Table
3: Main sectors of employment of urban women workers |
|
1999-2000 |
2004-05 |
per
cent change |
|
Food products & beverages |
400,441 |
418,593 |
4.5 |
|
Tobacco products |
891,891 |
911,055 |
2.1 |
|
Textiles |
1,037,506 |
1,920,602 |
85.1 |
|
Apparel |
436,845 |
1,600,502 |
266.4 |
|
Leather & leather goods |
72,807 |
196,985 |
170.6 |
|
Chemicals & chemical products |
345,835 |
467,839 |
35.3 |
|
Construction |
873,690 |
935,678 |
7.1 |
|
Retail trade |
2,493,656 |
2,117,587 |
-15.1 |
|
Hotels & restaurants |
400,441 |
615,578 |
53.7 |
|
Finance |
273,028 |
418,593 |
53.3 |
|
Pub admin, defence & social
security |
709,873 |
763,316 |
7.5 |
|
Education |
2,056,811 |
2,856,280 |
38.9 |
|
Employed in private households |
946,497 |
3,053,265 |
222.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
10,939,321
|
16,275,871 |
|
|
per cent of all workers |
60
|
66 |
|
|
All urban women workers |
18,201,866
|
24,623,103 |
|
|
|
