Employment In The Uk Flashcards

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What are the 3 employment sectors

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Primary - agriculture
Secondary - manufacturing
Tertiary - commercial services

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When did employment change and why?

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The biggest change was during the pre industrial time when primary employment declined from 72% to 12% due to machinery taking over

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What are the 3 main reasons for change in employment sectors

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1) advancement in technology (Industrial Revolution)
2) jobs that didn’t require training moved overseas
3) rural to urban migration (higher earning jobs in cities caused tertiary sector to grow)

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What is the quaternary sector?

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Knowledge based jobs which normally include technology eg. Financial banking

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What is the knowledge economy

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Based on specialised knowledge and skill (work in quaternary sector)

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What is the new economy

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The growth in tertiary sector since 1980’s

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