Rural Laborers by Sector at the Year-end
(The number of laborers by sector in this table is classified by main economic activities. For example, those engaged
primarily in agriculture and secondarily in commerce are classified as the laborers under farming, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery.)
(10,000 persons)  
Year Farming,
Forestry,
Animal
Husbandry
and Fishery
Industry Construction Transport
Storage, Post
and Telecomm-
unications
Services
Wholesale and
Retail Trades
and Catering
Services
Other Non-
agricultural
Trades
1978 28455.6          
1980 29808.4 916.3        
1985 30351.5 2741.0 1130.1 434.1 462.6 1945.8
1989 32440.5 3255.6 1501.8 614.2 652.4 2474.3
1990 33336.4 3228.7 1522.8 635.3 693.2 2593.1
1991 34186.3 3267.9 1533.8 655.0 722.8 2726.7
1992 34037.0 3468.2 1658.8 706.3 813.7 3117.6
1993 33258.2 3659.0 1886.8 799.9 948.8 3703.1
1994 32690.3 3849.5 2057.3 908.3 1084.3 4064.5
1995 32334.5 3970.7 2203.6 983.0 1170.4 4379.7
1996 32260.4 4018.5 2304.3 1027.6 1261.5 4415.7
1997 32434.9 4031.3 2372.7 1057.8 1381.5 4683.9
1998 32626.4 3928.6 2453.5 1087.9 1461.9 4874.0
1999 32911.8 3953.0 2531.9 1115.8 1584.6 4799.3
2000 32797.5 4108.6 2691.7 1170.6 1751.8 5441.9
2001 32451.0 4296.0 2797.4 1205.4 1864.5 5614.6
2002 31990.6 4505.6 2959.0 1259.1 1996.8 5815.8
2003 31259.6 4937.1 3201.0 1328.2 2059.1 6186.0
2004 30596.0 5439.0 3381.0 1476.0 2702.0 6102.0
a) Number of employed persons by industry includes those working in enterprises at village and lower levels.