Agriculture,forestry and fisheries sectors continued to employ the largest workforce in the country,according to a government survey for 2009-10 fiscal which said the unemployment rate in India during this period stood at 9.4 per cent. According to the first national-level household survey conducted by the Labour Bureau under the Labour and Employment Ministry,out of 1,000 employed people,455 were working in agriculture,forestry and fisheries sectors during the period. This was followed by 89 people employed in the manufacturing sector,88 in the wholesale and retail trade,84 people in community services and 75 in construction sector. The survey was conducted with a view to study the overall employment-unemployment situation in 300 districts of 28 states and Union Territories except the North Eastern states,a government statement said. It said in the rural sector,the unemployment rate was estimated at 10.
