Labor force – by occupation
This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by sector of occupation. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete and may range from 99-101 percent due to rounding.
Afghanistan
agriculture: 44.3%
industry: 18.1%
services: 37.6% (2017 est.)Albania
agriculture: 41.4%
industry: 18.3%
services: 40.3% (2017 est.)Algeria
agriculture: 10.8%
industry: 30.9%
services: 58.4% (2011 est.)American Samoa
agriculture: NA
industry: 15.5%
services: 46.4% (2015 est.)Andorra
agriculture: 0.5%
industry: 4.4%
services: 95.1% (2015)Angola
agriculture: 85%
industry: 15% (2015 est.)
industry and services: 15% (2003 est.)Anguilla
agriculture: 74.1%
industry: 3%
services: 18%
agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining: 4% (2000 est.)
manufacturing: 3% (2000 est.)
construction: 18% (2000 est.)
transportation and utilities: 10% (2000 est.)
commerce: 36% (2000 est.)Antigua and Barbuda
agriculture: 7%
industry: 11%
services: 82% (1983 est.)Argentina
agriculture: 5.3%
industry: 28.6%
services: 66.1% (2017 est.)Armenia
agriculture: 36.3%
industry: 17%
services: 46.7% (2013 est.)Aruba
agriculture: NA
industry: NA
services: NA
note: most employment is in wholesale and retail trade, followed by hotels and restaurantsAustralia
agriculture: 3.6%
industry: 21.1%
services: 75.3% (2009 est.)Austria
agriculture: 0.7%
industry: 25.2%
services: 74.1% (2017 est.)Azerbaijan
agriculture: 37%
industry: 14.3%
services: 48.9% (2014)Bahamas, The
agriculture: 3%
industry: 11%
services: 49%
tourism: 37% (2011 est.)Bahrain
agriculture: 1%
industry: 32%
services: 67% (2004 est.)Bangladesh
agriculture: 42.7%
industry: 20.5%
services: 36.9% (2016 est.)Barbados
agriculture: 10%
industry: 15%
services: 75% (1996 est.)Belarus
agriculture: 9.7%
industry: 23.4%
services: 66.8% (2015 est.)Belgium
agriculture: 1.3%
industry: 18.6%
services: 80.1% (2013 est.)Belize
agriculture: 10.2%
industry: 18.1%
services: 71.7% (2007 est.)Bermuda
agriculture: 2%
industry: 13%
services: 85% (2016 est.)Bhutan
agriculture: 58%
industry: 20%
services: 22% (2015 est.)Bolivia
agriculture: 29.4%
industry: 22%
services: 48.6% (2015 est.)Bosnia and Herzegovina
agriculture: 18%
industry: 30.4%
services: 51.7% (2017 est.)Botswana
agriculture: NA
industry: NA
services: NABrazil
agriculture: 9.4%
industry: 32.1%
services: 58.5% (2017 est.)British Virgin Islands
agriculture: 0.6%
industry: 40%
services: 59.4% (2005)Brunei
agriculture: 4.2%
industry: 62.8%
services: 33% (2008 est.)Bulgaria
agriculture: 6.8%
industry: 26.6%
services: 66.6% (2016 est.)Burkina Faso
agriculture: 90%
industry and services: 10% (2000 est.)Burma
agriculture: 70%
industry: 7%
services: 23% (2001 est.)Burundi
agriculture: 93.6%
industry: 2.3%
services: 4.1% (2002 est.)Cambodia
agriculture: 48.7%
industry: 19.9%
services: 31.5% (2013 est.)Cameroon
agriculture: 70%
industry: 13%
services: 17% (2001 est.)Canada
agriculture: 2%
industry: 13%
services: 6%
industry and services: 76%
manufacturing: 3% (2006 est.)Cayman Islands
agriculture: 1.9%
industry: 19.1%
services: 79% (2008 est.)Chad
agriculture: 80%
industry: 20% (2006 est.)Chile
agriculture: 9.2%
industry: 23.7%
services: 67.1% (2013)China
agriculture: 27.7%
industry: 28.8%
services: 43.5% (2016 est.)Cocos (Keeling) Islands
note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism is the other main source of employment
Colombia
agriculture: 17%
industry: 21%
services: 62% (2011 est.)Comoros
agriculture: 80%
industry: 20% (1996 est.)
industry and services: 20% (1996 est.)Congo, Democratic Republic of the
agriculture: NA
industry: NA
services: NACongo, Republic of the
agriculture: 35.4%
industry: 20.6%
services: 44% (2005 est.)Cook Islands
agriculture: 29%
industry: 15%
services: 56% (1995)Costa Rica
agriculture: 14%
industry: 22%
services: 64% (2006 est.)Cote d'Ivoire
agriculture: 68% (2007 est.)
Croatia
agriculture: 1.9%
industry: 27.3%
services: 70.8% (2017 est.)Cuba
agriculture: 18%
industry: 10%
services: 72% (2016 est.)Curacao
agriculture: 1.2%
industry: 16.9%
services: 81.8% (2008 est.)Cyprus
agriculture: 3.8%
industry: 15.2%
services: 81% (2014 est.)Czechia
agriculture: 2.8%
industry: 38%
services: 59.2% (2015)Denmark
agriculture: 2.4%
industry: 18.3%
services: 79.3% (2016 est.)Djibouti
agriculture: NA
industry: NA
services: NADominica
agriculture: 40%
industry: 32%
services: 28% (2002 est.)Dominican Republic
agriculture: 14.4%
industry: 20.8% (2014)
services: 64.7% (2014 est.)Ecuador
agriculture: 26.1%
industry: 18.4%
services: 55.5% (2017 est.)Egypt
agriculture: 25.8%
industry: 25.1%
services: 49.1% (2015 est.)El Salvador
agriculture: 21%
industry: 20%
services: 58% (2011 est.)Eritrea
agriculture: 80%
industry: 20% (2004 est.)Estonia
agriculture: 2.7%
industry: 20.5%
services: 76.8% (2017 est.)Eswatini
agriculture: 10.7%
industry: 30.4%
services: 58.9% (2014 est.)Ethiopia
agriculture: 72.7%
industry: 7.4%
services: 19.9% (2013 est.)European Union
agriculture: 5%
industry: 21.9%
services: 73.1% (2014 est.)Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
agriculture: 41%
industry: 24.5%
services: 34.5% (2015 est.)Faroe Islands
agriculture: 15%
industry: 15%
services: 70% (December 2016 est.)Fiji
agriculture: 44.2%
industry: 14.3%
services: 41.6% (2011)Finland
agriculture: 4%
industry: 20.7%
services: 75.3% (2017 est.)France
agriculture: 2.8% (2016 est.)
industry: 20% (2016 est.)
services: 77.2% (2016 est.)French Polynesia
agriculture: 13%
industry: 19%
services: 68% (2013 est.)Gabon
agriculture: 64%
industry: 12%
services: 24% (2005 est.)Gambia, The
agriculture: 75%
industry: 19%
services: 6% (1996 est.)Gaza Strip
agriculture: 5.2%
industry: 10%
services: 84.8% (2015 est.)
note: data exclude the West BankGeorgia
agriculture: 55.6%
industry: 8.9%
services: 35.5% (2006 est.)Germany
agriculture: 1.4%
industry: 24.2%
services: 74.3% (2016)Ghana
agriculture: 44.7%
industry: 14.4%
services: 40.9% (2013 est.)Gibraltar
agriculture: NEGL
industry: 1.8%
services: 98.2% (2014 est.)Greece
agriculture: 12.6%
industry: 15%
services: 72.4% (30 October 2015 est.)Greenland
agriculture: 15.9%
industry: 10.1%
services: 73.9% (2015 est.)Grenada
agriculture: 11%
industry: 20%
services: 69% (2008 est.)Guam
agriculture: 0.3%
industry: 21.6%
services: 78.1% (2013 est.)Guatemala
agriculture: 31.4%
industry: 12.8%
services: 55.8% (2017 est.)Guinea
agriculture: 76%
industry: 24% (2006 est.)Guinea-Bissau
agriculture: 82%
industry and services: 18% (2000 est.)Guyana
agriculture: NA
industry: NA
services: NAHaiti
agriculture: 38.1%
industry: 11.5%
services: 50.4% (2010)Holy See (Vatican City)
note: essentially services with a small amount of industry; nearly all dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and the approximately 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican
Honduras
agriculture: 39.2%
industry: 20.9%
services: 39.8% (2005 est.)Hong Kong
agriculture: 3.8% (2013 est.)
industry: 2% (2016 est.)
services: 54.5% (2016 est.)
industry and services: 12.5% (2013 est.)
agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining: 10.1% (2013)
manufacturing: 17.1% (2013 est.)
note: above data exclude public sectorHungary
agriculture: 4.9%
industry: 30.3%
services: 64.5% (2015 est.)Iceland
agriculture: 4.8%
industry: 22.2%
services: 73% (2008)India
agriculture: 47%
industry: 22%
services: 31% (FY 2014 est.)Indonesia
agriculture: 32%
industry: 21%
services: 47% (2016 est.)Iran
agriculture: 16.3%
industry: 35.1%
services: 48.6% (2013 est.)Iraq
agriculture: 21.6%
industry: 18.7%
services: 59.8% (2008 est.)Ireland
agriculture: 5%
industry: 11%
services: 84% (2015 est.)Isle of Man
manufacturing: 5% (2006 est.)
construction: 8% (2006 est.)
tourism: 1% (2006 est.)
transport and communications: 9% (2006 est.)
agriculture, forestry, and fishing: 2% (2006 est.)
gas, electricity, and water: 1% (2006 est.)
wholesale and retail distribution: 11% (2006 est.)
professional and scientific services: 20% (2006 est.)
public administration: 7% (2006 est.)
banking and finance: 23% (2006 est.)
entertainment and catering: 5% (2006 est.)
miscellaneous services: 8% (2006 est.)Israel
agriculture: 1.1%
industry: 17.3%
services: 81.6% (2015 est.)Italy
agriculture: 3.9%
industry: 28.3%
services: 67.8% (2011)Jamaica
agriculture: 16.1%
industry: 16%
services: 67.9% (2017)Japan
agriculture: 2.9%
industry: 26.2%
services: 70.9% (February 2015 est.)Jersey
agriculture: 3%
industry: 12%
services: 85% (2014 est.)Jordan
agriculture: 2%
industry: 20%
services: 78% (2013 est.)Kazakhstan
agriculture: 18.1%
industry: 20.4%
services: 61.6% (2017 est.)Kenya
agriculture: 61.1%
industry: 6.7%
services: 32.2% (2005 est.)Kiribati
agriculture: 15%
industry: 10%
services: 75% (2010)Korea, North
agriculture: 37%
industry: 63% (2008 est.)Korea, South
agriculture: 4.8%
industry: 24.6%
services: 70.6% (2017 est.)Kosovo
agriculture: 4.4%
industry: 17.4%
services: 78.2% (2017 est.)Kuwait
agriculture: NA
industry: NA
services: NAKyrgyzstan
agriculture: 48%
industry: 12.5%
services: 39.5% (2005 est.)Laos
agriculture: 73.1%
industry: 6.1%
services: 20.6% (2012 est.)Latvia
agriculture: 7.7%
industry: 24.1%
services: 68.1% (2016 est.)Lebanon
agriculture: 39% (2009 est.) NA
industry: NA
services: NALesotho
agriculture: 86%
industry and services: 14% (2002 est.)
note: most of the resident population is engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South AfricaLiberia
agriculture: 70%
industry: 8%
services: 22% (2000 est.)Libya
agriculture: 17%
industry: 23%
services: 59% (2004 est.)Liechtenstein
agriculture: 0.8%
industry: 36.9%
services: 62.3% (2015)Lithuania
agriculture: 9.1%
industry: 25.2%
services: 65.8% (2015 est.)Luxembourg
agriculture: 1.1%
industry: 20%
services: 78.9% (2013 est.)Macau
agriculture: 2.5%
industry: 9.8%
services: 4.4%
industry and services: 12.4%
agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining: 15%
manufacturing: 25.9%
construction: 7.1%
transportation and utilities: 2.6%
commerce: 20.3% (2013 est.)Malawi
agriculture: 76.9%
industry: 4.1%
services: 19% (2013 est.)Malaysia
agriculture: 11%
industry: 36%
services: 53% (2012 est.)Maldives
agriculture: 7.7%
industry: 22.8%
services: 69.5% (2017 est.)Mali
agriculture: 80%
industry and services: 20% (2005 est.)Malta
agriculture: 1.6%
industry: 20.7%
services: 77.7% (2016 est.)Marshall Islands
agriculture: 11%
industry: 16.3%
services: 72.7% (2011 est.)Mauritania
agriculture: 50%
industry: 1.9%
services: 48.1% (2014 est.)Mauritius
agriculture: 8%
industry: 29.8%
services: 62.2% (2014 est.)Mexico
agriculture: 13.4%
industry: 24.1%
services: 61.9% (2011)Micronesia, Federated States of
agriculture: 0.9%
industry: 5.2%
services: 93.9% (2013 est.)
note: two-thirds of the labor force are government employeesMoldova
agriculture: 32.3%
industry: 12%
services: 55.7% (2017 est.)Monaco
agriculture: 0%
industry: 16.1%
services: 83.9% (2012 est.)Mongolia
agriculture: 31.1%
industry: 18.5%
services: 50.5% (2016)Montenegro
agriculture: 7.9%
industry: 17.1%
services: 75% (2017 est.)Montserrat
agriculture: 1.4%
industry: 12.7%
services: 85.9% (2017 est.)Morocco
agriculture: 39.1%
industry: 20.3%
services: 40.5% (2014 est.)Mozambique
agriculture: 74.4%
industry: 3.9%
services: 21.7% (2015 est.)Namibia
agriculture: 31%
industry: 14%
services: 54% (2013 est.)
note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agricultureNauru
note: most of the labor force is employed in phosphate mining, public administration, education, and transportation
Nepal
agriculture: 69%
industry: 12%
services: 19% (2015 est.)Netherlands
agriculture: 1.2%
industry: 17.2%
services: 81.6% (2015 est.)New Caledonia
agriculture: 2.7%
industry: 22.4%
services: 74.9% (2010)New Zealand
agriculture: 6.6%
industry: 20.7%
services: 72.7% (2017 est.)Nicaragua
agriculture: 31%
industry: 18%
services: 50% (2011 est.)Niger
agriculture: 79.2%
industry: 3.3%
services: 17.5% (2012 est.)Nigeria
agriculture: 70%
industry: 10%
services: 20% (1999 est.)Niue
note: most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board
Norfolk Island
agriculture: 6%
industry: 14%
services: 80% (2006 est.)North Macedonia
agriculture: 16.2%
industry: 29.2%
services: 54.5% (2017 est.)Northern Mariana Islands
agriculture: 1.9%
industry: 10%
services: 88.1% (2010 est.)Norway
agriculture: 2.1%
industry: 19.3%
services: 78.6% (2016 est.)Oman
agriculture: 4.7% NA
industry: 49.6% NA
services: 45% (2016 est.) NAPakistan
agriculture: 42.3%
industry: 22.6%
services: 35.1% (FY2015 est.)Palau
agriculture: 1.2%
industry: 12.4%
services: 86.4% (2016)Panama
agriculture: 17%
industry: 18.6%
services: 64.4% (2009 est.)Papua New Guinea
agriculture: 85%
industry: NA
services: NAParaguay
agriculture: 26.5%
industry: 18.5%
services: 55% (2008)Peru
agriculture: 25.8%
industry: 17.4%
services: 56.8% (2011)Philippines
agriculture: 25.4%
industry: 18.3%
services: 56.3% (2017 est.)Pitcairn Islands
note: no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing
Poland
agriculture: 11.5%
industry: 30.4%
services: 57.6% (2015)Portugal
agriculture: 8.6%
industry: 23.9%
services: 67.5% (2014 est.)Puerto Rico
agriculture: 2.1%
industry: 19%
services: 79% (2005 est.)Romania
agriculture: 28.3%
industry: 28.9%
services: 42.8% (2014)Russia
agriculture: 9.4%
industry: 27.6%
services: 63% (2016 est.)Rwanda
agriculture: 75.3%
industry: 6.7%
services: 18% (2012 est.)Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
agriculture: 6%
industry: 48%
services: 46% (1987 est.)Saint Lucia
agriculture: 21.7%
industry: 24.7%
services: 53.6% (2002 est.)Saint Martin
85 directly or indirectly employed in tourist industry
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
agriculture: 18%
industry: 41%
services: 41% (1996 est.)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
agriculture: 26%
industry: 17%
services: 57% (1980 est.)Samoa
agriculture: 65%
industry: 6%
services: 29% (2015 est.)San Marino
agriculture: 0.2%
industry: 33.5%
services: 66.3% (September 2013 est.)Sao Tome and Principe
agriculture: 26.1%
industry: 21.4%
services: 52.5% (2014 est.)Saudi Arabia
agriculture: 6.7%
industry: 21.4%
services: 71.9% (2005 est.)Senegal
agriculture: 77.5%
industry: 22.5%
industry and services: 22.5% (2007 est.)Serbia
agriculture: 19.4%
industry: 24.5%
services: 56.1% (2017 est.)Seychelles
agriculture: 3%
industry: 23%
services: 74% (2006)Sierra Leone
agriculture: 61.1%
industry: 5.5%
services: 33.4% (2014 est.)Singapore
agriculture: 0.7%
industry: 25.6%
services: 73.7% (2017)
note: excludes non-residentsSint Maarten
agriculture: 1.1%
industry: 15.2%
services: 83.7% (2008 est.)Slovakia
agriculture: 3.9%
industry: 22.7%
services: 73.4% (2015)Slovenia
agriculture: 5.5%
industry: 31.2%
services: 63.3% (2017 est.)Solomon Islands
agriculture: 75%
industry: 5%
services: 20% (2000 est.)Somalia
agriculture: 71%
industry: 29%
industry and services: 29% (1975)South Africa
agriculture: 4.6%
industry: 23.5%
services: 71.9% (2014 est.)Spain
agriculture: 4.2%
industry: 24%
services: 71.7% (2009)Sri Lanka
agriculture: 27%
industry: 26%
services: 47% (31 December 2016)Sudan
agriculture: 80%
industry: 7%
services: 13% (1998 est.)Suriname
agriculture: 11.2%
industry: 19.5%
services: 69.3% (2010)Sweden
agriculture: 2%
industry: 12%
services: 86% (2014 est.)Switzerland
agriculture: 3.3%
industry: 19.8%
services: 76.9% (2015)Syria
agriculture: 17%
industry: 16%
services: 67% (2008 est.)Taiwan
agriculture: 4.9%
industry: 35.9%
services: 59.2% (2016 est.)Tajikistan
agriculture: 43%
industry: 10.6%
services: 46.4% (2016 est.)Tanzania
agriculture: 66.9%
industry: 6.4%
services: 26.6% (2014 est.)Thailand
agriculture: 31.8%
industry: 16.7%
services: 51.5% (2015 est.)Timor-Leste
agriculture: 41%
industry: 13%
services: 45.1% (2013)Togo
agriculture: 65%
industry: 5%
services: 30% (1998 est.)Tonga
agriculture: 2,006% (2006 est.)
industry: 27.5% (2006 est.)
services: 2,006% (2006 est.)Trinidad and Tobago
agriculture: 3.1%
industry: 11.5%
services: 85.4% (2016 est.)Tunisia
agriculture: 14.8%
industry: 33.2%
services: 51.7% (2014 est.)Turkey (Turkiye)
agriculture: 18.4%
industry: 26.6%
services: 54.9% (2016)Turkmenistan
agriculture: 48.2%
industry: 14%
services: 37.8% (2004 est.)Turks and Caicos Islands
note: about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services
Tuvalu
note: most people make a living through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls - and through overseas remittances (mostly from workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)
Uganda
agriculture: 71%
industry: 7%
services: 22% (2013 est.)Ukraine
agriculture: 5.8%
industry: 26.5%
services: 67.8% (2014)United Arab Emirates
agriculture: 7%
industry: 15%
services: 78% (2000 est.)United Kingdom
agriculture: 1.3%
industry: 15.2%
services: 83.5% (2014 est.)United States
agriculture: 0.7% (2009)
industry: 20.3% (2009)
services: 37.3% (2009)
industry and services: 24.2% (2009)
manufacturing: 17.6% (2009)
farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% (2009)
manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% (2009)
managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% (2009)
sales and office: 24.2% (2009)
other services: 17.6% (2009)
note: figures exclude the unemployedUruguay
agriculture: 13%
industry: 14%
services: 73% (2010 est.)Uzbekistan
agriculture: 25.9%
industry: 13.2%
services: 60.9% (2012 est.)Vanuatu
agriculture: 65%
industry: 5%
services: 30% (2000 est.)Venezuela
agriculture: 7.3%
industry: 21.8%
services: 70.9% (4th quarter, 2011 est.)Vietnam
agriculture: 40.3%
industry: 25.7%
services: 34% (2017)Virgin Islands
agriculture: 1%
industry: 19%
services: 80% (2003 est.)Wallis and Futuna
agriculture: 74%
industry: 3%
services: 23% (2015 est.)West Bank
agriculture: 11.5%
industry: 34.4%
services: 54.1% (2013 est.)
note: excludes Gaza StripWorld
agriculture: 31%
industry: 23.5%
services: 45.5% (2014 est.)Yemen
note: most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force
Zambia
agriculture: 54.8%
industry: 9.9%
services: 35.3% (2017 est.)Zimbabwe
agriculture: 67.5%
industry: 7.3%
services: 25.2% (2017 est.)