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Date : Sep 15, 2017
Table 15 : Employment in Public and Organised Private Sectors
(In Million)
Year Public Sector
(end-March)		 Private Sector
(end-March)		 Number of Persons
on the live register
(end-December)
1 2 3 4
1978-79 15.58 7.23 14.33
1979-80 15.12 7.24 16.20
1980-81 15.48 7.40 17.84
1981-82 16.28 7.53 19.75
1982-83 16.75 7.39 21.95
1983-84 17.22 7.36 23.55
1984-85 17.58 7.43 26.27
1985-86 17.68 7.37 30.13
1986-87 18.24 7.39 30.25
1987-88 18.32 7.39 30.05
1988-89 18.51 7.45 32.78
1989-90 18.77 7.58 34.63
1990-91 19.06 7.68 36.30
1991-92 19.21 7.85 36.76
1992-93 19.33 7.85 36.28
1993-94 19.45 7.93 36.69
1994-95 19.47 8.06 36.74
1995-96 19.43 8.51 37.43
1996-97 19.56 8.69 39.14
1997-98 19.42 8.75 40.09
1998-99 19.41 8.70 40.37
1999-00 19.31 8.65 41.34
2000-01 19.14 8.65 42.00
2001-02 18.77 8.43 41.17
2002-03 18.58 8.42 41.39
2003-04 18.20 8.25 40.46
2004-05 18.01 8.45 39.35
2005-06 18.19 8.77 41.47
2006-07 18.00 9.24 39.97
2007-08 17.67 9.88 39.11
2008-09 17.80 10.38 38.15
2009-10 17.86 10.85 38.83
2010-11 17.55 11.45 40.17
2011-12 17.61 12.04 44.49
2012-13 NA NA 46.80
2013-14 NA NA 48.26
2014-15 NA NA NA
2015-16* NA NA 44.85
Note : Data from 1990-91 to 1998-99 and for 2002-03 onwards are based on Quarterly Employment Review.
*As on September 30, 2016
Also See Notes on Tables.
Source : Directorate General of Employment and Training. Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.

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