| Average Daily Number of Workers* Employed in Major Industrial Groups in West Bengal as per Statutory Returns Furnished by the Employers (1995 to 1999) | |||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
| Rice | 12521 (477) | 12535 (506) | 12659 (511) | 12883 (532) | 12753 (541) |
| Tea | 25218 (282) | 29365 (287) | 26434 (288) | 28606 (290) | 26385 (301) |
| Cotton Textiles | 47263 (322) | 47710 (327) | 46776 (329) | 46149 (332) | 45705 (339) |
| Jute | 231062 (79) | 225871 (81) | 217662 (81) | 221135 (80) | 215263 (81) |
| Paper & Paper Products | 13804 (217) | 14335 (221) | 13233 (222) | 12597 (223) | 13368 (230) |
| Printing & Allied Industries | 15812 (380) | 15403 (384) | 15257 (386) | 16013 (389) | 16638 (395) |
| Rubber & Rubber Products | 16611 (370) | 16411 (378) | 15221 (390) | 15244 (398) | 14991 (407) |
| Chemical & Chemical Products | 35793 (613) | 37266 (633) | 36800 (660) | 35672 (672) | 36393 (693) |
| Glass & Glass Products | 8947 (68) | 8892 (64) | 8751 (71) | 8805 (73) | 8754 (73) |
| Engineering | 370587 (4627) | 343507 (4741) | 325116 (4812) | 320315 (4880) | 315714 (4983) |
| Ship Building & Repairs | 8628 (34) | 7731 (34) | 8469 (34) | 9213 (34) | 8163 (34) |
| Electricity | 15624 (79) | 17389 (80) | 17178 (80) | 19518 (81) | 19314 (81) |
| All Industries | 947338 (10730) | 925503 (11047) | 889857 (11238) | 891179 (11441 | 885788 (11720) |
