Number of garment factories Table 1.1. Growth of RMG industry and employment Year Number of garment factories Employment (million) 2000-01 3480 1.8 2001-02 3618 2002-03 3760 2.0 2003-04 3957 2004-05 4107 2005-06 4220 2.2 2006-07 4490 2.4 2007-08 4743 2.8 2008-09 4925 3.5 2009-10 5063 3.6 2010-11 5150 2011-12 5700 4.0 2012-13 5876 2013-14 4222 2014-15 4296 Source: BGMEA Directory, 2015. Afsana Mustafa et al. Impact of RMG Sector on Livelihood Change of Women Employees of Bangladesh. Social and Economic Geography, 2016, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1-10. doi:10.12691/seg-2-1-1 © The Author(s) 2015. Published by Science and Education Publishing.