Explain the occupational structure of population.

Occupational structure:

(i)The working population take part in various occupations ranging from agriculture, forestry fishing, manufacturing construction, commercial transport, services, communication and other unclassified services.

(ii)Agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining are classified as primary activities manufacturing as secondary, transport, communication and other services as tertiary and the jobs related to research and developing ideas as quaternary activities.

(iii)The proportion of working population engaged in these four sectors is a good indicator of the levels of economic development of a nation.

(iv)This is because only a developed economy with industries and infrastructure can accommodate more workers in the secondary, tertiary and quaternary sector.

(v)If the economy is still in the primitive stages, then the proportion of people engaged in primary activities world be high as it involves extraction of natural resources.