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@2048 Labor force - by occupation (%)
Afghanistan
agriculture 80%, industry 10%, services 10% (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% (2000 est.)
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% (2000 est,)
Antigua and Barbuda
commerce and services 82%, agriculture 11%,
industry 7% (1983)
Argentina
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Armenia
agriculture 45%, services 30%, industry 25% (2002 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 67%, industry and crafts 29%, agriculture and
forestry 4% (2001 est.)
Azerbaijan
agriculture and forestry 41%, industry 7%, services 52%
(2001)
Bahamas, The
tourism 50%, other services 40%, industry 5%,
agriculture 5% (1999 est.)
Bahrain
industry, commerce, and service 79%, government 20%,
agriculture 1% (1997 est.)
Bangladesh
agriculture 63%, services 26%, industry 11% (FY 95/96)
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 27%, industry 18%, services 55% (2001 est.)
Bermuda
clerical 22%, services 20%, laborers 17%, professional and
technical 17%, administrative and managerial 13%, sales 8%,
agriculture and fishing 3% (2000 est.)
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
NA
Brazil
services 53%, agriculture 23%, industry 24%
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 70%, industry 7%, services 23% (2001 est.)
Burundi
NA
Cambodia
agriculture 80% (2001 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 more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and
fishing)
Chile
agriculture 14%, industry 27%, services 59% (1997 est.)
China
agriculture 50%, industry 22%, services 28% (2001 est.)
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
NA
Cook Islands
agriculture 29%, industry 15%, services 56%
note: shortage of skilled labor (1995)
Costa Rica
agriculture 20%, industry 22%, services 58% (1999 est.)
Croatia
agriculture 13.2% NA, industry 25.4% NA, services 46.4% NA
(2002)
Cuba
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)
Czech Republic
agriculture 5%, industry 35%, services 60% (2001 est.)
Denmark
services 79%, industry 17%, agriculture 4% (2002 est.)
Djibouti
NA%
Dominica
agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28%
Dominican Republic
services and government 58.7%, industry 24.3%,
agriculture 17% (1998 est.)
East Timor
NA
Ecuador
agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (2001 est.)
Egypt
agriculture 29%, industry 22%, services 49% (2000 est.)
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
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%
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 25%, industry 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 20%, 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 82% (2000 est.)
Guyana
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Haiti
agriculture 66%, services 25%, industry 9%
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
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 12%, manufacturing 6%, transport and communications 6%,
construction 5%, other 25% (2002 est.)
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 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
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)
Italy
services 63%, industry 32%, agriculture 5% (2001)
Jamaica
services 60%, agriculture 21%, industry 19% (1998)
Japan
services 70%, industry 25%, agriculture 5% (2002 est.)
Jordan
services 82.5%, industry 12.5%, agriculture 5% (2001 est.)
Kazakhstan
industry 30%, agriculture 20%, services 50% (2002 est.)
Kenya
agriculture 75% 75%-80%
Korea, North
agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%
Korea, South
services 69%, industry 21.5%, agriculture 9.5% (2001)
Kuwait
agriculture NA, industries 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.)
Liechtenstein
industry 47.4%, services 51.3%, agriculture 1.3%
(37256 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 12%, manufacturing 20%, other services
and agriculture 68% (2002 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% (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%
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%
(2000 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 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 45%, industry 15%, services 40% (2003 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 13%, industry 12%, services 75% (2000)
Romania
agriculture 40%, industry 25%, services 35% (1998)
Russia
agriculture 12.3%, industry 22.7%, services 65% (2002 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 21.7%, services 53.6%, industry, commerce,
and manufacturing 24.7% (2002 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
NA
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%
Serbia and Montenegro
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
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%
South Africa
agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (1999 est.)
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, industry, services NA (2002)
Taiwan
services 58%, industry 35%, agriculture 7% (2001 est.)
Tajikistan
agriculture 67.2%, industry 7.5%, services 25.3% (2000
est.)
Tanzania
agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2002 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% (3rd
quarter, 2001)
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
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%
note: figures exclude the unemployed (2001)
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 63%, industry and services 37% (2000 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%
Zimbabwe
agriculture 66%, services 24%, industry 10% (1996)