Catagories of Economic activities




1. Profession

Profession is an occupation carried on by professional people like Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, Accountants, etc. 
They provide specialised services in return for fees. 
To become a professional, a man requires specialized knowledge and professional qualification. 
e.g. Doctor needs specialised knowledge in medicine, a lawyer needs a degree in law, etc.

2. Employment

Employment is a type of occupation or job under which one person provides his services, physical or mental to someone else in return for which he gets wage (monthly salary, contract payment, etc.)
The person who employs is called employer (demand side)  and the person who is employed is called employee or worker (supply side).

3. Business

Business is an economic activity concerned with production and distribution of goods and services with an aim to make profit. 
It includes all those activities which are directly or indirectly concerned with production, purchase and sale of goods and services. 
So the production, marketing, advertising, warehousing, insurance, banking, etc. are all business activities.