Answer: About 25%
Notes: Agriculture sector provide employment to around one fourth labour force in the State. As per the Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS) 2022-23, the agriculture sector of Punjab provides employment to 24.64% of workers, as per Usual Principal and Subsidiary Status (UPSS), against 45.76% at the national level. In rural areas, this sector is the main source of livelihood, employing 35.76% of the total rural workers. Proportion of male and female rural workforce employed in this sector was 32.90% and 44.05% respectively.
