Agriculture was the major source of employment in rural India accounting for almost 60 percent of the workforce during the financial year 2022. Meanwhile, the construction sector was the major employer within non-agricultural activities during the same period.
Distribution of rural workers in India from financial year 2021 to 2023, by industry
Characteristic
Agriculture
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, water etc.
Construction
Trade, hotel and restaurant
Transport, storage and communications
Other services
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MOSPI. (October 9, 2023). Distribution of rural workers in India from financial year 2021 to 2023, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388530/india-distribution-of-rural-workforce-by-industry/
MOSPI. "Distribution of rural workers in India from financial year 2021 to 2023, by industry." Chart. October 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388530/india-distribution-of-rural-workforce-by-industry/
MOSPI. (2023). Distribution of rural workers in India from financial year 2021 to 2023, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388530/india-distribution-of-rural-workforce-by-industry/
MOSPI. "Distribution of Rural Workers in India from Financial Year 2021 to 2023, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388530/india-distribution-of-rural-workforce-by-industry/
MOSPI, Distribution of rural workers in India from financial year 2021 to 2023, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388530/india-distribution-of-rural-workforce-by-industry/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of rural workers in India from financial year 2021 to 2023, by industry [Graph], MOSPI, October 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388530/india-distribution-of-rural-workforce-by-industry/