Clark Fischer model and uk job sector Flashcards
What jobs are mostly in pre industrial section of the Fischer model
The majority of the population works in the primary sector with only a small percentage of people employed in the secondary sector
What jobs are mostly in industrial section of the Fischer model
The proportion of employees in the primary sector declines due to the mechanisation of farming, and as land is taken up by manufacturing, the secondary employment increases
What jobs are mostly in tertiary section of the Fischer model
There is a decrease in amount of secondary jobs due to the movement of factories overseas and cheaper imports; this coincides with an increase in employment in the tertiary and quaternary industries due to higher incomes and more demand for holidays, technology etc
The UK has followed the expected trends in the model:
A decline in the primary and secondary sectors due to deindustrialisation - employing just ..% of the workforce in primary, and …% in secondary
1%
15%
A huge growth in the tertiary and quaternary sector, known as the new economy - employing around …% of the population
84%
Jobs can be classified on whether they are:
Full-time (35+ hours per week) or part-time (less than 35 hours per week)
Temporary or permanent
Employed or self-employed
A place can be defined by the nature of economic activity and people’s employment:
A less successful place can have a large amount of economically inactive people (retired, unemployed, long-term sickness or disability)
A place with low levels of economic growth can have a large proportion of people on temporary, part-time or ‘zero hours’ contracts, who earn little
A rural place can have lots of seasonal work (farming, tourism)
A place with a higher percentage of self-employed people, who identify gaps in the local market and meet the needs of the area, can have a greater sense of community
Gross Value Added is what
the value of goods and services the average person contributes
