Lots of people work in low-skilled tertiary sector jobs, e.g. on market stalls
Few people work in the secondary due to lack of technology
Characteristics of emerging countries
People in informal sector decrease
Employment in the secondary sector is high
Lots of low-skilled tertiary jobs available
Conditions improve, and workers' rights increase
Characteristics of developed countries
Few workers in the informal sector
Fewer people work in the secondary sector compared to emerging countries
Most people work in the tertiary sector
Some employment in the quaternary sector
Formal employment is where workers are protected by law and have a contract of employment. Workers also pay taxes to the government
Informal employment is where employment is unofficial and jobs arent taxed by the government. It can have long hours in dangerous conditions for little pay