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Assam Jobs
People in Assam are increasingly moving off the farm and into other kinds of work. Nonetheless, half of Assam’s workforce is still on the farm. Despite positive job growth in the non-farm sectors of its economy, the state ranks very low on overall job creation. Moreover, very few working adults have salaried jobs. There are even fewer job opportunities for women who have withdrawn from the labor force in large numbers.
Non-farm employment is increasing in Assam, but more than half the workforce is still on the farm Employment share by sector, (%) 100
32
29
44
80 71
60
■ Non-farm
68
■ Farm
56
40
20
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2005
2012
Non-farm employment share in Assam is below the national average Non-farm employment share, 2012 (%)
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74
73 65
60
64
61
61
58
57 51
51
40
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40
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38 32
27
20
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Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
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