The present study was undertaken to know the employment status of rural women of Western Uttar Pradesh in unorganized sector. For the study, Bulandshahr and Rampur districts of Western Uttar Pradesh were selected purposively In all, 200 women respondents were selected from 20 villages of four blocks. The study reported that rural woman of both the districts had lower avenues of employment in non-agricultural sector as compared to agricultural sector. Employment of rural women in non-agriculture sector was found rare in the study area. However, in off-season, some rural women worked for non-agricultural wage earnings. The study showed that the employment of rural women in agriculture sector is significantly affected by their household income and women’s educational status. The negative relationship between socio economic variables and involvement of respondents in crop production confirms this fact. Women respondents of low income group households and low educational status involved more in performing the farm activities.

Keyword: Agricultural Labour, Non-agricultural sector, Employment