Table 2
6.02.2007
Women Workers in Urban India
Table 2: Main sectors of employment of urban women workers
(Principal plus subsidiary status)
Per cent of usually employed urban women
1983
1987-88
1993-94
1999-2000
2004-05
Agriculture
31
29.4
24.7
17.7
18.1
Manufacturing
26.7
27
24.1
24
28.2
Construction
3.1
3.7
4.1
4.8
3.8
Trade, hotels & restaurants
9.5
9.8
10
16.9
12.2
Transport & communications
1.5
0.9
1.3
1.8
1.4
Other services
26.6
27.8
35
34.2
35.9
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