Answer:
Distribution of workforce by industrial sectors shows substantial shift from agricultural work to non-agricultural work as can be seen from the following table in 1972-73, about 74% of workforce was engaged In primary sector but this proportion has declined to 53% in 2009-10. The shares of secondary and service sectors law increased from 11 to 21% and 15 to 25%, respectively.
The distribution of workforce in different status indicates that over the last four decades (1972-2010), people have moved from self-employment and regular salaried employment to casual wage work which is not a healthy trend as this makes labour more vulnerable to exploitation. Yet self-employment continues to be the major employment provider.
Tends in Employment pattern (sector wise and status wise), 1972-2010 (in %)
Items
1972-73
1983
1993-94
1999-2000
2009-2010
Sector
Primary
74.3
68.6
64
60.4
53.2
Secondary
10.9
11.5
16
15.8
21.5
Services
14.8
16.9
20
23.8
25.3
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Status
Self-employed
61.4
57.3
54.6
52.6
51.0
Regular Salaried Employees
15.4
13.8
13.6
14.6
15.6
Casual Wage Labourers
23.2
28.9
31.8
32.8
33.5
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
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