The table graphs given illustrate a comparison of the proportion of workforces in three distinct segments in different nations over a period of 30 years, from 1980 onwards.
From an overall perspective, it is evident that the percentage of workers in Germany, the USA and Japan was quite similar. Whereas a reverse pattern could be seen in the figure for the number of manual laborers in China.
In 1990, the proportion of agricultural employees in China was highest, at exactly 70%, while the figures for Germany and the USA were below 10%, compared to 11% in Japan. This was followed by the lower data on industry in Germany and the USA was more than 50%, compared to 49% in Japan. However, China accounted for the lowest value, at only 40%. The figure for service in four nations ranged from nearly 40 to 50%.
From the period between 1990 and 2010, there was an increase in the percentage of industrial workers in Germany and Japan, 82% and nearly 80% in their respective order, compared to 70% in the US. there was no significant change in the figure for agriculture in three countries, Germany, the US, and Japan, under 10%. There was a decline in the services of four countries, ranging from 20% to 40%. In the same trajectory, the figures for agriculture and industry in China dropped to a low of 50% and 40%, respectively