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