Table 2
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Employment Growth: The Latest Trends
Table 2: Employment by industry
[per cent of employment according to Usual Status (PS+SS)]
1993-94
1999-2000
2004-05
Agriculture
Rural males
74.1
53.4
66.5
Rural females
86.2
85.4
83.3
Urban males
9
6.6
6.1
Urban females
24.7
17.7
18.1
Manufacturing
Rural males
7
7.3
7.9
Rural females
7
7.6
8.4
Urban males
23.5
22.4
23.5
Urban females
24.1
24
28.3
Construction
Rural males
3.2
4.5
6.8
Rural females
0.9
1.1
1.5
Urban males
6.9
8.7
9.2
Urban females
4.1
4.8
3.8
Trade, hotels & restaurants
Rural males
5.5
6.8
8.3
Rural females
2.1
2
2.5
Urban males
21.9
29.4
28
Urban females
10
16.9
12.2
Transport, storage & communications
Rural males
2.2
3.2
3.9
Rural females
0.1
0.1
2
Urban males
9.7
10.4
10.7
Urban females
1.3
1.8
1.4
Other services
Rural males
7
6.1
5.9
Rural females
3.4
3.7
3.9
Urban males
26.4
21
20.8
Urban females
35
34.2
35.9
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