As a process of restructuring, while the gross value added in organized manufacturing increased by 8 per cent per annum at current prices, employment fell by 1.5 per cent per annum during 1995–2003. Subsequently, during 2004–09 gross value added growth accelerated to 20 per cent per annum at current prices; but significantly, employment also increased by 7.5 per cent per annum.
With work participation rate of 39.2 per cent, India had a workforce of 400 million in 2009–10. Of this, 53 per cent was in agriculture and the rest 47 per cent in non-agricultural activity.