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EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN SOUTH ASIA
| Year | India | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Bhutan | Maldives | South Asia (Weighted avg.) | |
| % of labour force in agriculture | 1970 | 73 | 65 | 84 | 94 | 55 | 95 | 66 | 73.3 |
| 1990 | 64 | 52 | 65 | 94 | 49 | 94 | 32 | 63.1 | |
| % of labour force in Industry | 1970 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 11.7 |
| 1990 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 31 | 16.1 | |
| % of labour force in Services | 1970 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 15.8 |
| 1990 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 37 | 20.8 |
Source
: Human Development Report in South Asia : 2000: The Gender Question,
Mahbub ul Haq Human
Development Centre, (OUP Karachi, 2000).