Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Economy > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from Economy > Labor force > By occupation, which lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by sector of occupation. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete and may range from 99-101 percent due to rounding.
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Gibraltar: negligible (2013)

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	DominicaDominica	40%	2013
2	HondurasHonduras	39.2%	2013
3	HaitiHaiti	38.1%	2013
4	GuatemalaGuatemala	38%	2013
5	BoliviaBolivia	32%	2013
6	NicaraguaNicaragua	28%	2013
7	EcuadorEcuador	27.6%	2013
8	ParaguayParaguay	26.5%	2013
9	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	26%	2013
10	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	21.7%	2013
11	El SalvadorEl Salvador	21%	2013
12	CubaCuba	19.7%	2013
13	ColombiaColombia	18%	2013
=14	JamaicaJamaica	17%	2013
=14	PanamaPanama	17%	2013
16	BrazilBrazil	15.7%	2013
17	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	14.6%	2013
18	Costa RicaCosta Rica	14%	2013
19	MexicoMexico	13.7%	2013
20	ChileChile	13.2%	2013
21	UruguayUruguay	13%	2013
22	GrenadaGrenada	11%	2013
23	BelizeBelize	10.2%	2013
24	BarbadosBarbados	10%	2013
25	SurinameSuriname	8%	2013
26	VenezuelaVenezuela	7.3%	2013
27	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	7%	2013
=28	ArgentinaArgentina	5%	2013
=28	The BahamasThe Bahamas	5%	2013
30	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	3.8%	2013
31	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	1.9%	2013
32	PeruPeru	0.7%	2013

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