Employment around the world

NIC - Newly Industrilised Country

LEDC - Less Economicaly Developed Country

MEDC - More Economicaly Developed Country

Formal Employment - regular hours, regular wadges, an agreed contract and mustpay tax 

Informal Employment - cash in hand, not a regular income source, doesn't pay tax and includes illegal activity 

Primary Employment - exracting raw materials 

Secondary Employment - processing and manufacturing raw materials 

Tertiary Employment - Providing services to industries/custormers

Quaternary Employment - Knowledge based such as IT develpoment and Reseach 

3 countries that have a large % of primary employment are:

1) Kenya 2) India 3) Bangledesh 

3 countries that have a large % of secondary employment are:

1) Italy 2) France 3) UK

3 countries that have a large % of tertiary employment are:

1) Mexico 2) USA 3) Japan

Nepal is an LECD as it has:

• High Primary Employment that are more subsistence than comercial

• Little Manufacturing 

• Large informal employment in cities 

Brazil is a NIC as it has:

• Strong Secondary Employment 
• Many Multi- National Companies locate in these countries such as Nokia 

The USA is a MEDC as it has:

• Mechanised Farming
• Automated manufacturing
• large number employed in heath, education or leisure 
• more jobs in Quaternary