At the start of the 21st century, some one billion people, or over 1/3 of the available work force, were employed in agriculture.
æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə twˈɛnti fˈɜːst sˈɛntʃɚɹi, sˈʌmwʌn bˈɪliən pˈiːpəl, ɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚ wˈʌn slˈæʃ θɹˈiː ʌvðɪ ɐvˈeɪləbəl wˈɜːk fˈoːɹs, wɜːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ.