The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. Percentage of workforce Census Year Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector 1936 29.3 28.4 42.3 1945 21.6 29 49 1956 17.2 33.8 49 1966 13.8 36.1 50 1976 10.8 33.7 55.5 1986 11.3 28.2 60.8 1996 10.1 21.3 68.6 2006 7.6 20 72.6 Source: Brendan Thompson, ‘Industrial Structure of the Workforce.’ In The Population of New Zealand. New York: United Nations, 1985 Downloaded from Te Ara | The Encyclopedia of New Zealand www.TeAra.govt.nz