Wednesday, September 15, 2010

5 objects

My shoes were made in China. My cell phone was made in Korea. My pillow was made in Canada. My picture frame was made in the USA. And a coffee cup i found was made in Thailand.

China:
Population: 1,338,612,968
Labor By Occupation: 39.5%
Industry: 27.2%
Services: 33.2%
Unemployment Rate: 4.3%
Percent Below Poverty Line: 2.8%



Korea:
Population: 71,174,317
Labor By Occupation; Industry : 44.2%
Services: 63%
Unemployment Rate: 3.7%
Percent Below Poverty Line: 15%



Canada:
Population: 33,487,208
Labor By Occupation: agriculture; 2% manufacturing; 13% construction; 6% services; 76% other 3%
Unemployment Rate: 8.3%
Percent Below Poverty Line: 10.8%



USA:
Population: 307,212,12

Labor by occupation: farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3%
managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3%
sales and office: 24.2%
other services: 17.6%

Unemployment Rate: 9.3%
Percent Below Poverty Line: 12%



Thailand:
Population: 65,998,436
Labor By Occupation: agriculture; 42.4% industry; 9.7% services; 37.9%
Unemployment Rate: 1.5%
Percent Below Poverty Line: 9.6%




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