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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 and may range from 99-101 percent due to rounding.
Country
Labor force - by occupation(%)
Afghanistan agriculture: 78.6%
industry: 5.7%
services: 15.7% (FY08/09 est.)
Albania agriculture: 47.8%
industry: 23%
services: 29.2% (September 2010 est.)
Algeria agriculture: 14%
industry: 13.4%
construction and public works: 10%
trade: 14.6%
government: 32%
other: 16% (2003 est.)
American Samoa agriculture: 34%
industry: 33%
services: 33% (1990)
Andorra agriculture: 0.4%
industry: 4.7%
services: 94.9% (2010)
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: 5%
industry: 23%
services: 72% (2009 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
Australia agriculture: 3.6%
industry: 21.1%
services: 75% (2009 est.)
Austria agriculture: 5.5%
industry: 27.5%
services: 67% (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan agriculture: 38.3%
industry: 12.1%
services: 49.6% (2008)
Bahamas, The agriculture: 5%
industry: 5%
tourism: 50%
other services: 40% (2005 est.)
Bahrain agriculture: 1%
industry: 79%
services: 20% (1997 est.)
Bangladesh agriculture: 45%
industry: 30%
services: 25% (2008)
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: 43.7%
industry: 39.1%
services: 17.2% (2004 est.)
Bolivia agriculture: 40%
industry: 17%
services: 43% (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina agriculture: 20.5%
industry: 32.6%
services: 47% (2008)
Botswana agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Brazil agriculture: 20%
industry: 14%
services: 66% (2003 est.)
British Virgin Islands agriculture: 0.6%
industry: 40%
services: 59.4% (2005)
Brunei agriculture: 4.2%
industry: 62.8%
services: 33% (2008 est.)
Bulgaria agriculture: 7.1%
industry: 35.2%
services: 57.7% (2009)
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: 57.6%
industry: 15.9%
services: 26.5% (2009 est.)
Cameroon agriculture: 70%
industry: 13%
services: 17% (2001 est.)
Canada agriculture: 2%
manufacturing: 13%
construction: 6%
services: 76%
other: 3% (2006 est.)
Cayman Islands agriculture: 1.9%
industry: 19.1%
services: 79% (2008 est.)
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: 38.1%
industry: 27.8%
services: 34.1% (2008 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others
Colombia agriculture: 18%
industry: 13%
services: 68% (2010 est.)
Comoros agriculture: 80%
industry and services: 20% (1996 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
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)
Curacao agriculture: 1.2%
industry: 16.9%
services: 81.8% (2008 est.)
Cyprus agriculture: 8.5%
industry: 20.5%
services: 71% (2006 est.)
Czech Republic agriculture: 3.1%
industry: 38.6%
services: 58.3% (2009)
Denmark agriculture: 2.5%
industry: 20.2%
services: 77.3% (2005 est.)
Djibouti agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Dominica agriculture: 40%
industry: 32%
services: 28% (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic agriculture: 14.6%
industry: 22.3%
services: 63.1% (2005)
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: 2.8%
industry: 22.7%
services: 74.5% (2008)
Ethiopia agriculture: 85%
industry: 5%
services: 10% (2009 est.)
European Union agriculture: 5.6%
industry: 27.7%
services: 66.7% (2007 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) agriculture: 95% (mostly sheepherding and fishing)
industry and services: 5% (1996)
Faroe Islands agriculture: 10.2%
industry: 20.5%
services: 69.2% (2008)
Fiji agriculture: 70%
industry and services: 30% (2001 est.)
Finland agriculture and forestry: 4.9%
industry: 16.7%
construction: 7.1%
commerce: 19.4%
finance, insurance, and business services: 12.8%
transport and communications: 6.3%
public services: 32.8% (2009)
France agriculture: 3.8%
industry: 24.3%
services: 71.8% (2005)
French Polynesia agriculture: 13%
industry: 19%
services: 68% (2002)
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.)
Greenland agriculture: 4.9%
industry: 31.9%
services: 63.2% (2007 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: 38.1%
industry: 11.5%
services: 50.4% (2010)
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: 4.7%
construction: 2.2%
wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels: 41.7%
financing, insurance, and real estate: 12%
transport and communications: 6.3%
community and social services: 17%
note: above data exclude public sector (2010 est.)
Hungary agriculture: 4.7%
industry: 30.9%
services: 64.4% (2010)
Iceland agriculture: 4.8%
industry: 22.2%
services: 73% (2008)
India agriculture: 52%
industry: 14%
services: 34% (2009 est.)
Indonesia agriculture: 38.3%
industry: 12.8%
services: 48.9% (2010 est.)
Iran agriculture: 25%
industry: 31%
services: 45% (June 2007)
Iraq agriculture: 21.6%
industry: 18.7%
services: 59.8% (2008 est.)
Ireland agriculture: 5%
industry: 20%
services: 76% (2010 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% (September 2008)
Italy agriculture: 4.2%
industry: 30.7%
services: 65.1% (2005)
Jamaica agriculture: 17%
industry: 19%
services: 64% (2006)
Japan agriculture: 3.9%
industry: 26.2%
services: 69.8% (2010 est.)
Jordan agriculture: 2.7%
industry: 20%
services: 77.4% (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan agriculture: 28.2%
industry: 18.2%
services: 53.6% (2010)
Kenya agriculture: 75%
industry and services: 25% (2007 est.)
Kiribati agriculture: 2.7%
industry: 32%
services: 65.3% (2000)
Korea, North agriculture: 35%
industry and services: 65% (2008 est.)
Korea, South agriculture: 7.3%
industry: 24.3%
services: 68.4% (2010 est.)
Kosovo agriculture: 23.6%
industry: NA
services: NA (2010)
Kuwait agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Kyrgyzstan agriculture: 48%
industry: 12.5%
services: 39.5% (2005 est.)
Laos agriculture: 75.1%
industry and services: NA (2010 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: 1.5%
industry: 43.5%
services: 55% (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: 4.3%
construction: 8.7%
transport and communications: 5.5%
wholesale and retail trade: 13.3%
restaurants and hotels: 12.7%
gambling: 13.3%
public sector: 6.7%
financial services: 2.4%
other services and agriculture: 33.2% (2010)
Macedonia agriculture: 19.9%
industry: 22.1%
services: 58% (September 2010)
Malawi agriculture: 90%
industry and services: 10% (2003 est.)
Malaysia agriculture: 13%
industry: 36%
services: 51% (2005 est.)
Maldives agriculture: 11%
industry: 23%
services: 65% (2006 est.)
Mali agriculture: 80%
industry and services: 20% (2005 est.)
Malta agriculture: 1.3%
industry: 24.8%
services: 73.9% (2010)
Marshall Islands agriculture: 21.4%
industry: 20.9%
services: 57.7% (2000)
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: 13.7%
industry: 23.4%
services: 62.9% (2005)
Micronesia, Federated States of agriculture: 0.9%
industry: 34.4%
services: 64.7%
note: two-thirds of the labor force are government employees (FY05 est.)
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: 16.3%
industry: 22.4%
services: 61.3%
note: statistics are for the formal sector only; about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2008 est.)
Nauru note: employed in mining phosphates, public administration, education, and transportation (1992)
Nepal agriculture: 75%
industry: 7%
services: 18% (2010 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: 28%
industry: 19%
services: 53% (2010 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
Norfolk Island agriculture: 10%
industry and services: 90% (2000 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
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: 17.6%
industry: 8.8%
services: 73.6% (2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea agriculture: 85%
industry: NA%
services: NA% (2005 est.)
Paraguay agriculture: 26.5%
industry: 18.5%
services: 55% (2008)
Peru agriculture: 0.7%
industry: 23.8%
services: 75.5% (2005)
Philippines agriculture: 33%
industry: 15%
services: 52% (2010 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: 11.7%
industry: 28.5%
services: 59.8% (2009 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%
industry: 31.9%
services: 58.1% (2008)
Rwanda agriculture: 90%
industry and services: 10% (2000)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 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
Saint Pierre and Miquelon agriculture: 18%
industry: 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: 0.2%
industry: 36.3%
services: 63.5% (June 2010 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: 23.9%
industry: 20.5%
services: 55.6% (October 2009)
Seychelles agriculture: 3%
industry: 23%
services: 74% (2006)
Sierra Leone agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Singapore agriculture: 0.1%
industry: 30.2%
services: 69.7% (2010)
Sint Maarten agriculture: 1.1%
industry: 15.2%
services: 83.7% (2008 est.)
Slovakia agriculture: 3.5%
industry: 27%
services: 69.4% (December 2009)
Slovenia agriculture: 2.2%
industry: 35%
services: 62.8% (2009)
Solomon Islands agriculture: 75%
industry: 5%
services: 20% (2000 est.)
Somalia agriculture: 71%
industry and services: 29% (1975)
South Africa agriculture: 9%
industry: 26%
services: 65% (2007 est.)
Spain agriculture: 4.2%
industry: 24%
services: 71.7% (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka agriculture: 32.7%
industry: 26.3%
services: 41% (December 2008 est.)
Sudan agriculture: 80%
industry: 7%
services: 13% (1998 est.)
Suriname agriculture: 8%
industry: 14%
services: 78% (2004)
Swaziland agriculture: 70%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Sweden agriculture: 1.1%
industry: 28.2%
services: 70.7% (2008 est.)
Switzerland agriculture: 3.4%
industry: 23.4%
services: 73.2% (2010)
Syria agriculture: 17%
industry: 16%
services: 67% (2008 est.)
Taiwan agriculture: 5.2%
industry: 35.9%
services: 58.8% (2010 est.)
Tajikistan agriculture: 49.8%
industry: 12.8%
services: 37.4% (2009 est.)
Tanzania agriculture: 80%
industry and services: 20% (2002 est.)
Thailand agriculture: 42.4%
industry: 19.7%
services: 37.9% (2008 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: 2,003% (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: 18.3%
industry: 31.9%
services: 49.8% (2009 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: 15.8%
industry: 18.5%
services: 65.7% (2008)
United Arab Emirates agriculture: 7%
industry: 15%
services: 78% (2000 est.)
United Kingdom agriculture: 1.4%
industry: 18.2%
services: 80.4% (2006 est.)
United States farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7%
manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3%
managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3%
sales and office: 24.2%
other services: 17.6%
note: figures exclude the unemployed (2009)
Uruguay agriculture: 13%
industry: 14%
services: 73% (2010 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: 53.9%
industry: 20.3%
services: 25.8% (2009)
Virgin Islands agriculture: 1%
industry: 19%
services: 80% (2003 est.)
Wallis and Futuna agriculture: 80%
industry: 4%
services: 16% (2001 est.)
West Bank agriculture: 12%
industry: 23%
services: 65% (June 2008)
Western Sahara agriculture: 50%
industry and services: 50% (2005 est.)
World agriculture: 36.6%
industry: 21.5%
services: 41.9% (2006)
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)
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