While the bulk of the employment is in agriculture despite its shrinking share, the noteworthy feature of the employment structure has been that for the first time the absolute workforce in agriculture declined in the latter half of the 2000s (Table 2). The overall unemployment rate in the economy also declined from 8.3 per cent in 2004–05 to 6.6 per cent in 2009–10.
2  The Bank’s view on recent economic and financial developments, determined by the Policy Board at the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 17 May as the basis of monetary policy decisions.