What is the reason behind most people working in the agricultural sector?

The correct answer is Other sectors do not absorb people from agriculture.

Key Points

• As countries develop, the share of the population working in agriculture is declining.
• While further than two-thirds of the population in poor countries work in agriculture, lower than 5 of the population does in rich countries.
• It's generally the huge productivity increase that makes this reduction in labor possible.
• Also, productivity earnings make it possible to reduce the agrarian land demanded to feed a given number of people.
• People didn't get higher returns in agriculture. Instead, they involve in agriculture because there is no experience required and also no qualification.
• The main reason is unemployment.

Additional Information

• Sectors in Economy:
  • Primary Sector:
    • To keep the day-to-day operations going, this sector's services are completely reliant on the availability of natural resources.
    • Eg. Agriculture, Mining, Fishing, Forestry, Dairy, etc. 
  • Secondary Sector:
    • The economics of the sector is based on natural materials that are utilized to manufacture the services and goods that are given, and which are then consumed.
  • Tertiary Sector:
    • The tertiary sector is referred to as the service sector.
    • The service business creates services rather than finished items.
    • Services (also known as "Intangible Products") include things like attention, direction, access, experience, and emotional labor.