The two bar charts show the percentage of
workers
in three sectors — Use synonyms
agriculture
, industry, and services — in Use synonyms
Germany
, the Use synonyms
USA
, Use synonyms
Japan
, and Use synonyms
China
in 1980 and 2010.
Use synonyms
Overall
, in 1980 and 2010, most people in Linking Words
Germany
, the Use synonyms
USA
, and Use synonyms
Japan
worked in the service Use synonyms
sector
, Use synonyms
while
in Linking Words
China
, the majority were employed in Use synonyms
agriculture
. Over time, the number of agricultural Use synonyms
workers
in Use synonyms
China
fell, Use synonyms
while
employment in industry and services increased.
In 1980, very few people in Linking Words
Germany
, the Use synonyms
USA
, and Use synonyms
Japan
worked in Use synonyms
agriculture
, with figures below 10%. Use synonyms
In contrast
, almost 70% of Chinese Linking Words
workers
were in Use synonyms
this
Linking Words
sector
. The service Use synonyms
sector
was the largest in Use synonyms
Germany
, the Use synonyms
USA
, and Use synonyms
Japan
, employing about half or more of the total workforce. The share of industrial Use synonyms
workers
was between 25% and 40% in these three countries.
By 2010, the service Use synonyms
sector
became even more dominant in Use synonyms
Germany
and Use synonyms
Japan
, reaching around 80%. The Use synonyms
USA
stayed quite stable at about 70%. In Use synonyms
China
, Use synonyms
however
, the proportion of people in Linking Words
agriculture
dropped sharply to about 50%, Use synonyms
while
the percentages for industry and services rose to around 30% and 20% respectively.Linking Words