Table 5.

Distribution of usually employed (PS + SS) persons by status of employment (per cent)

Years	Status of employment
	Self-employed		Regular employed		Casual labour
	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban
1983	57.82	39.68	8.06	42.07	33.72	18.11
1993–94	58.00	42.30	6.40	39.40	18.30	32.00
2004–05	60.20	45.40	7.10	39.50	32.80	15.00
2011–2012	56.90	42.25	7.80	43.10	35.30	14.60
2017–2018	57.75	36.95	12.25	48.90	30.00	14.10

Source: NSSO, (2015), and NSSO, (2019)