Rural Labor Force by Sector (Year-end)
(10 000 persons)
Year		Farming, Forestry, An-imal Husb- andry and Fishery		Industry		Construction		Transportation and Storage		Wholesale, Retail Sale and Catering Tr- ades		Other Nonagri-cultural Trades
1978		28455.6
1980		29808.4
1985		30351.5		2741.0		1130.1		434.1		462.6		1945.8
1987		30870.0		3297.2		1431.3		562.5		606.9		2232.5
1988		31455.7		3412.8		1525.5		607.3		657.1		2408.3
1989		32440.5		3255.6		1501.8		614.2		652.4		2474.3
1990		33336.4		3228.7		1522.8		635.3		693.2		2593.1
1991		34186.3		3267.9		1533.8		655.0		722.8		2726.7
1992		34037.0		3468.2		1658.8		706.3		813.7		3117.6
1993		33258.2		3659.0		1886.8		799.9		948.8		3703.1
1994		32690.3		3849.5		2057.3		908.3		1084.3		4064.5
1995		32334.5		3970.7		2203.6		983.0		1170.4		4379.7
1996		32260.4		4018.5		2304.3		1027.6		1261.5		4415.7
1997		32434.9		4031.3		2372.7		1057.8		1381.5		4683.9
1998		32626.4		3928.6		2453.5		1087.9		1461.9		4874.0
1999		32911.8		3953.0		2531.9		1115.8		1584.6		4799.3
2000		32797.5		4108.6		2691.7		1170.6		1751.8		5441.9
2001		32451.0		4296.0		2797.0		1205.0		1864.0		5615.0
The number of laborers by sector in this table is classified by main activity. For example, those engaged primarily
in agriculture andsecondarily in commerce are classified under farming, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery.