4.09 Employment in Broad Economic Sectors
| Year | Sex | Total | Agriculture | Non-agriculture |
| Number in thousand | ||||
| 1990-91 | Male | 30443 | 16981 | 13461 |
| (LFS) | Female | 19716 | 17373 | 2343 |
| Both sex | 50159 | 34354 | 15804 | |
| 1991* | Male | 28378 | 15890 | 12488 |
| (Census) | Female | 2289 | 392 | 1897 |
| Both sex | 30667 | 16282 | 14385 | |
| 1995-96 | Male | 33765 | 18439 | 15326 |
| (LFS) | Female | 20833 | 16419 | 4414 |
| Both sex | 54598 | 34858 | 19740 | |
Percent |
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| 1990-91 | Male | 100.0 | 55.8 | 44.2 |
| (LFS) | Female | 100.0 | 88.1 | 11.9 |
| Both sex | 100.0 | 68.5 | 31.5 | |
| 1991* | Male | 100.0 | 56.0 | 44.0 |
| (Census) | Female | 100.0 | 17.1 | 82.9 |
| Both sex | 100.0 | 53.1 | 46.9 | |
| 1995-96 | Male | 100.0 | 54.4 | 45.6 |
| (LFS) | Female | 100.0 | 77.4 | 22.6 |
| Both sex | 100.0 | 63.2 | 36.8 | |
| Source: | ||||
| * Excluding household based economic activity. | ||||
| a) Population census 1991, BBS. | ||||
| b) Labour force survey, 1990-91 and 1995-96, BBS. | ||||