REPORT ON

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (LFS)

2002-2003

BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS

Dec-04

Key Statistics of Labour Force Survey 2002-2003

Labour force characteristics

1.

2.

3.

4.

Economically active population/Labour force (million)

Bangladesh
Total
Male
Female
Urban
Total
Male
Female
Rural
Total
Male
Female
Employed population (million)
Bangladesh
Total
Male
Female
Urban
Total
Male
Female
Rural
Total
Male
Female
Unemployed population (million)
Bangladesh
Total
Male
Female
Urban
Total
Male
Female
Rural
Total
Male
Female
Not in labour force (million)
Bangladesh
Total
Male
Female

Labour force survey (15+population)

1995-96

1999-2000

2002-2003

36.1
30.7
5.4

40.7
32.2
8.5

46.3
36.0
10.3

8.3
6.8
1.6

9.2
7.1
2.1

11.3
8.6
2.7

27.7
23.9
3.8

31.5
25.1
6.4

35.0
27.4
7.6

34.8
29.8
5.0

39.0
31.1
7.9

44.3
34.5
9.8

7.9
6.4
1.5

8.7
6.7
2.0

10.7
8.2
2.5

26.9
23.4
3.5

30.3
24.4
5.9

33.6
26.3
7.3

1.3
0.9
0.4

1.8
1.1
0.7

2.0
1.5
0.5

0.4
0.3
0.1

0.6
0.4
0.2

0.6
0.4
0.2

0.9
0.6
0.3

1.2
0.7
0.5

1.4
1.1
0.3

33.3
4.6
28.7

33.5
6.2
27.3

34.5
5.2
29.3

Labour force characteristics

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Urban
Total
Male
Female
Rural
Total
Male
Female
Unemployment rate (%)
Total
Male
Female
Under employment rate (%)
Bangladesh
Total
Male
Female
Urban
Total
Male
Female
Rural
Total
Male
Female
Labour force participation rate (%)
Bangladesh
Total
Male
Female
Urban
Total
Male
Female
Rural
Total
Male
Female
Crude activity rate (%)
Total
Male
Female
Refined activity rate (%)
Total
Male
Female

Labour force survey (15+population)

1995-96

1999-2000

2002-2003

na
na
na

7.3
1.4
5.9

8.6
1.5
7.1

na
na
na

26.2
4.8
21.4

25.9
3.7
22.2

3.5
2.8
7.8

4.3
3.4
7.8

4.3
4.2
4.9

na
na
na

16.6
7.4
52.8

37.6
na
na

na
na
na

12.2
4.7
38.2

31.2
na
na

na
na
na

17.8
8.1
57.7

39.6
na
na

52.0
87.0
15.8

54.9
84.0
23.9

57.3
87.4
26.1

51.7
82.0
20.0

55.8
83.7
26.5

56.8
85.1
27.4

52.1
88.6
14.5

54.6
84.0
23.1

57.5
88.1
25.6

29.6
49.4
9.1

31.9
48.3
14.1

34.7
52.7
15.9

54.0
87.0
15.8

54.9
84.0
23.9

57.3
87.4
26.1

Labour force characteristics

10. Dependency ratio

Demographic (DDR)
Economic (EDR)
11. Employment by broad economic sector (%)
Total
Agriculture
Non-agriculture
12. Unpaid family worker (million)
Total
Male
Female
As % of total employed persons
Total
Male
Female
13. Youth labour force (15-29) (million)
Both sex
Male
Female
As % of total labour force
Both sex
Male
Female
14. Female labour force (in million)
Bangladesh
Urban
Rural
15. Female labour force participation rate (%)
Bangladesh
Urban
Rural
16. Employment by major occupation (million)
Total
Professional, technical
Administrative, managerial
Clerical workers
Sales workers
Service workers
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Production & transport labourers & others

Labour force survey (15+population)

1995-96

1999-2000

2002-2003

na
na

81.3
82.3

45.1
74.5

100.0
48.9
51.1

100.0
51.3
48.7

100.0
51.7
48.3

4.2
3.3
0.4

4.7
2.0
2.7

8.1
3.4
4.7

12.1
11.1
18.0

12.0
6.4
34.2

18.4
9.9
48.0

19.2
14.2
5.0

14.5
10.4
4.1

19.0
13.5
5.5

46.0
41.6
65.8

35.6
32.3
48.0

41.0
37.5
53.3

5.4
1.6
3.8

8.6
2.2
6.4

10.3
2.7
7.6

18.1
20.5
17.4

23.9
26.5
23.1

26.1
27.4
25.6

34.8
1.6
0.2
1.2
5.7
1.4
17.0
7.8

39.0
1.6
0.2
1.2
5.8
2.2
19.9
8.1

44.3
1.7
0.1
1.5
6.5
2.0
22.8
9.7

Labour force characteristics

17. Employment by major industry (million)
Total
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Mining and queering
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas and water
Construction
Trade, hotel and restaurant
Transport, storage and communication
Finance and business services
Public administration & defence
Community and personal services
18. Status in employment
Total
Self-employed/own accountant workers
Employer
Employee
Unpaid family helper
Day labourers
Others

Labour force survey (15+population)

1995-96

1999-2000

2002-2003

34.8
17.0
3.5
0.1
1.0
6.0
2.2
0.2
0.3
4.8

39.0
19.8
0.2
3.7
0.1
1.1
6.1
2.5
0.4
5.1

44.3
22.9
0.1
4.3
0.1
1.5
6.7
3.0
0.3
2.5
2.7

34.8
15.8
0.1
5.8
4.2
8.8
-

39.0
18.2
0.1
6.5
4.7
9.5
-

44.3
19.8
0.2
6.1
8.1
8.9
1.2

Note: na denotes not available and - denotes nil.