The line graph provides statistics on the distribution of the Australian labour force across five industrial sectors -
service
, Use synonyms
agriculture
, manufacturing, Use synonyms
construction
, and mining - from 1962 to 2012. Use synonyms
Overall
, the Linking Words
service
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sector
accounted for the largest share of the labour force throughout the years, exhibiting a consistent upward trend. Use synonyms
In contrast
, all other figures saw comparatively fewer changes except for manufacturing, which notably declined during the 50-year timeframe.
In 1962, the Linking Words
service
and manufacturing sectors employed the largest proportions of the Australian workforce. The former accounted for about 52% Use synonyms
while
the latter comprised approximately 26%. As the share of Linking Words
service
continued to surge, the reverse was true for manufacturing. By the 1980s, the Use synonyms
service
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sector
continued to rise, reaching almost 70%, Use synonyms
while
the manufacturing Linking Words
sector
declined to 17%. By the end of the period, the Use synonyms
service
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sector
reached its chart-high of around 78%, and manufacturing decreased to just under 10%.
The remaining three sectors - Use synonyms
agriculture
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construction
, and mining - witnessed minor changes Use synonyms
overall
. In 1962, Linking Words
agriculture
and Use synonyms
construction
accounted for 11% and 9% of the labour force, respectively. Despite periods of fluctuations, Use synonyms
construction
edged ahead, reaching 10% by 2012, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
agriculture
fell slightly to 9%. Use synonyms
Conversely
, the mining Linking Words
sector
consistently represented a very small fraction of the workforce, remaining unchanged at just 2% throughout the period, having a chart-low contribution.Use synonyms