) | |
Denmark | services 79%, industry 17%, agriculture 4% (2002 est.) | services 79%, industry 17%, agriculture 4% (2000 est.) | |
Djibouti | NA% | agriculture 75%, industry 11%, services 14% (1991 est.) | |
East Timor | NA | - | |
Ecuador | agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (2001 est.) | agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (1999 est.) | |
Egypt | agriculture 29%, industry 22%, services 49% (2000 est.) | agriculture 29%, services 49%, industry 22% (FY99) | |
Fiji | agriculture, including subsistence agriculture 70% (2001 est.) | subsistence agriculture 67%, wage earners 18%, salary earners 15% (1987) | |
Gabon | agriculture 60%, services 25%, industry 15% | agriculture 60%, services and government 25%, industry and commerce 15% | |
Greece | industry 20%, agriculture 20%, services 59% (2000 est.) | industry 21%, agriculture 20%, services 59% (2000 est.) | |
Guinea-Bissau | agriculture 82% (2000 est.) | agriculture 78% | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | essentially services with a small amount of industry; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican | |
Honduras | agriculture 34%, industry 21%, services 45% (2001 est.) | agriculture 29%, industry 21%, services 50% (1998 est.) | |
Hong Kong | wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 31%, financing, insurance, and real estate 13%, community and social services 12%, manufacturing 6%, transport and communications 6%, construction 5%, other 25% (2002 est.) | 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) | |
India | agriculture 60%, services 23%, industry 17% (1999) | agriculture 67%, services 18%, industry 15% (1995 est.) | |
Iran | agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (2001 est.) | agriculture 33%, industry 25%, services 42% (1999 est.) | |
Ireland | agriculture 8%, industry 29%, services 64% (2002 est.) | services 64%, industry 28%, agriculture 8% (2000 est.) | |
Italy | services 63%, industry 32%, agriculture 5% (2001) | services 61.9%, industry 32.6%, agriculture 5.5% (1999) | |
Japan | services 70%, industry 25%, agriculture 5% (2002 est.) | services 65%, industry 30%, agriculture 5% | |
Jordan | services 82.5%, industry 12.5%, agriculture 5% (2001 est.) | 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 30%, agriculture 20%, services 50% (2002 est.) | industry 27%, agriculture 23%, services 50% (1996) | |
Kenya | agriculture 75% 75%-80% | agriculture 75%-80% | |
Korea, South | services 69%, industry 21.5%, agriculture 9.5% (2001) | services 68%, industry 20%, agriculture 12% (1999) | |
Kuwait | agriculture NA, industries NA, services NA | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% | |
Kyrgyzstan | agriculture 55%, industry 15%, services 30% (2000 est.) | agriculture 55%, industry 15%, services 30% (1999 est.) | |
Latvia | agriculture 15%, industry 25%, services 60% (2000 est.) | agriculture 10%, industry 25%, services 65% (2000 est.) | |
Liberia | agriculture 70%, industry 8%, services 22% (2000 est.) | agriculture 70%, industry 8%, services 22% (1999 est.) | |
Libya | services 54%, industry 29%, agriculture 17% (1997 est.) | services and government 54%, industry 29%, agriculture 17% (1997 est.) | |
Liechtenstein | industry 47.4%, services 51.3%, agriculture 1.3% (37256 est.) | industry, trade, and building 45%, services 53%, agriculture, fishing, forestry, and horticulture 2% (1997 est.) | |
Luxembourg | services 90.1%, industry 8%, agriculture 1.9% (1999 est.) | services 83.2%, industry 14.3%, agriculture 2.5% (1998 est.) | |
Macau | restaurants and hotels 12%, manufacturing 20%, other services and agriculture 68% (2002 est.) | restaurants and hotels 26%, manufacturing 22%, other services 52% (2000 est.) | |
Mali | agriculture and fishing 80% (2001 est.) | agriculture and fishing 80% (1998 est.) | |
Marshall Islands | agriculture 21.4%, industry 20.9%, services 57.7% | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% | |
Mauritania | agriculture 50%, services 40%, industry 10% (2001 est.) | agriculture 47%, services 39%, industry 14% | |
Moldova | agriculture 40%, industry 14%, services 46% (1998) | agriculture 40%, industry 14%, other 46% (1998) | |
Netherlands Antilles | agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (2000 est.) | agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (1994 est.) | |
Palau | agriculture 20%, industry NA%, services NA% (1990) | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% | |
Philippines | agriculture 45%, industry 15%, services 40% (2003 est.) | agriculture 39.8%, government and social services 19.4%, services 17.7%, manufacturing 9.8%, construction 5.8%, other 7.5% (1998 est.) | |
Reunion | agriculture 13%, industry 12%, services 75% (2000) | agriculture 8%, industry 19%, services 73% (1990) | |
Russia | agriculture 12.3%, industry 22.7%, services 65% (2002 est.) | agriculture 15%, industry 30%, services 55% (1999 est.) | |
Saint Lucia | agriculture 21.7%, services 53.6%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7% (2002 est.) | agriculture 43.4%, services 38.9%, industry and commerce 17.7% (1983 est.) | |
Samoa | NA | agriculture 65%, services 30%, industry 5% (1995 est.) | |
San Marino | services 57%, industry 42%, agriculture 1% (2000 est.) | 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 |
population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing
note: shortages of skilled workers |
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Senegal | agriculture 70% | agriculture 60% | |
Serbia and Montenegro | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% | - | |
Singapore | financial, business, and other services 35%, manufacturing 21%, construction 13%, transportation and communication 9%, other 22% | financial, business, and other services 35%, manufacturing 21%, construction 13%, transportation and communication 9% | |
Solomon Islands | agriculture 75%, industry 5%, services 20% (2000 est.) | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% | |
Spain | services 64%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 29%, agriculture 7% (2001 est.) | services 64%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 28%, agriculture 8% (1997 est.) | |
Sudan | agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 7%, government 13% (1998 est.) | agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 10%, government 6%, unemployed 4% (1996 est.) | |
Swaziland | NA | private sector 70%, public sector 30% | |
Switzerland | services 69.1%, industry 26.3%, agriculture 4.6% (1998) | services 69.1%, industry 26.3%, agriculture 4.6% (1998 est.) | |
Syria | agriculture, industry, services NA (2002) | agriculture 40%, industry 20%, services 40% (1996 est.) | |
Taiwan | services 58%, industry 35%, agriculture 7% (2001 est.) | services 55%, industry 37%, agriculture 8% (1999 est.) | |
Tajikistan | agriculture 67.2%, industry 7.5%, services 25.3% (2000 est.) | agriculture 50%, industry 20%, services 30% (1997 est.) | |
Tanzania | agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2002 est.) | agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 20% (2000 est.) | |
Turkey | agriculture 39.7%, services 37.9%, industry 22.4% (3rd quarter, 2001) | agriculture 38%, services 38%, industry 24% (2000) | |
Turkmenistan | agriculture 48%, industry 15%, services 37% (1998 est.) | 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 | 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 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 working abroad (mostly workers in the phosphate industry and sailors) | |
United Arab Emirates | services 78%, industry 15%, agriculture 7% (2000 est.) | services 60%, industry 32%, agriculture 8% (1996 est.) | |
United Kingdom | agriculture 1%, industry 25%, services 74% (1999) | agriculture 1%, industry 19%, services 80% (1996 est.) | |
United States | managerial and professional 31%, technical, sales and administrative support 28.9%, services 13.6%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 24.1%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2.4%
note: figures exclude the unemployed (2001) |
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 |
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Uruguay | agriculture 14%, industry 16%, services 70% | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% | |
Vanuatu | agriculture 65%, services 30%, industry 5% (2000 est.) | agriculture 65%, services 32%, industry 3% (1995 est.) | |
Vietnam | agriculture 63%, industry and services 37% (2000 est.) | agriculture 67%, industry and services 33% (1997 est.) | |
Wallis and Futuna | agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (2001 est.) | agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (est.) | |
World | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% | agricultue NA%, industry NA%, services NA% | |
Yugoslavia | - | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% | |
Zimbabwe | agriculture 66%, services 24%, industry 10% (1996) | agriculture 66%, services 24%, industry 10% (1996 est.) |