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Field Listing :: Labor force - by occupation
This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
Country
Labor force - by occupation(%)
Afghanistan
agriculture: 80%
industry: 10%
services: 10% (2004 est.)
Albania
agriculture: 58%
industry: 15%
services: 27% (September 2006 est.)
Algeria
agriculture 14%, industry 13.4%, construction and public works 10%, trade 14.6%, government 32%, other 16% (2003 est.)
Andorra
agriculture: 0.3%
industry: 20.8%
services: 79% (2007)
Angola
agriculture: 85%
industry and services: 15% (2003 est.)
Anguilla
agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.)
Argentina
agriculture: 1%
industry: 23%
services: 76% (2008 est.)
Armenia
agriculture: 46.2%
industry: 15.6%
services: 38.2% (2006 est.)
Aruba
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
note: most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining
Australia
agriculture: 3.6%
industry: 21.1%
services: 75% (2005 est.)
Austria
agriculture: 5.5%
industry: 27.5%
services: 67% (2005 est.)
Azerbaijan
agriculture: 39.3%
industry: 12.1%
services: 48.6% (2005)
Bahamas, The
agriculture 5%, industry 5%, tourism 50%, other services 40% (2005 est.)
Bahrain
agriculture: 1%
industry: 79%
services: 20% (1997 est.)
Bangladesh
agriculture: 63%
industry: 11%
services: 26% (FY95/96)
Barbados
agriculture: 10%
industry: 15%
services: 75% (1996 est.)
Belarus
agriculture: 14%
industry: 34.7%
services: 51.3% (2003 est.)
Belgium
agriculture: 2%
industry: 25%
services: 73% (2007 est.)
Belize
agriculture: 10.2%
industry: 18.1%
services: 71.7% (2007)
Bermuda
agriculture and fishing 3%, laborers 17%, clerical 19%, professional and technical 21%, administrative and managerial 15%, sales 7%, services 19% (2004 est.)
Bhutan
agriculture: 63%
industry: 6%
services: 31% (2004 est.)
Bolivia
agriculture: 40%
industry: 17%
services: 43% (2006 est.)
Botswana
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Brazil
agriculture: 20%
industry: 14%
services: 66% (2003 est.)
Brunei
agriculture: 4.5%
industry: 63.1%
services: 32.4% (2003 est.)
Bulgaria
agriculture: 7.5%
industry: 35.5%
services: 57% (2007 est.)
Burkina Faso
agriculture: 90%
industry and services: 10% (2000 est.)
Burma
agriculture: 70%
industry: 7%
services: 23% (2001)
Burundi
agriculture: 93.6%
industry: 2.3%
services: 4.1% (2002 est.)
Cambodia
agriculture: 75%
industry: NA%
services: NA% (2004 est.)
Cameroon
agriculture: 70%
industry: 13%
services: 17% (2001 est.)
Canada
agriculture 2%, manufacturing 13%, construction 6%, services 76%, other 3% (2006)
Chad
agriculture: 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)
industry and services: 20% (2006 est.)
Chile
agriculture: 13.2%
industry: 23%
services: 63.9% (2005)
China
agriculture: 43%
industry: 25%
services: 32% (2006 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others
Colombia
agriculture: 22.4%
industry: 18.8%
services: 58.8% (2005 est.)
Comoros
agriculture: 80%
industry and services: 20% (1996 est.)
Cook Islands
agriculture: 29%
industry: 15%
services: 56% (1995)
Costa Rica
agriculture: 14%
industry: 22%
services: 64% (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
agriculture: 68%
industry and services: NA (2007 est.)
Croatia
agriculture: 5%
industry: 31.3%
services: 63.6% (2008)
Cuba
agriculture: 20%
industry: 19.4%
services: 60.6% (2005)
Cyprus
agriculture: 8.5%
industry: 20.5%
services: 71% (2006 est.)
Czech Republic
agriculture: 3.6%
industry: 40.2%
services: 56.2% (2007)
Denmark
agriculture: 2.9%
industry: 23.8%
services: 72.7% (2005 est.)
Djibouti
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Dominica
agriculture: 40%
industry: 32%
services: 28% (2000 est.)
Ecuador
agriculture: 8.3%
industry: 21.2%
services: 70.4% (2005)
Egypt
agriculture: 32%
industry: 17%
services: 51% (2001 est.)
El Salvador
agriculture: 19%
industry: 23%
services: 58% (2006 est.)
Eritrea
agriculture: 80%
industry and services: 20% (2004 est.)
Estonia
agriculture: 4.7%
industry: 33.7%
services: 61.6% (2007)
Ethiopia
agriculture: 80.2%
industry: 6.6%
services: 13.2% (2005)
European Union
agriculture: 5.6%
industry: 27.7%
services: 66.7% (2007 est.)
Faroe Islands
agriculture: 11.2%
industry: 21.9%
services: 66.9% (2007)
Fiji
agriculture: 70%
industry and services: 30% (2001 est.)
Finland
agriculture and forestry 4.5%, industry 18.3%, construction 7.3%, commerce 16%, finance, insurance, and business services 14.5%, transport and communications 7%, public services 32.4% (2008)
France
agriculture: 3.8%
industry: 24.3%
services: 71.8% (2005)
Gabon
agriculture: 60%
industry: 15%
services: 25% (2000 est.)
Gambia, The
agriculture: 75%
industry: 19%
services: 6% (1996)
Gaza Strip
agriculture: 12%
industry: 5%
services: 83% (June 2008)
Georgia
agriculture: 55.6%
industry: 8.9%
services: 35.5% (2006 est.)
Germany
agriculture: 2.4%
industry: 29.7%
services: 67.8% (2005)
Ghana
agriculture: 56%
industry: 15%
services: 29% (2005 est.)
Gibraltar
agriculture: negligible
industry: 40%
services: 60% (2001)
Greece
agriculture: 12.4%
industry: 22.4%
services: 65.1% (2005 est.)
Grenada
agriculture: 24%
industry: 14%
services: 62% (1999 est.)
Guam
agriculture: 26%
industry: 10%
services: 64% (2004 est.)
Guatemala
agriculture: 50%
industry: 15%
services: 35% (1999 est.)
Guinea
agriculture: 76%
industry and services: 24% (2006 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
agriculture: 82%
industry and services: 18% (2000 est.)
Guyana
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Haiti
agriculture: 66%
industry: 9%
services: 25% (1995)
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
Honduras
agriculture: 39.2%
industry: 20.9%
services: 39.8% (2005 est.)
Hong Kong
manufacturing 6.1%, construction 1.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 42.9%, financing, insurance, and real estate 21.4%, transport and communications 7.9%, community and social services 19.7%
note: above data exclude public sector (2008 est.)
Hungary
agriculture: 5%
industry: 32.4%
services: 62.6% (2005)
Iceland
agriculture: 3%
industry: 19%
services: 78% (2007)
India
agriculture: 60%
industry: 12%
services: 28% (2003)
Indonesia
agriculture: 42.1%
industry: 18.6%
services: 39.3% (2006 est.)
Iran
agriculture: 25%
industry: 31%
services: 45% (June 2007)
Iraq
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Ireland
agriculture: 6%
industry: 27%
services: 67% (2006 est.)
Isle of Man
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% (2001)
Israel
agriculture: 2%
industry: 16%
services: 82% (30 September 2008)
Italy
agriculture: 4.2%
industry: 30.7%
services: 65.1% (2005)
Jamaica
agriculture: 17%
industry: 19%
services: 64% (2006)
Japan
agriculture: 4.4%
industry: 27.9%
services: 66.4% (2005)
Jordan
agriculture: 2.7%
industry: 20%
services: 77.4% (2001 est.)
Kazakhstan
agriculture: 31.5%
industry: 18.4%
services: 50% (2006)
Kenya
agriculture: 75%
industry and services: 25% (2003 est.)
Kiribati
agriculture: 2.7%
industry: 32%
services: 65.3% (2000)
Korea, North
agriculture: 37%
industry and services: 63% (2004 est.)
Korea, South
agriculture: 7.2%
industry: 25.1%
services: 67.7% (2007)
Kosovo
agriculture: 16.5%
industry: NA
services: NA (2007 est.)
Kuwait
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Kyrgyzstan
agriculture: 48%
industry: 12.5%
services: 39.5% (2005 est.)
Laos
agriculture: 80%
industry and services: 20% (2005 est.)
Latvia
agriculture: 12.1%
industry: 25.8%
services: 61.8% (2005 est.)
Lebanon
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Lesotho
agriculture: 86% of resident population engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa
industry and services: 14% (2002 est.)
Liberia
agriculture: 70%
industry: 8%
services: 22% (2000 est.)
Libya
agriculture: 17%
industry: 23%
services: 59% (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein
agriculture: 1.7%
industry: 43.5%
services: 55.4% (31 December 2006)
Lithuania
agriculture: 14%
industry: 29.1%
services: 56.9% (2005)
Luxembourg
agriculture: 2.2%
industry: 17.2%
services: 80.6% (2007 est.)
Macau
manufacturing 7.4%, construction 12.6%, transport and communications 5%, wholesale and retail trade 12.5%, restaurants and hotels 12.7%, gambling 14%, public sector 6%, financial services 2.1%, other services and agriculture 27.7% (2008 est.)
Macedonia
agriculture: 19.6%
industry: 30.4%
services: 50% (September 2007)
Malawi
agriculture: 90%
industry and services: 10% (2003 est.)
Malaysia
agriculture: 13%
industry: 36%
services: 51% (2005 est.)
Maldives
agriculture: 22%
industry: 18%
services: 60% (1995)
Mali
agriculture: 80%
industry and services: 20% (2005 est.)
Malta
agriculture: 2.3%
industry: 29.6%
services: 68% (2005 est.)
Mauritania
agriculture: 50%
industry: 10%
services: 40% (2001 est.)
Mauritius
agriculture and fishing 9%, construction and industry 30%, transportation and communication 7%, trade, restaurants, hotels 22%, finance 6%, other services 25% (2007)
Mexico
agriculture: 15.1%
industry: 25.7%
services: 59% (2005)
Moldova
agriculture: 40.6%
industry: 16%
services: 43.3% (2005)
Mongolia
agriculture: 34%
industry: 5%
services: 61% (2008)
Montenegro
agriculture: 2%
industry: 30%
services: 68% (2004 est.)
Morocco
agriculture: 44.6%
industry: 19.8%
services: 35.5% (2006 est.)
Mozambique
agriculture: 81%
industry: 6%
services: 13% (1997 est.)
Namibia
agriculture: 47%
industry: 20%
services: 33% (1999 est.)
Nauru
note: employed in mining phosphates, public administration, education, and transportation (1992)
Nepal
agriculture: 76%
industry: 6%
services: 18% (2004 est.)
Netherlands
agriculture: 2%
industry: 18%
services: 80% (2005 est.)
New Caledonia
agriculture: 20%
industry: 20%
services: 60% (2002)
New Zealand
agriculture: 7%
industry: 19%
services: 74% (2006 est.)
Nicaragua
agriculture: 29%
industry: 19%
services: 52% (2006 est.)
Niger
agriculture: 90%
industry: 6%
services: 4% (1995)
Nigeria
agriculture: 70%
industry: 10%
services: 20% (1999 est.)
Niue
note: most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board
Norway
agriculture: 2.9%
industry: 21.1%
services: 76% (2008)
Oman
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Pakistan
agriculture: 43%
industry: 20.3%
services: 36.6% (2005 est.)
Palau
agriculture: 20%
industry: NA%
services: NA% (1990)
Panama
agriculture: 15%
industry: 18%
services: 67% (2006)
Paraguay
agriculture: 31%
industry: 17%
services: 52% (2007)
Peru
agriculture: 0.7%
industry: 23.8%
services: 75.5% (2005)
Philippines
agriculture: 35%
industry: 15%
services: 50% (2008 est.)
Pitcairn Islands
note: no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing
Poland
agriculture: 17.4%
industry: 29.2%
services: 53.4% (2005)
Portugal
agriculture: 10%
industry: 30%
services: 60% (2007 est.)
Puerto Rico
agriculture: 2.1%
industry: 19%
services: 79% (2005)
Romania
agriculture: 29.7%
industry: 23.2%
services: 47.1% (2006)
Russia
agriculture: 10.2%
industry: 27.4%
services: 62.4% (2007 est.)
Rwanda
agriculture: 90%
industry and services: 10% (2000)
Saint Helena
agriculture: 6%
industry: 48%
services: 46% (1987 est.)
Saint Lucia
agriculture: 21.7%
industry: 24.7%
services: 53.6% (2002 est.)
Saint Martin
85% directly or indirectly employed in tourist industry
Samoa
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
San Marino
agriculture: 0.1%
industry: 37.7%
services: 62.2% (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
note: population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing; shortages of skilled workers
Saudi Arabia
agriculture: 6.7%
industry: 21.4%
services: 71.9% (2005 est.)
Senegal
agriculture: 77.5%
industry and services: 22.5% (2007 est.)
Serbia
agriculture: 30%
industry: 46%
services: 24% (2002)
Seychelles
agriculture: 3%
industry: 23%
services: 74% (2006)
Singapore
agriculture 0%, industry 22.6%, services 77.4% (2007)
Slovakia
agriculture 4%, industry 39%, services 56.9% (30 September 2008)
Slovenia
agriculture: 2.5%
industry: 36%
services: 61.5% (2007)
Somalia
agriculture: 71%
industry and services: 29% (1975)
South Africa
agriculture: 9%
industry: 26%
services: 65% (2007 est.)
Spain
agriculture: 4%
industry: 26.4%
services: 69.5% (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka
agriculture: 34.7%
industry: 26.1%
services: 39.2% (30 September 2008 est.)
Sudan
agriculture: 80%
industry: 7%
services: 13% (1998 est.)
Suriname
agriculture: 8%
industry: 14%
services: 78% (2004)
Swaziland
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Sweden
agriculture: 1.1%
industry: 28.2%
services: 70.7% (2008 est.)
Switzerland
agriculture: 3.9%
industry: 22.8%
services: 73.2% (2005)
Syria
agriculture: 19.2%
industry: 14.5%
services: 66.3% (2006 est.)
Taiwan
agriculture: 5.1%
industry: 36.8%
services: 58% (2008 est.)
Tajikistan
agriculture: 67.2%
industry: 7.5%
services: 25.3% (2000 est.)
Tanzania
agriculture: 80%
industry and services: 20% (2002 est.)
Thailand
agriculture: 42.6%
industry: 20.2%
services: 37.1% (2005 est.)
Timor-Leste
agriculture: 90%
industry: NA%
services: NA% (2006 est.)
Togo
agriculture: 65%
industry: 5%
services: 30% (1998 est.)
Tonga
agriculture: 31.8%
industry: 30.6%
services: 37.6% (2003 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
agriculture 3.8%, manufacturing, mining, and quarrying 12.8%, construction and utilities 20.4%, services 62.9% (2007 est.)
Tunisia
agriculture: 55%
industry: 23%
services: 22% (1995 est.)
Turkey
agriculture: 29.5%
industry: 24.7%
services: 45.8% (2005)
Turkmenistan
agriculture: 48.2%
industry: 14%
services: 37.8% (2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands
note: about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services
Tuvalu
note: 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
agriculture: 19.4%
industry: 24.2%
services: 56.4% (2005)
United Kingdom
agriculture: 1.4%
industry: 18.2%
services: 80.4% (2006 est.)
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)
Uruguay
agriculture: 9%
industry: 15%
services: 76% (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan
agriculture: 44%
industry: 20%
services: 36% (1995)
Vanuatu
agriculture: 65%
industry: 5%
services: 30% (2000 est.)
Venezuela
agriculture: 13%
industry: 23%
services: 64% (1997 est.)
Vietnam
agriculture: 55.6%
industry: 18.9%
services: 25.5% (July 2005)
Virgin Islands
agriculture: 1%
industry: 19%
services: 80% (2003 est.)
West Bank
agriculture: 17%
industry: 15%
services: 68% (June 2008)
Western Sahara
agriculture: 50%
industry and services: 50% (2005 est.)
World
agriculture: 40.5%
industry: 20.5%
services: 39% (2007 est.)
Yemen
note: 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% (2004)
Zimbabwe
agriculture: 66%
industry: 10%
services: 24% (1996)