Both the United States and Canada are a post-industrial society. The GDP per capita for this culture region is more than $45,000. The United States and Canada are a market-oriented economy, and most of the labor force works in the services industry. The population below the poverty line is low; less than 15%. These factors show that this culture region is post-industrial. The major industry of this culture region is services.
The U.S has the most technologically powerful economy in the world. The U.S has a GDP per capita of $49,800, and is a market-oriented economy. The GDP composition by sector tells us that most of the labor force, which consists of 154.9 million people, works in the services industry. Both the unemployment rate and the population below the poverty line are low. The major industries of the U.S are highly diversified, and world-leading. It has a high-technology based industry, and is also the second largest industrial output in the world for petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, lumber, and mining. The major industries include: services, retail trade, government, and manufacturing.
Canada is a high-tech industrial society. It resembles the U.S in its market-oriented system, and high living standards. Canada's GDP per capita is $41,500. The GDP composition sector tells us that Canada's labor force, which consists of 18.85 million people, mostly work in the service industry. The unemployment rate and the population below the poverty line is lower than the United States. The major industries of Canada are: manufacturing, services, and natural resources such as food products, wood and paper products, fish products, and petroleum and natural gas.