The graph below shows the proportions of workers in three different sectors in South Korea between 1981 and 2011

The line graph gives data on the proportions of employees in 3 various branches of the South Korean economy from 1981 to 2011.

Overall

, Services employees experienced an upward trend throughout the period

while

Industry

registered a fluctuation and agriculture underwent a downward trend. Starting off with the services sector, the employment rate of

this

branch begins at just shy of 40% in 1981.

Then

it witnessed a marked increase during the whole period finishing at just under 70% in 2011 remaining the highest employment rate among the three branches.

Industry

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had begun at around 27% and climbed to reach 34% in 1991 resulting in the employment of

industry

surpassing agriculture in around 1984. After an initial rise,

industry

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employees percentage experienced a moderate decline meaning that its figures had returned back to approximately 26%

at the end

.

Thirdly

, agriculture registered a sizeable decline for two decades: 32% in 1981 and 7% in 2011, respectively.