The bar chart shows the percentages of the Canadian workforce in five major industries in 1850 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the percentages of the Canadian workforce employed in five major industries in 1850 and 2020.

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, Canada's employment structure underwent a substantial transformation over the period.

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and Construction expanded their shares of the workforce, the remaining sectors experienced declines. By 2020,

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had established itself as the dominant source of employment,

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Agriculture/Fishing and Energy/Water accounted for only negligible proportions of the labour force. In 1850, Manufacturing was the largest employer, representing 36% of Canadian workers.

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followed closely at 33%,

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Agriculture/Fishing made up a significant 22%.

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, Construction and Energy/Water were relatively minor sectors, accounting for just 5% and 3% respectively. Over the following 170 years,

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recorded by far the most remarkable growth. Its proportion of the workforce surged from 33% to 81%, an increase of 48 percentage points. Construction

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experienced a moderate expansion, with its figure edging up from 5% to 8%.

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, the other industries witnessed considerable contractions. Manufacturing, which had been the leading sector in 1850, saw its employment share shrink dramatically to 9%, leaving it at only one quarter of its original level. Agriculture/Fishing underwent an even steeper decline, plunging from 22% to a mere 1%.

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Energy/Water followed a similar downward trajectory, the change was less pronounced, as its percentage slipped from 3% to 1% over the same period.