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Country | Labor force - by occupation (%)
Afghanistan | agriculture 80%, industry 10%, services 10% (2004 est.)
Albania | agriculture 58%, non-agricultural private sector 19%, public sector 23% (2004 est.)
Algeria | agriculture 14%, industry 13.4%, construction and public works 10%, trade 14.6%, government 32%, other 16% (2003 est.)
American Samoa | tuna canneries 34%, government 33%, other 33% (1990)
Andorra | agriculture 0.34%, industry 19.63%, services 80.03% (2004)
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.)
Antigua and Barbuda | agriculture 7%, industry 11%, services 82% (1983)
Argentina | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Armenia | agriculture 45%, industry 25%, services 30% (2002 est.)
Aruba | most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining
Australia | agriculture 3.6%, industry 21.2%, services 75.2% (2004 est.)
Austria | agriculture and forestry 3%, industry and crafts 27%, services 70% (2005 est.)
Azerbaijan | agriculture and forestry 41%, industry 7%, services 52% (2001)
Bahamas, The | agriculture 5%, industry 5%, tourism 50%, other services 40% (2005 est.)
Bahrain | agriculture 1%, industry, commerce, and services 79%, government 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 1.3%, industry 24.5%, services 74.2% (2003 est.)
Belize | agriculture 27%, industry 18%, services 55% (2001 est.)
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 93%, industry and commerce 2%, services 5%
Bolivia | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Bosnia and Herzegovina | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Botswana | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Brazil | agriculture 20%, industry 14%, services 66% (2003 est.)
British Virgin Islands | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Brunei | agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2.9%, production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 61.1%, government 36% (2003 est.)
Bulgaria | agriculture 11%, industry 32.7%, services 56.3% (3rd quarter 2004 est.)
Burkina Faso | agriculture 90% (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% (2004 est.)
Cameroon | agriculture 70%, industry and commerce 13%, other 17%
Canada | agriculture 2%, manufacturing 14%, construction 5%, services 75%, other 3% (2004)
Cayman Islands | agriculture 1.4%, industry 12.6%, services 86% (1995)
Chad | agriculture more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)
Chile | agriculture 13.6%, industry 23.4%, services 63% (2003)
China | agriculture 49%, industry 22%, services 29% (2003 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others
Colombia | agriculture 22.7%, industry 18.7%, services 58.5% (2000 est.)
Comoros | agriculture: 80%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services 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 2.7%, industry 32.8%, services 64.5% (2004)
Cuba | agriculture 21.2%, industry 14.4%, services 64.4% (2004)
Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: agriculture 7.4%, industry 38.2%, services 54.4% (2004 est.) north Cyprus: agriculture 14.5%, industry 29%, services 56.5% (2004 est.)
Czech Republic | agriculture 4%, industry 38%, services 58% (2002 est.)
Denmark | agriculture 3%, industry 21%, services 76% (2004 est.)
Djibouti | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Dominica | agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28%
Dominican Republic | agriculture 17%, industry 24.3%, services and government 58.7% (1998 est.)
East Timor | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Ecuador | agriculture 8%, industry 24%, services 68% (2001)
Egypt | agriculture 32%, industry 17%, services 51% (2001 est.)
El Salvador | agriculture 17.1%, industry 17.1%, services 65.8% (2003 est.)
Eritrea | agriculture 80%, industry and services 20%
Estonia | agriculture 11%, industry 20%, services 69% (1999 est.)
Ethiopia | agriculture and animal husbandry 80%, industry and construction 8%, government and services 12% (1985)
European Union | agriculture 4.5%, industry 27.4%, services 66.9% note: the remainder is in miscellaneous public and private sector industries and services (2002 est.)
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 | agriculture and forestry 8%, industry 22%, construction 6%, commerce 14%, finance, insurance, and business services 10%, transport and communications 8%, public services 32%
France | agriculture 4.1%, industry 24.4%, services 71.5% (1999)
French Guiana | agriculture 18.2%, industry 21.2%, services, government, and commerce 60.6% (1980)
French Polynesia | agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% (2002)
Gabon | agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25%
Gambia, The | agriculture 75%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 6%
Gaza Strip | agriculture 11.9%, industry 18%, services 70.1% (April-June 2005)
Georgia | agriculture 40%, industry 20%, services 40% (1999 est.)
Germany | agriculture 2.8%, industry 33.4%, services 63.8% (1999)
Ghana | agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25% (1999 est.)
Gibraltar | agriculture negligible, industry 40%, services 60%
Greece | agriculture 12%, industry 20%, services 68% (2004 est.)
Grenada | agriculture 24%, industry 14%, services 62% (1999 est.)
Guadeloupe | agriculture 15%, industry 20%, services 65% (2002)
Guam | private 74% (industry 10%, trade 24%, other services 40%), federal and territorial government 26% (2004 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%, industry 9%, services 25%
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 | 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.)
Hungary | agriculture 6.2%, industry 27.1%, services 66.7% (2002)
Iceland | agriculture, fishing and fish processing 10.3%, industry 18.3%, services 71.4% (2003)
India | agriculture 60%, industry 17%, services 23% (1999)
Indonesia | agriculture 46.5%, industry 11.8%, services 41.7% (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.)
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%
Israel | agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2.6%, manufacturing 20.2%, construction 7.5%, commerce 12.8%, transport, storage, and communications 6.2%, finance and business 13.1%, personal and other services 6.4%, public services 31.2% (1996)
Italy | agriculture 5%, industry 32%, services 63% (2001)
Jamaica | agriculture 19.3%, industry 16.6%, services 64.1% (2004)
Japan | agriculture 4.6%, industry 27.8%, services 67.7% (2004)
Jordan | agriculture 5%, industry 12.5%, services 82.5% (2001 est.)
Kazakhstan | agriculture 20%, industry 30%, services 50% (2002 est.)
Kenya | agriculture 75% (2003 est.)
Korea, North | agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%
Korea, South | agriculture 6.4%, industry 26.4%, services 67.2% (2005 est.)
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 | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services 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 | agriculture 17%, industry 23%, services 59% (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein | agriculture 1.3%, industry 47.4%, services 51.3% (31 December 2001)
Lithuania | agriculture 20%, industry 30%, services 50% (1997 est.)
Luxembourg | agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (2004 est.)
Macau | 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.)
Macedonia | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Malawi | agriculture 90% (2003 est.)
Malaysia | agriculture 14.5%, industry 36%, services 49.5% (2000 est.)
Maldives | agriculture 22%, industry 18%, services 60% (1995)
Mali | agriculture and fishing 80% (2001 est.)
Malta | agriculture 3%, industry 22%, services 75% (2005 est.)
Marshall Islands | agriculture 21.4%, industry 20.9%, services 57.7%
Martinique | agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997)
Mauritania | agriculture 50%, industry 10%, services 40% (2001 est.)
Mauritius | agriculture and fishing 14%, construction and industry 36%, transportation and communication 7%, trade, restaurants, hotels 16%, finance 3%, other services 24% (1995)
Mexico | agriculture 18%, industry 24%, services 58% (2003)
Micronesia, Federated States of | two-thirds are government employees
Moldova | agriculture 40%, industry 14%, services 46% (1998)
Mongolia | herding/agriculture 42%, mining 4%, manufacturing 6%, trade 14%, services 29%, public sector 5% (2003)
Morocco | agriculture 40%, industry 15%, services 45% (2003 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 76%, industry 6%, services 18%
Netherlands | agriculture 2%, industry 19%, services 79% (2004 est.)
Netherlands Antilles | agriculture 1%, industry 20%, services 79% (2005 est.)
New Caledonia | agriculture 7%, industry 23%, services 70% (1999 est.)
New Zealand | agriculture 10%, industry 25%, services 65% (1995)
Nicaragua | agriculture 30.5%, industry 17.3%, services 52.2% (2003 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 90%, subsistence agriculture 10%
Northern Mariana Islands | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Norway | agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4%, industry 22%, services 74% (1995)
Oman | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Pakistan | agriculture 42%, industry 20%, services 38% (2004 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%, industry NA%, services NA%
Peru | agriculture 9%, industry 18%, services 73% (2001)
Philippines | agriculture 36%, industry 16%, services 48% (2004 est.)
Pitcairn Islands | no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing
Poland | agriculture 16.1%, industry 29%, services 54.9% (2002)
Portugal | agriculture 10%, industry 30%, services 60% (1999 est.)
Puerto Rico | agriculture 3%, industry 20%, services 77% (2000 est.)
Reunion | agriculture 13%, industry 12%, services 75% (2000)
Romania | agriculture 31.6%, industry 30.7%, services 37.7% (2004)
Russia | agriculture 10.3%, industry 21.4%, services 68.3% (2004 est.)
Rwanda | agriculture 90%
Saint Helena | agriculture and fishing 6%, industry (mainly construction) 48%, services 46% (1987 est.)
Saint Lucia | agriculture 21.7%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7%, services 53.6% (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 | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
San Marino | agriculture 1%, industry 42%, services 57% (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 77% (1990 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Seychelles | agriculture 10%, industry 19%, services 71% (1989)
Sierra Leone | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Singapore | manufacturing 18%, construction 6%, transportation and communication 11%, financial, business, and other services 39%, other 26% (2003)
Slovakia | agriculture 5.8%, industry 29.3%, construction 9%, services 55.9% (2003)
Slovenia | agriculture 6%, industry 40%, services 55% (2002)
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 | agriculture 5.3%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 30.1%, services 64.6% (2004 est.)
Sri Lanka | agriculture 38%, industry 17%, services 45% (1998 est.)
Sudan | agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 7%, government 13% (1998 est.)
Suriname | agriculture 8%, industry 14%, services 78%
Swaziland | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Sweden | agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74% (2000 est.)
Switzerland | agriculture 4.6%, industry 26.3%, services 69.1% (1998)
Syria | agriculture 30%, industry 27%, services 43% (2002 est.)
Taiwan | agriculture 6%, industry 35.8%, services 58.2% (2005 est.)
Tajikistan | agriculture 67.2%, industry 7.5%, services 25.3% (2000 est.)
Tanzania | agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2002 est.)
Thailand | agriculture 49%, industry 14%, services 37% (2000 est.)
Togo | agriculture 65%, industry 5%, services 30% (1998 est.)
Tonga | agriculture 65% (1997 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago | agriculture 9.5%, manufacturing, mining, and quarrying 14%, construction and utilities 12.4%, services 64.1% (1997 est.)
Tunisia | services 55%, industry 23%, agriculture 22% (1995 est.)
Turkey | agriculture 35.9%, industry 22.8%, services 41.2% (3rd quarter, 2004)
Turkmenistan | agriculture 48.2%, industry 13.8%, services 37% (2003 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 | agriculture 24%, industry 32%, services 44% (1996)
United Arab Emirates | agriculture 7%, industry 15%, services 78% (2000 est.)
United Kingdom | agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5% (2004)
United States | farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.7%, sales and office 25.4%, other services 16.3% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2005)
Uruguay | agriculture 14%, industry 16%, services 70%
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 56.8%, industry 37%, services 6.2% (July 2005)
Virgin Islands | agriculture 1%, industry 19%, services 80% (2003 est.)
Wallis and Futuna | agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (2001 est.)
West Bank | agriculture 18.4%, industry 24%, services 57.6% (April-June 2005)
Western Sahara | animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%
World | agriculture 42%, industry 21%, services 37% (2002 est.)
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%, industry 10%, services 24% (1996)

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