Kun i nogle få nyindustrialiserede lande er industriens andel i beskæftigelsen no genlunde den samme som i de udviklede lande, specielt i Hong Kong og Sydkorea, hvor tallet er godt 25%.
Only in a few newly-industrialising countries is the share of employ ment in industry comparable with that in developed countries — in Hong Kong and South Korea, in particular, where the figure is just over 25%.