The CIA World Factbook Edition 2003 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 2003 edition carries it in 221 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2003 edition: 221
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

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Africa

49 entries

Algeria

government 29%,
agriculture 25%,
construction and public works 15%,
industry 11%,
other 20% (1996 est.)

Angola

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

Botswana

Burkina Faso

agriculture 90% (2000 est.)

Burundi

Cameroon

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

Chad

agriculture more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)

Comoros

agriculture 80%

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

Djibouti

NA%

Egypt

agriculture 29%,
industry 22%,
services 49% (2000 est.)

Eritrea

agriculture 80%, industry and services 20%

Swaziland now Eswatini

Ethiopia

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

Gabon

agriculture 60%,
services 25%,
industry 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 services 20% (2000 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

agriculture 82% (2000 est.)

Kenya

agriculture 75% 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% (2000 est.)

Libya

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

Malawi

agriculture 86% (1997 est.)

Mali

agriculture and fishing 80% (2001 est.)

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)

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.)

Niger

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

Nigeria

agriculture 70%,
industry 10%,
services 20% (1999 est.)

Reunion

agriculture 13%,
industry 12%,
services 75% (2000)

Rwanda

agriculture 90%

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

agriculture and fishing 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 70%

Seychelles

industry 19%,
services 71%,
agriculture 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 7%,
government 13% (1998 est.)

Tanzania

agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2002 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)

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

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

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

agriculture 80%,
industry 10%,
services 10% (1990 est.)

Armenia

agriculture 45%,
services 30%,
industry 25% (2002 est.)

Azerbaijan

agriculture and forestry 41%,
industry 7%,
services 52% (2001)

Bangladesh

agriculture 63%,
services 26%,
industry 11% (FY 95/96)

Bhutan

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

China

agriculture 50%,
industry 22%,
services 28% (2001 est.)

Georgia

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

India

agriculture 60%,
services 23%,
industry 17% (1999)

Japan

services 70%,
industry 25%,
agriculture 5% (2002 est.)

Kazakhstan

industry 30%,
agriculture 20%,
services 50% (2002 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%

Korea, South now South Korea

services 69%,
industry 21.5%,
agriculture 9.5% (2001)

Kyrgyzstan

agriculture 55%,
industry 15%,
services 30% (2000 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 12.3%,
industry 22.7%,
services 65% (2002 est.)

Sri Lanka

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

Tajikistan

agriculture 67.2%,
industry 7.5%,
services 25.3% (2000 est.)

Turkmenistan

agriculture 48%,
industry 15%,
services 37% (1998 est.)

Uzbekistan

agriculture 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% (2000 est,)

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; oil refining

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

tourism 50%,
other services 40%,
industry 5%,
agriculture 5% (1999 est.)

Barbados

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

Belize

agriculture 27%,
industry 18%,
services 55% (2001 est.)

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 24%,
industry 25%,
services 51% (1999)

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

Guatemala

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

Haiti

agriculture 66%,
services 25%,
industry 9%

Honduras

agriculture 34%,
industry 21%,
services 45% (2001 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% (2000 est.)

Nicaragua

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

Panama

agriculture 20.8%,
industry 18%,
services 61.2% (1995 est.)

Puerto Rico

agriculture 3%,
industry 20%,
services 77% (2000 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

agriculture 21.7%, services 53.6%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7% (2002 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

Virgin Islands

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

Europe

43 entries

Albania

agriculture 50%, industry and services 50%

Andorra

agriculture 1%,
industry 21%,
services 78% (2000 est.)

Austria

services 67%,
industry and crafts 29%,
agriculture and forestry 4% (2001 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 13.2% NA, industry 25.4% NA, services 46.4% NA (2002)

Czech Republic now Czechia

agriculture 5%,
industry 35%,
services 60% (2001 est.)

Denmark

services 79%,
industry 17%,
agriculture 4% (2002 est.)

Estonia

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

Faroe Islands

fishing, fish processing, and manufacturing 33%, construction and private services 33%, public services 34%

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)

Germany

industry 33.4%,
agriculture 2.8%,
services 63.8% (1999)

Gibraltar

services 60%,
industry 40%,
agriculture NEGL%

Greece

industry 20%,
agriculture 20%,
services 59% (2000 est.)

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

Hungary

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

Ireland

agriculture 8%,
industry 29%,
services 64% (2002 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 63%,
industry 32%,
agriculture 5% (2001)

Latvia

agriculture 15%,
industry 25%,
services 60% (2000 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.)

Malta

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

Moldova

agriculture 40%,
industry 14%,
services 46% (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 22.1%,
agriculture 27.5%,
services 50.4% (1999)

Portugal

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

Romania

agriculture 40%,
industry 25%,
services 35% (1998)

San Marino

services 57%,
industry 42%,
agriculture 1% (2000 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 29%, agriculture 7% (2001 est.)

Sweden

agriculture 2%,
industry 24%,
services 74% (2000 est.)

Switzerland

services 69.1%,
industry 26.3%,
agriculture 4.6% (1998)

Ukraine

industry 32%,
agriculture 24%,
services 44% (1996)

United Kingdom

agriculture 1%,
industry 25%,
services 74% (1999)

Middle East

16 entries

Bahrain

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

Cyprus

Greek Cypriot area:: services 73%,
industry 22%,
agriculture 5% (2000);
Turkish Cypriot area: services 56.4%,
industry 22.8%,
agriculture 20.8% (1998)

Gaza Strip

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

Iran

agriculture 30%,
industry 25%,
services 45% (2001 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

services 82.5%,
industry 12.5%,
agriculture 5% (2001 est.)

Kuwait

agriculture NA,
industries NA,
services NA

Lebanon

services NA%,
industry NA%,
agriculture NA%

Oman

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Saudi Arabia

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

Syria

agriculture,
industry,
services NA (2002)

Turkey now Turkiye

agriculture 39.7%,
services 37.9%,
industry 22.4% (3rd quarter, 2001)

United Arab Emirates

services 78%,
industry 15%,
agriculture 7% (2000 est.)

West Bank

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

Yemen

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

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

clerical 22%,
services 20%,
laborers 17%,
professional and technical 17%,
administrative and managerial 13%,
sales 8%,
agriculture and fishing 3% (2000 est.)

Canada

services 74%,
manufacturing 15%,
construction 5%,
agriculture 3%,
other 3% (2000)

Mexico

agriculture 20%,
industry 24%,
services 56% (1998)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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

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)

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%

note: shortage of skilled labor (1995)

Fiji

agriculture, including subsistence agriculture 70% (2001 est.)

French Polynesia

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

Guam

federal and territorial government 26%, private 74% (trade 24%, other services 40%, industry 10%) (2000 est.)

Marshall Islands

agriculture 21.4%,
industry 20.9%,
services 57.7%

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

Palau

agriculture 20%,
industry NA%,
services NA% (1990)

Papua New Guinea

agriculture 85%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Pitcairn Islands

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

Samoa

Solomon Islands

agriculture 75%,
industry 5%,
services 20% (2000 est.)

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 abroad (mostly workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)

Vanuatu

agriculture 65%,
services 30%,
industry 5% (2000 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (2001 est.)

South America

14 entries

Argentina

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Bolivia

agriculture NA%,
industry NA%,
services NA%

Brazil

services 53%,
agriculture 23%,
industry 24%

Chile

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

Colombia

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

Ecuador

agriculture 30%,
industry 25%,
services 45% (2001 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 14%,
industry 16%,
services 70%

Venezuela

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

Southeast Asia

16 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 70%,
industry 7%,
services 23% (2001 est.)

Cambodia

agriculture 80% (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

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.)

Indonesia

agriculture 45%,
industry 16%,
services 39% (1999 est.)

Laos

agriculture 80% (1997 est.)

Macau

restaurants and hotels 12%,
manufacturing 20%,
other services and agriculture 68% (2002 est.)

Malaysia

local trade and tourism 28%, manufacturing 27%, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries 16%, services 10%, government 10%, construction 9% (2000 est.)

Philippines

agriculture 45%,
industry 15%,
services 40% (2003 est.)

Singapore

financial, business, and other services 35%, manufacturing 21%, construction 13%, transportation and communication 9%, other 22%

Taiwan

services 58%,
industry 35%,
agriculture 7% (2001 est.)

Thailand

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

East Timor now Timor-Leste

Vietnam

agriculture 63%, industry and services 37% (2000 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2003, “Labor force - by occupation”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/labor-force-by-occupation/2003.

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