<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The tertiary sector or service sector is the third of the three economic sectors of the three - sector theory . The others are the secondary sector (approximately the same as manufacturing), and the primary sector (raw materials). </P> <P> The service sector consists of the production of services instead of end products . Services (also known as "intangible goods") include attention, advice, access, experience, discussion, and affective labor . The production of information has long been regarded as a service, but some economists now attribute it to a fourth sector, the quaternary sector . </P> <P> The tertiary sector of industry involves the provision of services to other businesses as well as final consumers . Services may involve the transport, distribution and sale of goods from producer to a consumer, as may happen in wholesaling and retailing, pest control or entertainment . The goods may be transformed in the process of providing the service, as happens in the restaurant industry . However, the focus is on people interacting with people and serving the customer rather than transforming physical goods . </P>

Most jobs in the united states are from the primary and secondary sectors of the economy