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Table 6 Estimated industry premia and casual labor shares

From: Changing wage structure in India in the post-reform era: 1993–2011

 

Industry premium

Industry share in total casual labor

Industry

1993–1994

2004–2005

2011–2012

1993–1994

2004–2005

2011–2012

Agriculture, forestry, fishing

− 0.22

− 0.38

− 0.27

74.28

67.82

54.69

Construction

0.02

0.11

0.05

7.7

16.43

29.82

Mining, manufacturing, utilities

0.04

0.02

0.06

8.89

8.87

8.73

Professional

0.26

0.23

0.15

2.37

1.01

0.69

Services

− 0.10

− 0.03

0.00

6.76

5.87

6.08

Total

0

0

0

100

100

100

  1. Note: Industry premia sum to zero by construction. Industry share of casual labor is the % share (weighted) of each industry in total casual labor force