Year

Number of

employed persons/

Million people

The proportion of

employment in the

primary industry

The proportion of

employment in the

secondary industry

The proportion of

employment in the tertiary industry

1978

2275.95

73.70

13.70

12.60

1980

2367.78

70.70

17.10

12.20

1985

2731.11

60.30

22.50

17.20

1990

3118.10

53.00

27.20

19.80

1995

3551.20

41.50

33.80

24.70

2000

3989.32

39.90

28.00

32.10

2005

5022.97

32.10

38.10

29.80

2006

5177.02

30.20

38.90

30.90

2007

5341.50

29.20

39.40

31.40

2008

5471.72

27.90

39.70

32.40

2009

5688.62

26.60

40.30

33.10

2010

5870.48

24.40

42.40

33.20

2011

5960.74

23.90

42.40

33.70

2012

5965.95

23.80

42.00

34.20

2013

6117.68

23.00

41.90

35.10

2014

6183.23

22.40

41.40

36.20

2015

6219.31

22.10

41.00

36.90