Compare Labor force - by occupation (2008) - Labor force - by occupation (2007)

Compare Labor force - by occupation (2008) with Labor force - by occupation (2007)

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	Labor force - by occupation (2008)	Labor force - by occupation (2007)
Argentina	agriculture: 1% industry: 23% services: 76% (2007 est.)	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
Armenia	agriculture: 46.2% industry: 15.6% services: 38.2% (2006 est.)	agriculture: 45% industry: 25% services: 30% (2002 est.)
Bolivia	agriculture: 40% industry: 17% services: 43% (2006 est.)	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
Burma	agriculture: 70% industry: 7% services: 23% (2001 est.)	agriculture: 70% industry: 7% services: 23% (2001)
Canada	agriculture 2%, manufacturing 13%, construction 6%, services 76%, other 3% (2006)	agriculture 2%, manufacturing 14%, construction 5%, services 75%, other 3% (2004)
Chad	agriculture: 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing) industry and services: 20% (2006 est.)	agriculture: 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing) industry and services: 20% (1993)
China	agriculture: 43% industry: 25% services: 32% (2006 est.)	agriculture: 45% industry: 24% services: 31% (2005 est.)
Costa Rica	agriculture: 14% industry: 22% services: 64% (2006 est.)	agriculture: 20% industry: 22% services: 58% (1999 est.)
Cyprus	area under government control: agriculture 7.4%, industry 38.2%, services 54.4% (2004 est.) area administered by Turkish Cypriots: agriculture 14.5%, industry 29%, services 56.5% (2004 est.)	area under government control: agriculture 7.4%, industry 38.2%, services 54.4% (2004 est.) area administered by Turkish Cypriots: agriculture 14.5%, industry 29%, services 56.5% (2004 est.) (2004 est.)
El Salvador	agriculture: 19% industry: 23% services: 58% (2006 est.)	agriculture: 17.1% industry: 17.1% services: 65.8% (2003 est.)
European Union	agriculture: 4.4% industry: 27.1% services: 67.1% note: the remainder is in miscellaneous public and private sector industries and services (2002 est.)	agriculture: 4.4% industry: 27.2% services: 67.1% note: the remainder is in miscellaneous public and private sector industries and services (2002 est.)
Georgia	agriculture: 55.6% industry: 8.9% services: 35.5% (2006 est.)	agriculture: 40% industry: 20% services: 40% (1999 est.)
Ghana	agriculture: 56% industry: 15% services: 29% (2005 est.)	agriculture: 60% industry: 15% services: 25% (1999 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)	note: essentially services with a small amount of industry; nearly all dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and the approximately 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican	note: essentially services with a small amount of industry; dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican
Hong Kong	manufacturing 6.5%, construction 2.1%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.3%, financing, insurance, and real estate 20.7%, transport and communications 7.8%, community and social services 19.5% note: above data exclude public sector (2007 est.)	manufacturing 7.5%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.9%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.6%, transport and communications 7.1%, community and social services 18.8% note: above data exclude public sector (2005 est.)
Iran	agriculture: 25% industry: 31% services: 45% (June 2007)	agriculture: 30% industry: 25% services: 45% (2001 est.)
Ireland	agriculture: 6% industry: 27% services: 67% (2006 est.)	agriculture: 8% industry: 29% services: 64% (2002 est.)
Israel	agriculture 18.5%, industry 23.7%, services 50%, other 7.8% (2002)	agriculture, forestry, and fishing 1.8%, manufacturing 15.7%, construction 5.3%, wholesale and retail trade 12.9%, transport, storage, and communications 6.3%, finance and business 16.9%, personal and other services 11.5%, public services 28.6% (1996)
Jamaica	agriculture: 17% industry: 19% services: 64% (2006)	agriculture: 18.1% industry: 17.3% services: 64.6% (2004)
Korea, North	agriculture: 37% industry and services: 63% (2004 est.)	agriculture: 36% industry and services: 64% (2002)
Korea, South	agriculture: 7.5% industry: 17.3% services: 75.2% (2007)	agriculture: 6.4% industry: 26.4% services: 67.2% (2006 est.)
Kosovo	agriculture: 21.4% industry: NA services: NA (2006)	-
Macau	manufacturing 11.1%, construction 11.7%, transport and communications 6.3%, wholesale and retail trade 13.7%, restaurants and hotels 11.3%, gambling 19.8%, public sector 7.7%, financial services 2.6%, other services and agriculture 15.7% (2006)	manufacturing 13.7%, construction 10.5%, transport and communications 5.9%, wholesale and retail trade 14.6%, restaurants and hotels 10.3%, gambling 17.9%, public sector 7.8%, other services and agriculture 19.3% (2005 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of	agriculture: 0.9% industry: 34.4% services: 64.7% note: two-thirds are government employees (FY05 est.)	agriculture 0.9%, industry 0.9%, services 64.7% note: two-thirds are government employees (FY05 est.)
Moldova	agriculture: 40.7% industry: 12.1% services: 47.2% (2005 est.)	agriculture: 40.7% industry: 12.1% services: 47.2% (2005)
Mongolia	agriculture: 39.9% industry: 11.7% services: 49.4% (2006)	agriculture: 39.9% industry: 31.4% services: 28.7% (2005)
Netherlands	agriculture: 3% industry: 21% services: 76% (2005 est.)	agriculture: 2% industry: 19% services: 79% (2004 est.)
New Zealand	agriculture: 7% industry: 19% services: 74% (2006 est.)	agriculture: 10% industry: 25% services: 65% (1995)
Panama	agriculture: 15% industry: 18% services: 67% (2006 est.)	agriculture: 20.8% industry: 18% services: 61.2% (1995 est.)
Paraguay	agriculture: 31% industry: 17% services: 52% (2007)	agriculture: 45% industry: NA% services: NA% (2003)
Philippines	agriculture: 35% industry: 15% services: 50% (2007 est.)	agriculture: 36% industry: 15% services: 49% (2004 est.)
Russia	agriculture: 10.8% industry: 28.8% services: 60.5% (November 2007 est.)	agriculture: 10.8% industry: 29.1% services: 60.1% (2005 est.)
Serbia	agriculture: 30% industry: 46% services: 24% note: excludes Kosovo and Montenegro (2002)	agriculture: 30% industry: 46% services: 24% note: excluding Kosovo and Montenegro (2002)
Singapore	manufacturing 21%, construction 5%, transportation and communication 7%, financial, business, and other services 42%, other 25% (2006)	manufacturing 18%, construction 6%, transportation and communication 11%, financial, business, and other services 39%, other 26% (2003)
Slovenia	agriculture: 2.5% industry: 36% services: 61.5% (2007)	agriculture: 4.8% industry: 39.1% services: 56.1% (2004)
South Africa	agriculture: 9% industry: 26% services: 65% (2007 est.)	agriculture: 30% industry: 25% services: 45% (1999 est.)
Taiwan	agriculture: 5.3% industry: 36.8% services: 57.9% (2007 est.)	agriculture: 5.5% industry: 36% services: 58.5% (2005 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago	agriculture 4%, manufacturing, mining, and quarrying 12.9%, construction and utilities 17.5%, services 65.6% (2006 est.)	agriculture 9.5%, manufacturing, mining, and quarrying 14%, construction and utilities 12.4%, services 64.1% (1997 est.)
Turkey	agriculture: 35.9% industry: 22.8% services: 41.2% (3rd quarter, 2004)	agriculture: 35.9% industry: 22.8% services: 41.2% (3rd quarter)
United States	farming, forestry, and fishing 0.6%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.6%, managerial, professional, and technical 35.5%, sales and office 24.8%, other services 16.5% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2007)	farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25%, other services 16.5% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2006)
Uruguay	agriculture: 9% industry: 15% services: 76% (2007 est.)	agriculture: 14% industry: 16% services: 70% (2003)
Vietnam	agriculture: 55.6% industry: 18.9% services: 25.5% (July 2005)	agriculture: 56.8% industry: 37% services: 6.2% (July 2005)
West Bank	agriculture: 18% industry: 15% services: 67% (2006)	agriculture: 16% industry: 29% services: 55% (2005)
World	agriculture: 40% industry: 20.5% services: 39.4% (2007 est.)	agriculture: 40.9% industry: 20.6% services: 38.5% (2002 est.)