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Enum: EconomicSectorEnum

Broad economic sector classifications

URI: valuesets:EconomicSectorEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
PRIMARY_SECTOR None Economic activities extracting natural resources
SECONDARY_SECTOR None Economic activities manufacturing and processing goods
TERTIARY_SECTOR None Economic activities providing services
QUATERNARY_SECTOR None Knowledge-based economic activities
QUINARY_SECTOR None High-level decision-making and policy services

Slots

Name Description
economic_sector Broad economic sector classification

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: EconomicSectorEnum
description: Broad economic sector classifications
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  PRIMARY_SECTOR:
    text: PRIMARY_SECTOR
    description: Economic activities extracting natural resources
    annotations:
      activities:
        tag: activities
        value: agriculture, mining, forestry, fishing
      output:
        tag: output
        value: raw materials and natural resources
      employment:
        tag: employment
        value: typically lower employment share in developed economies
      development_stage:
        tag: development_stage
        value: dominant in early economic development
    title: Primary Sector
  SECONDARY_SECTOR:
    text: SECONDARY_SECTOR
    description: Economic activities manufacturing and processing goods
    annotations:
      activities:
        tag: activities
        value: manufacturing, construction, utilities
      output:
        tag: output
        value: processed and manufactured goods
      value_added:
        tag: value_added
        value: transforms raw materials into finished products
      employment:
        tag: employment
        value: historically significant in industrial economies
    title: Secondary Sector
  TERTIARY_SECTOR:
    text: TERTIARY_SECTOR
    description: Economic activities providing services
    annotations:
      activities:
        tag: activities
        value: retail, hospitality, transportation, finance, healthcare
      output:
        tag: output
        value: services to consumers and businesses
      growth:
        tag: growth
        value: largest and fastest growing sector in developed economies
      employment:
        tag: employment
        value: dominant employment sector
    title: Tertiary Sector
  QUATERNARY_SECTOR:
    text: QUATERNARY_SECTOR
    description: Knowledge-based economic activities
    annotations:
      activities:
        tag: activities
        value: research, education, information technology, consulting
      output:
        tag: output
        value: knowledge, information, and intellectual services
      characteristics:
        tag: characteristics
        value: high skill and education requirements
      growth:
        tag: growth
        value: rapidly growing in knowledge economies
    title: Quaternary Sector
  QUINARY_SECTOR:
    text: QUINARY_SECTOR
    description: High-level decision-making and policy services
    annotations:
      activities:
        tag: activities
        value: top-level government, healthcare, education, culture
      output:
        tag: output
        value: highest level services and decision-making
      characteristics:
        tag: characteristics
        value: elite services and leadership roles
      scope:
        tag: scope
        value: limited to highest level activities
    title: Quinary Sector