|
Country
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Labor force - by occupation (%)
|
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Afghanistan
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agriculture 80%, industry 10%, services 10% (1990 est.)
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Albania
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agriculture 50%, industry and services 50%
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Algeria
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government 29%, agriculture 25%, construction and public works 15%, industry 11%, other 20% (1996 est.)
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American Samoa
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government 33%, tuna canneries 34%, other 33% (1990)
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Andorra
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agriculture 1%, industry 21%, services 78% (2000 est.)
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Angola
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agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% (1997 est.)
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Anguilla
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commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%
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Antigua and Barbuda
|
commerce and services 82%, agriculture 11%, industry 7% (1983)
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Argentina
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agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
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Armenia
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agriculture 44%, services 14%, industry 42% (2000 est.)
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Aruba
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most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining
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|
Australia
|
services 73%, industry 22%, agriculture 5% (1997 est.)
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Austria
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services 67%, industry and crafts 29%, agriculture and forestry 4% (2001 est.)
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|
Azerbaijan
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agriculture and forestry 32%, industry 15%, services 53% (1997)
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Bahamas, The
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tourism 40%, other services 50%, industry 5%, agriculture 5% (1995 est.)
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Bahrain
|
industry, commerce, and service 79%, government 20%, agriculture 1% (1997 est.)
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Bangladesh
|
agriculture 63%, services 26%, industry 11% (FY95/96)
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Barbados
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services 75%, industry 15%, agriculture 10% (1996 est.)
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Belarus
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industry and construction NA%, agriculture and forestry NA%, services NA%
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Belgium
|
services 73%, industry 25%, agriculture 2% (1999 est.)
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Belize
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agriculture 27%, industry 18%, services 55% (2001 est.)
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Bermuda
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clerical 22%, services 20%, laborers 17%, professional and technical 17%, administrative and managerial 13%, sales 8%, agriculture and fishing 3% (2000 est.)
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Bhutan
|
agriculture 93%, services 5%, industry and commerce 2%
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Bolivia
|
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
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Botswana
|
NA
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Brazil
|
services 53%, agriculture 23%, industry 24%
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British Virgin Islands
|
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
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Brunei
|
government 48%, production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 42%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 10% (1999 est.)
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Bulgaria
|
agriculture 26%, industry 31%, services 43% (1998 est.)
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|
Burkina Faso
|
agriculture 90% (2000 est.)
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Burma
|
agriculture 65%, industry 10%, services 25% (1999 est.)
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Burundi
|
NA
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|
Cambodia
|
agriculture 80% (2001 est.)
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|
Cameroon
|
agriculture 70%, industry and commerce 13%, other 17%
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|
Canada
|
services 74%, manufacturing 15%, construction 5%, agriculture 3%, other 3% (2000)
|
|
Cayman Islands
|
agriculture 1.4%, industry 12.6%, services 86% (1995)
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Chad
|
agriculture more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)
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Chile
|
agriculture 14%, industry 27%, services 59% (1997 est.)
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China
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agriculture 50%, industry 23%, services 27% (2001 est.)
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Christmas Island
|
tourism 400 people, mining 100 people (1995)
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others
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Colombia
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services 46%, agriculture 30%, industry 24% (1990)
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Comoros
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agriculture 80%
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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agriculture 65%, industry 16%, services 19% (1991 est.)
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Cook Islands
|
agriculture 29%, industry 15%, services 56%
note: shortage of skilled labor (1995)
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Costa Rica
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agriculture 20%, industry 22%, services 58% (1999 est.)
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Croatia
|
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
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Cuba
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agriculture 24%, industry 25%, services 51% (1999)
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|
Cyprus
|
Greek Cypriot area: services 73%, industry 22%, agriculture 5% (2000); Turkish Cypriot area: services 56.4%, industry 22.8%, agriculture 20.8% (1998)
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Czech Republic
|
agriculture 5%, industry 40%, services 55% (2000 est.)
|
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Denmark
|
services 79%, industry 17%, agriculture 4% (2000 est.)
|
|
Djibouti
|
NA%
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Dominica
|
agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28%
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|
Dominican Republic
|
services and government 58.7%, industry 24.3%, agriculture 17% (1998 est.)
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East Timor
|
NA
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Ecuador
|
agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (2001 est.)
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Egypt
|
agriculture 29%, industry 22%, services 49% (2000 est.)
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El Salvador
|
agriculture 30%, industry 15%, services 55% (1999 est.)
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Eritrea
|
agriculture 80%, industry and services 20%
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Estonia
|
industry 20%, agriculture 11%, services 69% (1999 est.)
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Ethiopia
|
agriculture and animal husbandry 80%, government and services 12%, industry and construction 8% (1985)
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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agriculture 95% (mostly sheepherding and fishing)
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Faroe Islands
|
fishing, fish processing, and manufacturing 33%, construction and private services 33%, public services 34%
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Fiji
|
agriculture, including subsistence agriculture 70% (2001 est.)
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Finland
|
public services 32%, industry 22%, commerce 14%, finance, insurance, and business services 10%, agriculture and forestry 8%, transport and communications 8%, construction 6%
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|
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)
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|
Gabon
|
agriculture 60%, services and government 25%, industry and commerce 15%
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|
Gambia, The
|
agriculture 75%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 6%
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|
Gaza Strip
|
services 66%, industry 21%, agriculture 13% (1996)
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Georgia
|
industry 20%, agriculture 40%, services 40% (1999 est.)
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|
Germany
|
industry 33.4%, agriculture 2.8%, services 63.8% (1999)
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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
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Guam
|
federal and territorial government 26%, private 74% (trade 24%, other services 40%, industry 10%) (2000 est.)
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Guatemala
|
agriculture 50%, industry 15%, services 35% (1999 est.)
|
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Guinea
|
agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2000 est.)
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
agriculture 82% (2000 est.)
|
|
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 34%, industry 21%, services 45% (2001 est.)
|
|
Hong Kong
|
wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 31%, financing, insurance, and real estate 13%, community and social services 11%, manufacturing 7%, transport and communications 6%, construction 2%, other 30% (2001 est.)
|
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Hungary
|
services 65%, industry 27%, agriculture 8% (1996)
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Iceland
|
agriculture 5.1%, fishing and fish processing 11.8%, manufacturing 12.9%, construction 10.7%, other services 59.5% (1999)
|
|
India
|
agriculture 60%, services 23%, industry 17% (1999)
|
|
Indonesia
|
agriculture 45%, industry 16%, services 39% (1999 est.)
|
|
Iran
|
agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (2001 est.)
|
|
Iraq
|
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
|
|
Ireland
|
services 64%, industry 28%, agriculture 8% (2000 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)
|
|
Italy
|
services 63%, industry 32%, agriculture 5% (2001)
|
|
Jamaica
|
services 60%, agriculture 21%, industry 19% (1998)
|
|
Japan
|
services 65%, industry 30%, agriculture 5%
|
|
Jordan
|
services 82.5%, industry 12.5%, agriculture 5% (2001 est.)
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
industry 30%, agriculture 20%, services 50% (2001 est.)
|
|
Kenya
|
agriculture 75%-80%
|
|
Korea, North
|
agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%
|
|
Korea, South
|
services 69%, industry 21.5%, agriculture 9.5% (2001)
|
|
Kuwait
|
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
agriculture 55%, industry 15%, services 30% (2000 est.)
|
|
Laos
|
agriculture 80% (1997 est.)
|
|
Latvia
|
agriculture 15%, industry 25%, services 60% (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% (2000 est.)
|
|
Libya
|
services 54%, industry 29%, agriculture 17% (1997 est.)
|
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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 90.1%, industry 8%, agriculture 1.9% (1999 est.)
|
|
Macau
|
restaurants and hotels 26%, manufacturing 20%, other services and agriculture 54% (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.)
|
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Maldives
|
agriculture 22%, industry 18%, services 60% (1995)
|
|
Mali
|
agriculture and fishing 80% (2001 est.)
|
|
Malta
|
industry 24%, services 71%, agriculture 5% (1999 est.)
|
|
Man, Isle of
|
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%
|
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Marshall Islands
|
agriculture 21.4%, industry 20.9%, services 57.7%
|
|
Martinique
|
agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997)
|
|
Mauritania
|
agriculture 50%, services 40%, industry 10% (2001 est.)
|
|
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%, services 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
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Norway
|
services 74%, industry 22%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4% (1995)
|
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Oman
|
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
|
|
Pakistan
|
agriculture 44%, industry 17%, services 39% (1999 est.)
|
|
Palau
|
agriculture 20%, industry NA%, services NA% (1990)
|
|
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 10.8%, industry 27.8%, services 61.4% (2001 est.)
|
|
Rwanda
|
agriculture 90%
|
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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 57%, industry 42%, agriculture 1% (2000 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 70%
|
|
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%, other 22%
|
|
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 75%, industry 5%, services 20% (2000 est.)
|
|
Somalia
|
agriculture (mostly pastoral nomadism) 71%, industry and services 29%
|
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South Africa
|
agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (1999 est.)
|
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Spain
|
services 64%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 29%, agriculture 7% (2001 est.)
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
services 45%, agriculture 38%, industry 17% (1998 est.)
|
|
Sudan
|
agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 7%, government 13% (1998 est.)
|
|
Suriname
|
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
|
|
Swaziland
|
NA
|
|
Sweden
|
agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74% (2000 est.)
|
|
Switzerland
|
services 69.1%, industry 26.3%, agriculture 4.6% (1998)
|
|
Syria
|
agriculture 40%, industry 20%, services 40% (1996 est.)
|
|
Taiwan
|
services 56%, industry 36%, agriculture 8% (2001 est.)
|
|
Tajikistan
|
agriculture 67.2%, industry 7.5%, services 25.3% (2000 est.)
|
|
Tanzania
|
agriculture 80%, industry and services 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 39.7%, services 37.9%, industry 22.4% (2001 3rd quarter)
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
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.)
|
|
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)
|
|
Uganda
|
agriculture 82%, industry 5%, services 13% (1999 est.)
|
|
Ukraine
|
industry 32%, agriculture 24%, services 44% (1996)
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
services 78%, industry 15%, agriculture 7% (2000 est.)
|
|
United Kingdom
|
agriculture 1%, industry 25%, services 74% (1999)
|
|
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% (2001)
note: figures exclude the unemployed
|
|
Uruguay
|
agriculture 14%, industry 16%, services 70%
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
agriculture 44%, industry 20%, services 36% (1995)
|
|
Vanuatu
|
agriculture 65%, services 30%, industry 5% (2000 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% (2001 est.)
|
|
West Bank
|
services 66%, industry 21%, agriculture 13% (1996)
|
|
Western Sahara
|
animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%
|
|
World
|
agriculture 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
|
|
Zambia
|
agriculture 85%, industry 6%, services 9%
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Zimbabwe
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agriculture 66%, services 24%, industry 10% (1996 est.)
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