Business Studies 4

Semester 2 SY 2012-2013

Revision Worksheet # 2- Industry Sectors

Name: Date: 1/16/13- Wednesday

A. The following data are drawn from information provided by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2007. The table shows recent breakdowns of employment by employment sector and likely future patterns in the United States.

Percentage Distribution by year1996 2006 2016

Primary Industry 2.4 1.8 1.6Secondary Industry 16.9 14.5 12.7Tertiary Industry 81.7 83.7 85.7

1. Describe the key trends indicated by the data. (3 marks)

2. What is happening to jobs in the primary sector? Why do you think this is the case? (3 marks)

3. What is happening to jobs in manufacturing and services? (3 marks)

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B. The following statistics relate to employment by the industrial sector in China.

Primary (%) Secondary (%) Tertiary (%)1978 70 18 121988 58 22 201998 50 23 272008 42 25 33

Describe the key trends that you see in the data. Explain why these changes might have occurred. Do you expect these trends to continue? (6 marks)

C. What are service industries? Give five examples of jobs in service industries. (6 marks)

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