In Table 3, we can observe that according to both authority and hub scores, the top ranked sectors of the EU are Uranium and thorium ores, electrical energy, gas, steam and hot water, other business services, construction work, wholesale, and chemicals.
However, in deviation from the seven sector model, the first transport sector is found at the 34th rank: Sector #278 'Overseas communication services', with the remaining the transport sectors ranked much lower.
The agriculture sector led in importance in 2001, followed closely by petroleum, while the wood-based sector ranked third.
The case of Food Processing is interesting, because the sector ranked third in 1966 1970 but subsequently lost protection relative to Textiles (starting in 1971) and Stones, Machinery, Metals, Plastics, and Transport Equipment up until the 1990s.
In 2004 the service sector ranked as the largest contributor to GDP (48%) and employed 44% of workers.
Canada did much better, helped at least in part by a banking sector ranked the soundest in the world for eight years running by the World Economic Forum (host of the annual Davos forum).
The government is also going to use it to create a searchable "league table" ranking different sectors against each other, which will be accessible to employees and the general public.
In a ranking by industry, recruiters from the technology, telecommunications, and Internet sectors ranked Haas No. 1.
Otherwise they would know that of the 87 sectors ranked by Standard & Poor's, telecom is dead last.
In a recent survey, 66percentt indicated that work experience is a crucial factor in hiring decisions and employers across nearly all sectors ranked it as one of the most important factors for recruitment.
Furthermore, the ranking of sectors according to the outdegree is different for the two networks, with only the financial sector (top) and transportation sector (bottom) ranked the same for both networks.
