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. 2023 Jan 18;66(1):113–129. doi: 10.1007/s41027-022-00423-4

Table 7.

Net Increase in Agricultural and Non-agricultural Employment in Various Regions of India: 2005 to 2018, in millions

Regions Males Females
2005 to 2012 2012 to 2018 2005 to 2012 2012 to 2018
Agriculture & allied Non-agricultural Agriculture & allied Non-agricultural Agriculture & allied Non-agricultural Agriculture & allied Non-agricultural
North-emerging − 1.7 8.9 1.6 3.6 − 4.7 1.7 − 6.9 − 1.7
North-advanced − 1.1 3.9 − 0.5 3.0 − 2.1 0.9 − 2.5 0.4
East − 0.6 8.0 − 4.7 7.2 − 4.5 1.6 − 1.9 − 0.4
Central east 0.8 4.3 0.5 3.0 − 3.4 0.7 − 0.3 0.5
North-east − 0.7 1.7 − 0.4 1.7 − 1.3 0.4 − 1.0 0.2
West 1.3 4.6 − 0.7 3.6 − 4.0 0.5 − 4.0 0.0
South-emerging − 1.4 4.5 − 1.1 2.3 − 4.0 0.4 − 3.0 0.6
South-advanced − 1.0 3.5 − 1.8 2.9 − 3.2 1.8 − 1.1 0.1
India − 5.0 39.5 − 7.3 26.7 − 28.2 8.6 − 20.0 − 0.6

Source: Same as for Table 6