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The working population may also be classified by industry ¹ or branch of economic activity ¹. This classification depends on the nature of the firm ² or establishment ² that the individual works for. Generally importance is attached to the division of the population into agricultural workers ³ and non-agricultural workers ⁴. Government employees ⁵ are sometimes, and military personnel ⁶ or members of the armed forces ⁶ are generally shown separately, but employees of public enterprises are counted as a rule with the rest of the industrial population. Industries are generally classified in three sectors, the primary sector ⁷ (agriculture, hunting, fishing and mining), the secondary sector ⁸ (manufacturing, construction and utilities), and the tertiary sector ⁹ (commerce, finance, transport industries, and service industries). In developing countries the traditional sector ¹⁰ is often listed separately and opposed to the modern sector of the economy.

• 1. For purposes of international comparability, the United Nations have prepared an International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities.
• 5. A civil servant is an employee (353-3) of the central government An official is an employee of a public body but the term is occasionally used for salaried employees of large companies. A distinction is often drawn between government employees and private workers.

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