Table 7.02: Agricultural Labour Force
	Year	Employed Persons 15 Years and Over			Total
		Total Labour	Agri. Labour	% of	Population
		Force	Force	total
		(million)	(million)		(million)
	1	2	3	4	5
	1989	46.50	33.70	72.47	108.70										46.50	33.70	72.47	108.70
	1990-91	44.70	30.20	67.56	111.00										44.70	30.20	67.56	111.00
	1995-96	49.10	31.00	63.14	121.80										49.10	31.00	63.14	121.80
	1999-00	51.80	32.60	62.91	127.50										51.80	32.60	62.91	127.50
	Source : BBS: Labour Force Survey Bangladesh 1999-2000,August 2002.
	Labour  Forces Survey has not been conducted after 1999-2000
	According to Government ordinance, persons of age below 15 are strictly prohabitated in economic activities.
	Table 7.03 :Employed Person 15 Years and Over by Broad Economic Sector and Sex
						(As per L.F.S. 2002-2003)
	Broad Economic	Both Sex		Male		Female
	Sector	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
		(million)		(million)		(million)
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Total	44.3	100.0	34.5	100.0	9.8	100.0
	Agriculture	22.9	51.7	17.2	49.8	5.8	58.6
	Non-agriculture	21.4	48.3	17.3	50.2	4.1	41.4
	Industries	6.1	13.7	4.3	12.3	1.8	18.4
	Services	15.3	34.6	13.1	37.9	2.3	23.0
	Source : BBS: Labour Force Survey, 2002-2003.
	Table 2.02b: Employed Person 15 Years and Over by Status in Employment and Sex
			(As per L.F.S. 1999-2000)					(Figures in '000')
	Major Industry	Bangladesh			Urban			Rural
		Both sex	Male	Female	Both sex	Male	Female	Both sex	Male	Female
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Total	51764	32369	19395	9456	6789	2667	42308	25580	16728
	Self employed	18170	16040	2130	3667	3129	538	14503	12910	1592
	Employer	97	86	11	52	49	2	45	37	8
	Employee	6533	4917	1617	3251	2320	931	3283	2597	686
	Unpaid family Helper	17475	3269	14206	1359	361	998	16116	2907	13208
	Day labour	9490	8058	1431	1128	929	198	8362	7129	1233
	Source : BBS: Labour Force Survey:2002-2003.
	This Survey has not been conducted after 1999-2000