Define sectoral transformation and then discuss its manifestation in North America. Please be certain to give an example of each of the four sectors.
What will be an ideal response?
Sectoral transformation is the shift of a labor force away from primary activities into other sectors. The vastmajority of North Americans were once engaged in primary activities (farming and resource extraction. This began to change post-Civil War with the Industrial Revolution as more of the work force entered secondary activities (manufacturing . The manufacturing sector began to decline post-WWII and was replaced by the tertiary sector (services which remains the dominant sector today. A small but growing number of well-educated people have transformed into quaternary sector employment which is best defined as information processing and IT.
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