Question

Observe the following pie charts.

a) What are the differences in employment in the three kinds of economic activities that you notice from these pie charts?

b) What is the percentage of change in employment by industry?

c) Did we expect to see a greater change in employment by industry that did not happen?

Answer 1

a. The employment generation in agricultural sector has been decreased from 74% in 1972-73 to 53% in 2009-10.

The employment generation in industrial sector has been increased from 11% in 1972-73 to 22% in 2009-10. 

The employment generation in service sector has shown an increase of 10%.

b. There is a 11% increase in employment generated by industry.

c. 1) Yes, we expected a greater change in employment by industry. But it did not happen. 

2) Large industries began to replace workers with technology. More and more automation has taken place. 

3) Hence it did not happen.