In Charts: Self, Agri-Employment Remain Higher Than Pre-Pandemic

India’s employment metrics continue to improve, but more people still rely on agriculture for jobs than the pre-pandemic levels.The share of those employed in the agriculture sector rose to 5.7% during April-June 2022 from 4.9% in April-June 2019, according to the periodic labour force survey.While self employment saw a modest decline over the year earlier, it also remained higher than the pre-Covid level. Self employed made up 39.2%...