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O-LevelEconomicsEconomic development2281/12 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q211 Mark

The proportion of workers employed varies between different industries and between developing and developed economies. Which combination in the table is likely to have the highest percentage of workers employed?

Adeveloping: agriculture, developed: manufacturing
Bdeveloping: agriculture, developed: services
Cdeveloping: construction, developed: manufacturing
Ddeveloping: construction, developed: services

✓ Correct answer

B: developing: agriculture, developed: services

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Economic development, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2015 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 21.

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