30 million37 million19 million12.2 million16.1 million10.8 million15.6 million19 million10.3 million
a) Calculate the size of the entire labour force in the country b) What percentage of the labour force is engaged in the (i) Primary sector (ii) Secondary sector (iii) Tertiary sector c) Calculate the ratio of the workers in mining to the workers in shoe production d) Calculate the percentage of the people engaged in warehousing e) (i) Identify the type of economy depicted in the table (ii) Give a reason for your answer in (e)(i)
Explanation
a) Labour force = (30 + 37 + 19 + 12.2 + 16.1 + 10.8 + 15.6 + 19 + 10.3) million = 170 million b) (i) Primary sector = \(\frac {16.1 + 10.8 + 15.6 \times {100}} {170 \text {million}}\) = \(\frac {42.5} {170} \times {100}\) = 25% (ii) Secondary sector = \(\frac {30 + 19 + 19 \times {100}} {170 \text {million}}\) = \(\frac {68} {170} \times {100}\) = 40% (iii) Tertiary sector = \(\frac {37 + 12.2 + 10.3 \times {100}} {170 \text {million}}\) = \(\frac {59.5} {170} \times {100}\) = 35% c) Mining : Shoe production = 16.1 : 30 or \(\frac {16.1} {30}\) d) \(\frac{\text { Workers in warehousing X 100}}{\text {size of entire labour force}} = \frac {12.2 million \times 100}{170 million}\) = 7.17% or 7.2%
