Topic 14 - Economic Transition
14.1 National Development
Employment structure and its role in Economic Development
4 Employment Sectors:
1. Primary Sector - Produces RM from land and sea, harvesting products from Earth
2. Secondary Sector - Manufactures primary materials into finished products
3. Tertiary Sector - Provides services and distribution to businesses/ppl and
commercial services
4. Quaternary sector - High tech to provide info and expertise, R&D important
Differences in 4 Employment Sectors:
Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary
Lvl of Relatively Low More skills than High skilled labor Requires highly
Skilled primary advanced skills
Labor
Level of Low Medium/high High High, Very high
Income
Location Rural Areas, Industrialized MEDC developed MEDC
Resource rich areas, capital- countries, post- developed
areas, LDC or intensive, industrialized, countries, high
LEDC developed, NIC high tech tech
Ethiopia: Primary (88%), Secondary (2%), Tertiary (10%), Quaternary (0%)
UK: Primary (3%), Secondary (25%), Tertiary (70%), Quaternary (2%)
Product Chain – Full sequence of activities needed to turn RM -> Finished Product
Illustrate 4 sectors of employment
As economy advances, proportion of employment in each sector changes
Secondary products either consumer goods (public) or capital goods (B2B)
Quaternary Sector can associate with all sectors
Transportation from Primary-Sector and Sector-Tertiary is by Tertiary sector
Quaternary
(Research and Development)
Primary -> Secondary -> Tertiary
(Farms) (Food processing Factories) (Supermarkets and food sales,
restaurants)
14.1 National Development
Employment structure and its role in Economic Development
4 Employment Sectors:
1. Primary Sector - Produces RM from land and sea, harvesting products from Earth
2. Secondary Sector - Manufactures primary materials into finished products
3. Tertiary Sector - Provides services and distribution to businesses/ppl and
commercial services
4. Quaternary sector - High tech to provide info and expertise, R&D important
Differences in 4 Employment Sectors:
Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary
Lvl of Relatively Low More skills than High skilled labor Requires highly
Skilled primary advanced skills
Labor
Level of Low Medium/high High High, Very high
Income
Location Rural Areas, Industrialized MEDC developed MEDC
Resource rich areas, capital- countries, post- developed
areas, LDC or intensive, industrialized, countries, high
LEDC developed, NIC high tech tech
Ethiopia: Primary (88%), Secondary (2%), Tertiary (10%), Quaternary (0%)
UK: Primary (3%), Secondary (25%), Tertiary (70%), Quaternary (2%)
Product Chain – Full sequence of activities needed to turn RM -> Finished Product
Illustrate 4 sectors of employment
As economy advances, proportion of employment in each sector changes
Secondary products either consumer goods (public) or capital goods (B2B)
Quaternary Sector can associate with all sectors
Transportation from Primary-Sector and Sector-Tertiary is by Tertiary sector
Quaternary
(Research and Development)
Primary -> Secondary -> Tertiary
(Farms) (Food processing Factories) (Supermarkets and food sales,
restaurants)
