SOSC 1510 Study Guide - Final Guide: Secondary Sector Of The Economy, Tertiary Sector Of The Economy, Primary Sector Of The Economy
19 Nov 2017
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Explain the growth of the service sector in canada and the implications for. Canadian workers: primary sector agriculture, mining, forestry, and other extraction industries, secondary sector manufacturing and construction, where goods are produced from raw materials supplied by primary sector, tertiary sector it is where services are provided rather than products. Primary industries accounted for 49 percent of canadian labor force. In recent decades the primary sector lost its dominance and manufacturing industries expanded. The service industries were also increasing in size. Almost half of canadians (47%) were working in the service industries, while the secondary sector accounted for one third of employment (31%) The relative size of both primary and secondary has been declining since then. 78 percent of employed canadians held service sector jobs, and 22 percent were working in secondary jobs(goods-producing sector) Agriculture and natural resources that once were dominant industries now account for 1. 8 percent and 2. 1 percent of all employment in.
