In some schools, students must study music and learn to play a musical instrument. In other schools, studying music may not be required or there may be no music classes at all. Do you think all students should have to study music? Support your opinion with reasons and examples.

The chart illustrates the changes in the percentages of five primary occupations in Canada between 1850 and 2020.
 
Overall, the most popular career for Canadians was servicing during the period, while energy and water took the
last
place. It is witnessed that the proportion of manufacturing, agriculture/fishing and energy/water exhibited downward trends over the years, whereas the other workforces
such
as services and construction showed rises. Canadian workforce’s rate for manufacturing was 36% in 1850 when taking the lead, yet the number experienced a sharp decline which was left one-fourth(9%) in 2020.
Next
came services, one-
third
of the labour force can be seen in 1850, and rose significantly to more than 80% in 2020, outracing the previous proportion and seeing the greatest growth among the five employees. The figure for agriculture/fishing was ranked
third
, at 22% in1850.
However
, it hit a low point of only 1% at the end of the period. It is
also
worth noting that the number of construction was 5% in 1850,
then
it went up by 3% in 2020. Energy and water in Canada was the least popular career in Canada, at 3% in 1850,
then
dropped to 1% in 2020.
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