The line graph delineates the workforce distribution across five different sectors in Australia over the span of five decades starting from 1962.
Overall, the service industry experienced a substantial increase in the percentage of employees, while manufacturing and agriculture sectors demonstrated a noticeable decline. Construction sector remained relatively stable, and the mining sector showed minimal growth.
Initially in 1962, the service industry employed the highest proportion of Australian workers, standing at around 52%, significantly higher than the manufacturing sector at about 26%. Over the fifty-year period, the service industry’s employment share surged to nearly 80%, whereas the manufacturing sector plummeted to 10%.
In the same year, agriculture had a workforce percentage of approximately 11%, higher than construction at about 9%. However, construction overtook agriculture twice before settling at 10%, which was five times more than the final percentage in agriculture. The mining sector began with 1% of the workforce and showed minimal growth, reaching approximately 3% by 2012.