Employment by Major Industry in Bangladesh (In Million)
2010 2013 2015
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 25.727 26.203 25.407 Mining and quarrying 0.109 0.232 0.119 Manufacturing 6.737 9.528 8.568 Electricity, gas, steam and air 0.096 0.116 0.119 conditioners Water supply, sewerage, waste 0.027 0.058 0.060 management Construction 2.617 2.150 3.332 Wholesale and retail trade, repair of 7.557 7.553 7.973 motor Transportation and storage 3.983 3.718 4.582 Accommodation and food service 0.832 0.872 1.012 activities Information and communication 0.055 0.116 0.179 Financial and insurance activities 0.364 0.465 0.417 Real estate activities 0.035 0.058 0.119 Professional, scientific and technical 0.115 0.349 0.238 Administrative and support service 0.487 0.407 0.357 activities Public administration and defense 0.539 0.755 1.012 Education 1.287 1.859 2.142 Human health and social work activities 0.430 0.755 0.536 Arts, entertainment and recreation 0.067 0.058 0.060 Other service activities 2.358 1.627 2.261 Activities of households as employer 1.006 1.162 1.071 Activities of extraterritorial organization 0.004 0.000 0.000 Total 54.43 58.04 59.56