The CIA World Factbook Edition 2000 Economy

Labor force - by occupation In 25 editions of 36.

Labor force - by occupation was published in 25 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1999 to 2023. The 2000 edition carries it in 220 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2000 edition: 220
the first edition with it: 1999
the latest edition with it: 2023

Published as “Labor force - by occupation” (2000 to 2023) and “Labor force--by occupation” (1999).

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World

1 entry

World

agricultue NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Africa

49 entries

Algeria

government 29.5%,
agriculture 22%,
construction and public works 16.2%,
industry 13.6%,
commerce and services 13.5%,
transportation and communication 5.2% (1989)

Angola

agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% (1997 est.)

Botswana

100,000 public sector;
135,000 private sector, including 14,300 who are employed in various mines in South Africa;
most others engaged in cattle raising and subsistence agriculture (1995 est.)

Burkina Faso

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Burundi

agriculture 93%,
government 4%,
industry and commerce 1.5%,
services 1.5% (1983 est.)

Cameroon

agriculture 70%,
industry and commerce 13%,
other 17%

Chad

agriculture 85% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)

Comoros

agriculture 80%, government 3%

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

agriculture 65%,
industry 16%,
services 19% (1991 est.)

Djibouti

agriculture 75%,
industry 11%,
services 14% (1991 est.)

Egypt

agriculture 40%,
services 38%,
industry 22% (1990 est.)

Eritrea

agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 20%

Swaziland now Eswatini

private sector about 70%, public sector about 30%

Ethiopia

agriculture and animal husbandry 80%,
government and services 12%,
industry and construction 8% (1985)

Gabon

agriculture 60%,
services and government 25%,
industry and commerce 15%

Gambia, The now The Gambia

agriculture 75%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 6%

Ghana

agriculture 60%,
industry 15%,
services 25% (1999 est.)

Guinea

agriculture 80%,
industry and commerce 11%,
services 5.4%,
civil service 3.6%

Guinea-Bissau

agriculture 78%

Kenya

agriculture 75%-80%

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% (1999 est.)

Libya

services and government 54%,
industry 29%,
agriculture 17% (1997 est.)

Malawi

agriculture 86%, wage earners 14% (1990 est.)

Mali

agriculture and fishing 80% (1998 est.)

Mauritania

agriculture 47%,
services 39%,
industry 14%

Mauritius

construction and industry 36%,
services 24%,
agriculture and fishing 14%,
trade,
restaurants,
hotels 16%,
transportation and communication 7%,
finance 3% (1995)

Morocco

agriculture 50%,
services 35%,
industry 15% (1999 est.)

Mozambique

agriculture 81%,
industry 6%,
services 13% (1997 est.)

Namibia

agriculture 47%,
industry 25%,
services 28% (1999 est.)

Niger

agriculture 90%,
industry and commerce 6%,
government 4%

Nigeria

agriculture 54%,
industry 6%,
services 40% (1999 est.)

Reunion

agriculture 8%,
industry 19%,
services 73% (1990)

Rwanda

agriculture 90%,
government and services,
industry and commerce

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

farmers and fishermen 6%,
industry (mainly construction) 48%,
services 46% (1987 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing

note: shortages of skilled workers

Senegal

agriculture 60%

Seychelles

industry 19%, services 57%, government 14%, fishing, agriculture, and forestry 10% (1989)

Sierra Leone

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Somalia

agriculture (mostly pastoral nomadism) 71%, industry and services 29%

South Africa

agriculture 30%,
industry 25%,
services 45% (1999 est.)

Sudan

agriculture 80%,
industry and commerce 10%,
government 6%,
unemployed 4%

Tanzania

agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 10% (1995 est.)

Togo

agriculture 65%,
industry 5%,
services 30% (1998 est.)

Tunisia

services 55%,
industry 23%,
agriculture 22% (1995 est.)

Uganda

agriculture 82%,
industry 5%,
services 13% (1999 est.)

Western Sahara

animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%

Zambia

agriculture 85%,
industry 6%,
services 9%

Zimbabwe

agriculture 66%,
services 24%,
industry 10% (1996 est.)

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

manufacturing 12.9%,
fishing and fish processing 11.8%,
construction 10.7%,
other services 59.5%,
agriculture 5.1% (1999)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

agriculture 68%,
industry 16%,
services 16% (1980 est.)

Armenia

agriculture 55%, services 25%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 20% (1999 est.)

Azerbaijan

agriculture and forestry 32%,
industry and construction 15%,
services 53% (1997)

Bangladesh

agriculture 63%,
services 26%,
industry 11% (FY95/96)

Bhutan

agriculture 93%,
services 5%,
industry and commerce 2%

China

agriculture 50%,
industry 24%,
services 26% (1998)

Georgia

industry and construction 20%,
agriculture and forestry 40%,
services 40% (1999 est.)

India

agriculture 67%,
services 18%,
industry 15% (1995 est.)

Japan

trade and services 65%, industry 30%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 5%

Kazakhstan

industry 27%,
agriculture and forestry 23%,
other 50% (1996)

Korea, North now North Korea

agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%

Korea, South now South Korea

services and other 68%,
mining and manufacturing 20%,
agriculture,
fishing,
forestry 12% (1998)

Kyrgyzstan

agriculture and forestry 55%,
industry 15%,
services 30% (1999 est.)

Maldives

agriculture 22%,
industry 18%,
services 60% (1995)

Mongolia

primarily herding/agricultural

Nepal

agriculture 81%,
services 16%,
industry 3%

Pakistan

agriculture 44%,
industry 17%,
services 39% (1999 est.)

Russia

agriculture 15%,
industry 30%,
services 55% (1999 est.)

Sri Lanka

services 45%,
agriculture 38%,
industry 17% (1998 est.)

Tajikistan

agriculture and forestry 50%,
industry 20%,
services 30% (1997 est.)

Turkmenistan

agriculture and forestry 44%,
industry and construction 19%,
other 37% (1996)

Uzbekistan

agriculture and forestry 44%,
industry 20%,
services 36% (1995)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

commerce 36%,
services 29%,
construction 18%,
transportation and utilities 10%,
manufacturing 3%,
agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%

Antigua and Barbuda

commerce and services 82%,
agriculture 11%,
industry 7% (1983)

Aruba

most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants (1997 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

tourism 40%,
other services 50%,
industry 5%,
agriculture 5% (1995 est.)

Barbados

services 75%,
industry 15%,
agriculture 10% (1996 est.)

Belize

agriculture 38%,
industry 32%,
services 30% (1994)

British Virgin Islands

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Cayman Islands

agriculture 1.4%,
industry 12.6%,
services 86% (1995)

Costa Rica

agriculture 20%,
industry 22%,
services 58% (1999 est.)

Cuba

agriculture 23%,
industry 24%,
services 53%

Dominica

agriculture 40%,
industry and commerce 32%,
services 28%

Dominican Republic

services and government 58.7%,
industry 24.3%,
agriculture 17% (1998 est.)

El Salvador

agriculture 30%,
industry 15%,
services 55% (1999 est.)

Grenada

services 62%,
agriculture 24%,
industry 14% (1999 est.)

Guadeloupe

agriculture 15%,
industry 17%,
services 68% (1997)

Guatemala

agriculture 50%,
industry 15%,
services 35% (1999 est.)

Haiti

agriculture 66%,
services 25%,
industry 9%

Honduras

agriculture 29%,
industry 21%,
services 60% (1998 est.)

Jamaica

services 60%,
agriculture 21%,
industry 19% (1998)

Martinique

agriculture 10%,
industry 17%,
services 73% (1997)

Montserrat

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Netherlands Antilles

agriculture 1%,
industry 13%,
services 86% (1994 est.)

Nicaragua

services 43%,
agriculture 42%,
industry 15% (1999 est.)

Panama

agriculture 18%,
industry 18%,
services 64% (1997 est.)

Puerto Rico

agriculture 3%,
industry 20%,
services 77% (1999 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

agriculture 43.4%,
services 38.9%,
industry and commerce 17.7% (1983 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

agriculture 26%,
industry 17%,
services 57% (1980 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

construction and utilities 12.4%, manufacturing, mining, and quarrying 14%, agriculture 9.5%, services 64.1% (1997 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.)

Virgin Islands

agriculture 1%,
industry 20%,
services 79% (1990 est.)

Europe

43 entries

Albania

agriculture 49.5%, industry and services 50.5%

Andorra

agriculture 1%,
industry 21%,
services 72%,
other 6% (1998)

Austria

services 68%,
industry and crafts 29%,
agriculture and forestry 3% (1999 est.)

Belarus

industry and construction NA%,
agriculture and forestry NA%,
services NA%

Belgium

services 73%,
industry 25%,
agriculture 2% (1999 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Bulgaria

agriculture 26%,
industry 31%,
services 43% (1998 est.)

Croatia

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Czech Republic now Czechia

industry 32%,
agriculture 5.6%,
construction 8.7%,
transport and communications 6.9%,
services 46.8% (1997 est.)

Denmark

services 71%,
industry 25%,
agriculture 4% (1997 est.)

Estonia

industry 20%,
agriculture and forestry 11%,
services 69% (1999 est.)

Faroe Islands

largely engaged in fishing,
manufacturing,
transportation,
commerce

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 69%,
industry 26%,
agriculture 5% (1995)

Germany

industry 33.7%,
agriculture 2.7%,
services 63.6% (1998)

Gibraltar

services 60%,
industry 40%,
agriculture NEGL%

Greece

services 59.2%,
agriculture 19.8%,
industry 21% (1998)

Holy See (Vatican City)

agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican

Hungary

services 65%,
industry 27%,
agriculture 8% (1996)

Ireland

services 63%,
industry 28%,
agriculture 9% (1999 est.)

Man, Isle of now 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%

Italy

services 61%,
industry 32%,
agriculture 7% (1996)

Latvia

agriculture and forestry 16%,
industry 41%,
services 43% (1990)

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 83.2%,
industry 14.3%,
agriculture 2.5% (1998 est.)

Malta

industry 24%,
services 71%,
agriculture 5% (1999 est.)

Moldova

agriculture 40.2%,
industry 14.3%,
other 45.5% (1998)

Netherlands

services 73%,
industry 23%,
agriculture 4% (1998 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Norway

services 74%, industry 22%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4% (1995)

Poland

industry 25%,
agriculture 25%,
services 50% (1999 est.)

Portugal

services 60%,
industry 30%,
agriculture 10% (1999 est.)

Romania

agriculture 36.5%,
industry 34.4%,
services 29.1% (1994)

San Marino

services 60%,
industry 38%,
agriculture 2% (1998 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

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%

Spain

services 64%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 28%, agriculture 8% (1997 est.)

Sweden

agriculture 2%,
industry 24%,
services 74% (1999 est.)

Switzerland

services 67%,
industry 28%,
agriculture and forestry 5% (1996 est.)

Ukraine

industry and construction 32%, agriculture and forestry 24%, health, education, and culture 17%, trade and distribution 8%, transport and communication 7%, other 12% (1996)

United Kingdom

services 68.9%,
manufacturing and construction 17.5%,
government 11.3%,
energy 1.2%,
agriculture 1.1% (1996)

Middle East

16 entries

Bahrain

industry, commerce, and service 79%, government 20%, agriculture 1% (1997 est.)

Cyprus

Greek Cypriot area:: services 66.6%,
industry 23.2%,
agriculture 10.2% (1998);
Turkish Cypriot area: services 55.4%,
industry 21.6%,
agriculture 23% (1997)

Gaza Strip

services 66%,
industry 21%,
agriculture 13% (1996)

Iran

agriculture 33%,
industry 25%,
services 42% (1997 est.)

Iraq

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

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)

Jordan

industry 11.4%, commerce, restaurants, and hotels 10.5%, construction 10%, transport and communications 8.7%, agriculture 7.4%, other services 52% (1992)

Kuwait

government and social services 50%,
services 40%,
industry and agriculture 10% (1996 est.)

Lebanon

services 62%,
industry 31%,
agriculture 7% (1997 est.)

Oman

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Saudi Arabia

agriculture 12%,
industry 25%,
services 63% (1999 est.)

Syria

agriculture 40%,
industry 20%,
services 40% (1996 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

agriculture 45.8%,
services 33.7%,
industry 20.5% (April 1999)

United Arab Emirates

services 60%,
industry 32%,
agriculture 8% (1996 est.)

West Bank

agriculture 13%, industry 13%, commerce, restaurants, and hotels 12%, construction 8%, other services 54% (1996)

Yemen

most people are employed in agriculture and herding or as expatriate laborers;
services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-half of the labor force

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

clerical 23%,
services 22%,
laborers 17%,
professional and technical 17%,
administrative and managerial 12%,
sales 7%,
agriculture and fishing 2% (1996)

Canada

services 75%,
manufacturing 16%,
construction 5%,
agriculture 3%,
other 1% (1997)

Mexico

agriculture 24%,
industry 21%,
services 55% (1997)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

fishing 18%,
industry (mainly fish-processing) 41%,
services 41% (1996 est.)

United States

managerial and professional 30.3%, technical, sales and administrative support 29.2%, services 13.4%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 24.5%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2.6% (1999)

note: figures exclude the unemployed

Oceania

23 entries

American Samoa

government 33%,
tuna canneries 34%,
other 33% (1990)

Australia

services 73%,
industry 22%,
agriculture 5% (1997 est.)

Cook Islands

agriculture 29%,
industry 15%,
services 56% (1995)

Fiji

subsistence agriculture 67%,
wage earners 18%,
salary earners 15% (1987)

French Polynesia

agriculture 13%,
industry 19%,
services 68% (1997)

Guam

federal and territorial government 31%, private 69% (trade 21%, services 33%, construction 12%, other 3%) (1995)

Marshall Islands

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

two-thirds are government employees

Nauru

employed in mining phosphates, public administration, education, and transportation

New Caledonia

agriculture 7%,
industry 23%,
services 70% (1999 est.)

New Zealand

services 65%,
industry 25%,
agriculture 10% (1995)

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

managerial 20.5%,
technical,
sales 16.4%,
services 19.3%,
farming 3.1%,
precision production 13.8%,
operators,
fabricators 26.9%

Palau

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Papua New Guinea

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Pitcairn Islands

no business community in the usual sense;
some public works;
subsistence farming and fishing

Samoa

agriculture 65%,
services 30%,
industry 5% (1995 est.)

Solomon Islands

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Tonga

agriculture 65% (1997 est.)

Tuvalu

people make a living mainly through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls and from wages sent home by those working abroad (mostly workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)

Vanuatu

agriculture 65%,
services 32%,
industry 3% (1995 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (est.)

South America

14 entries

Argentina

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Bolivia

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Brazil

services 42%,
agriculture 31%,
industry 27%

Chile

agriculture 14%,
industry 27%,
services 59% (1997 est.)

Colombia

services 46%,
agriculture 30%,
industry 24% (1990)

Ecuador

agriculture 30%,
industry 25%,
services 45% (1999 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

agriculture 95% (mostly sheepherding and fishing)

French Guiana

services, government, and commerce 60.6%, industry 21.2%, agriculture 18.2% (1980)

Guyana

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Paraguay

agriculture 45%

Peru

agriculture,
mining and quarrying,
manufacturing,
construction,
transport,
services

Suriname

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Uruguay

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Venezuela

services 64%,
industry 23%,
agriculture 13% (1997 est.)

Southeast Asia

15 entries

Brunei

government 48%, production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 42%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 10% (1999 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

agriculture 65%,
industry 10%,
services 25% (1999 est.)

Cambodia

agriculture 80% (1999 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 worker operations; tourism employs others

Hong Kong

wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 31.9%, social services 9.9%, manufacturing 9.2%, financing, insurance, and real estate 13.1%, transport and communications 5.7%, construction 2.6%, other 27.6% (October 1998)

Indonesia

agriculture 45%, trade, restaurant, and hotel 19%, manufacturing 11%, transport and communications 5%, construction 4% (1998)

Laos

agriculture 80% (1997 est.)

Macau

industry 31%,
restaurants and hotels 28%,
other services 41%

Malaysia

manufacturing 27%, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries 16%, local trade and tourism 17%, services 15%, government 10%, construction 9% (1999 est.)

Philippines

agriculture 39.8%,
government and social services 19.4%,
services 17.7%,
manufacturing 9.8%,
construction 5.8%,
other 7.5% (1998 est.)

Singapore

financial, business, and other services 38%, manufacturing 21.6%, commerce 21.4%, construction 7%, other 12%

Taiwan

services 55%,
industry 37%,
agriculture 8% (1999 est.)

Thailand

agriculture 54%,
industry 15%,
services 31% (1996 est.)

Vietnam

agriculture 67%, industry and services 33% (1997 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2000, “Labor force - by occupation”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/labor-force-by-occupation/2000.

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