Analyze the charts below and answer the question that follows.
Occupations in Europe
Four pie charts titled Occupations in Europe. The top left chart is labeled France. Services is 72 percent, Industry is 24 percent, and Agriculture is 4 percent. The top right chart is labeled Poland. Services is 54 percent, Industry is 29 percent, and Agriculture is 17 percent. The bottom left chart is labeled Italy. Services is 65 percent, Industry is 31 percent, and Agriculture is 4 percent. The bottom right chart is labeled Romania. Services is 47 percent, Industry is 23 percent, and Agriculture is 30 percent.
Data courtesy of the CIA World Factbook
Using complete sentences, explain what the charts above say about industry, service, and agriculture in Europe.
1 answer
The charts above show the distribution of occupations in four European countries: France, Poland, Italy, and Romania. In all four countries, the service sector appears to be the largest employer, ranging from 47 percent in Romania to 72 percent in France. The industry sector employs the second-largest proportion of workers, ranging from 23 percent in Romania to 31 percent in Italy. Agriculture seems to be the least prevalent sector across the four countries, accounting for only 4 percent in France and Italy, 17 percent in Poland, and 30 percent in Romania. Overall, these charts suggest that the service sector is the dominant employer in European economies, followed by industry, with agriculture being a much smaller contributor to employment.