Employment In The Uk Flashcards
What are the 3 employment sectors
Primary - agriculture
Secondary - manufacturing
Tertiary - commercial services
When did employment change and why?
The biggest change was during the pre industrial time when primary employment declined from 72% to 12% due to machinery taking over
What are the 3 main reasons for change in employment sectors
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)
What is the quaternary sector?
Knowledge based jobs which normally include technology eg. Financial banking
What is the knowledge economy
Based on specialised knowledge and skill (work in quaternary sector)
What is the new economy
The growth in tertiary sector since 1980’s