The service sector accounts for about 40 percent of China's overall growth and about one-third of employment, according to the development bank, and analysts commented that the weak September figure showed that domestic demand, not just exports, was suffering.
Agriculture accounts for one-fifth of employment, but only 3% of GDP.
Despite the traditional preeminence of industry, services now account for some four-fifths of employment in the capital.
Manufacturing constituted less than one-fifth of GDP in Macedonia in the early 21st century and accounted for between one-tenth and one-fifth of employment.
Service activities account for more than two-thirds of employment in England, largely because of the primacy of London and the importance of the financial services sector.
The consistent lifeblood of the city for the past seven centuries has been international trade and transport, which together account for about one-fifth of employment.
Governmental business services, trade, and finance make up a large proportion of the GDP and provide about two-thirds of employment.
Financial and business services, government (including education and health services), hotels, restaurants, and trade account for more than half of the GDP and nearly two-thirds of employment in Wales.
Services, including trade, finance, tourism, and government work, have become the dominant and most dynamic force in Puerto Rico's economy, accounting for about half of the GDP and as much as three-fourths of employment on the island.
