TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT

TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT

Anang P.Setiawan

http://smisgeography.blogspot.com

TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT :

Primary Industries
These involve the extraction of raw materials to be supplied to other industries.
e.g. Farming, Forestry, Fishing, Mining

Secondary Industries

These are where raw materials are assembled or manufactured to produce finished goods.
e.g. Food processing, Car assembly, Manufacturing, Building.

Tertiary Industries

These are jobs which involve providing goods and services for the public.
e.g. Transport, Retail, Medicine, Catering

Quaternary Industries
These include people who provide specialist information and expertise to all the above sectors.
e.g. Research, Design engineering, Computer programming.

Employment Structure
Employment structure : The percentage of people employed in each type of industry. It varies widely between countries and over time.

MEDCs and LEDCs
Usually MEDCs have a higher proportion of the work-force employed in Secondary and Tertiary industries.

LEDCs tend to have a higher percentage employed in Primary industries like farming.

Development in the Economy
As a country develops even further its economy, the proportion employed in primary industry decreases and secondary employement increases. As the economy develops further, numbers in primary and secondary industries fall, and tertiary becomes the largest employment sector.

Informal Employment (Black Economy)
-Includes selling goods on the street, shoe-shining service, etc.
-No taxes are paid.
-Ilegal
-Often carried out by quite young children.

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