Analyse the recent trends in sectoral distribution of workforce in India.
Primary Sector is the main source of employment for majority of workers in India. Secondary Sector provides employment to only 16 percent of workforce. About 24 percent of workers are in the services sector. More than three-fourths of workforce in rural India depends on agriculture and mining. About 10 percent of the rural workers are working in manufacturing industries, construction and other sectors.
Service sector provides employment to only about 13 percent of rural workers. About 60 percent of urban workers are in the services sector. The secondary sector gives employment to about 30 percent of urban workforce. Women workers concentration is very high in primary sector. Men get opportunities in both secondary and services sectors.
