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  1. $Title{Table 6.: Distribution of Economically Active Population, 1970-81 (in percentage)}
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  4.                                                                              Average
  5.                                                                               Annual
  6. Sector                                          1970      1979      1981      Change
  7.                                                                              1970-81
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  9.  
  10. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing ........       4.5       2.9       2.6      -3.52
  11.  
  12. Energy and water ..........................       2.3       1.5       1.5      -2.59
  13.  
  14. Extraction and processing of
  15.   noncombustible ores; chemical industry ..       7.4       5.3       4.9      -2.43
  16.  
  17. Metal processing, mechanical engineering,
  18.   metalworking, and other manufacturing
  19.   industries ..............................      24.7      17.5      16.2      -2.57
  20.  
  21. Construction and civil engineering ........       8.0       7.2       6.2      -1.10
  22.  
  23. Transportation and communications .........       6.4       6.6       6.6       1.54
  24.  
  25. Commerce, food, lodging, and repair
  26.   services; financial and insurance
  27.   institutions ............................      21.0      22.9      22.8       1.96
  28.  
  29. Other services, including career
  30.   military and civil service ..............      20.6      27.3      27.8       4.00
  31.  
  32. Military service ..........................       0.9       0.7       0.8      -0.46
  33.  
  34. Unemployed ................................       2.2       7.0       9.6      15.70
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  36. Other .....................................       2.0       1.1       1.0      -4.70
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  38. TOTAL .....................................     100.0     100.0     100.0
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  41. TOTAL NUMBER (in thousands) ...............     3,638     4,138     4,161
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  43. Source: Based on information from Belgium, Ministere des Affaires Economiques,
  44.         Direction Generale des Etudes et de la Documentation, L'economie belge
  45.         en 1982, 1, Brussels, 1983, 18; and Belgium, Ministere des Affaires
  46.         Economiques, Institut National de Statistique, Annuaire statistique
  47.         de la Belgique, 102, Brussels, 1983, 525.
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