Line graph to show the UK employment structure from 1800 – 2000 The Clark Fisher model Line graph to show the UK employment structure from 1800 – 2000
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2. Changes in employment structures over time
The relative importance of the primary, secondary and tertiary
sectors in countries at different levels of development; change
over time and space. Line graph to show the UK employment structure
from 1800 2000
The Clark Fisher model Line graph to show the UK employment
structure from 1800 2000 Key term The sectors change with time over
three phases as the Clark-Fisher model shows:
The pre-industrial phase- the primary sector leads the economy and
may employ more than two-thirds of the working population.
Agriculture is the most important activity. The industrial phase-
the secondary and tertiary sectors increase in importance. The
primary sector declines. The post-industrial phase- As the tertiary
sector becomes the most important sector, the secondary sector
declines and the primary sector employs a small percentage of the
active population. In an LIC, such as Mali, a high proportion of
the active population works in primary industries, especially in
farming. This type of country is in the pre-industrial phase. China
is an NIC and has a strong manufacturing sector. It is in the
industrial phase. HICs, such as Germany, are in the post-industrial
phase. Using page 156-157 Geography A Foundations
How do employment patterns change over time? Key term Skills
practice
