4.04 Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons10 Years and Above by Sex and Occupation, 1995-96

Major Occupation Both sexes Male employment Female employment
as % of total population as % of employ ment as % of total population as % of employment as % of total population as % of total em- ployment
Total 44.8 100.0 54.3 100.0 34.9 100.0
Professional,Technical 1.5 3.3 1.9 3.5 1.1 3.0
Administrative, Managerial 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0
Clerical 1.0 2.2 1.7 3.2 0.2 0.6
Sales 5.1 11.3 9.2 16.8 0.8 2.2
Service 1.6 3.5 1.3 2.4 1.9 5.4
Agriculture, forestry, fishery 28.6 63.8 29.7 54.6 27.5 78.8
Production and Transport 6.9 15.5 10.3 18.9 3.5 10.0
Source : Labour force Survey,  1995-96, BBS.