The bar chart presents data on the proportion of employees involved in three sectors, namely agriculture, industry, and services across four nations in 1980 and 2010.
Overall, the percentage of workers in the agricultural sector accounted for the highest share in China, and across three remaining countries, the figure for the industrial sector consistently surpassed other fields.
In 1980, slightly under a mere 10% of German workers took part in the agricultural sector, which was substantially smaller than the number of people employed in other sectors. The figures for American workers showed a similar pattern, with the proportion of employees in industry and services being comparable, hovering around 50%. Japan also followed the same trend, with a modest 10% of those surveyed engaged in agriculture. Conversely, the percentage of workers in China get involved in agriculture made up for 60%, which was two times as large as that in industry.
Over three decades, almost none Germans are employed in the agricultural sector, and the vast majority of workers (80%) showed a preference for industry, doubling the figure for services. The same pattern could also be seen in the USA and Japan, with roughly three quarters of respondents are engaged in industry and services. Approximately half of Chinese employees worked in agriculture, which was comparable to that in the remaining sectors.