LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 348
TO BE ANSWERED ON 28TH MARCH, 2022
UNEMPLOYED GRADUATE/NON-GRADUATE YOUTH
348. MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has taken note of high incidence of unemployment amongst youth in the country both graduates and non-graduates;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of jobs/employment provided to the unemployed youth in the country in different sectors during the last three years, State/UT-wise; and
(d) the steps taken or proposed to be taken for improving employment opportunities in the country?
(SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *348 DUE FOR REPLY ON 28.03.2022 BY MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI REGARDING “UNEMPLOYED GRADUATE/NON- GRADUATE YOUTH”
(a)&(b) The data on Employment and Unemployment is collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. As per the latest PLFS report for the year 2019-20, the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for age 15 years and above of different education level is as under:
|
Unemployment Rate (in %) |
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|
General Education Level |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
|
Not literate |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
|
Literate &upto primary |
2.7 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
|
Middle |
5.5 |
4.8 |
3.4 |
|
Secondary |
5.7 |
5.5 |
4.1 |
|
Higher secondary |
10.3 |
9.2 |
7.9 |
|
Diploma/Certificate course |
19.8 |
17.2 |
14.2 |
|
Graduate |
17.2 |
16.9 |
17.2 |
|
Post graduate & above |
14.6 |
14.4 |
12.9 |
|
Secondary & above |
11.4 |
11.0 |
10.1 |
|
All India |
6.0 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
Worker Population Ratio(WPR)*according to usual status for each State/UT age group:15 years and above
|
S. No. |
State/UTs |
WORKER POPULATION RATIO (in %) |
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|
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
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|
1 |
AndhraPradesh |
57.2 |
54.8 |
55.5 |
|
2 |
ArunachalPradesh |
42.3 |
40.9 |
44.3 |
|
3 |
Assam |
43.7 |
43.4 |
43.2 |
|
4 |
Bihar |
35.5 |
36.4 |
39.7 |
|
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
62.4 |
61.2 |
65.4 |
|
6 |
Delhi |
42.7 |
44.5 |
43.3 |
|
7 |
Goa |
42.9 |
45.9 |
47.3 |
|
8 |
Gujarat |
47.4 |
49.7 |
54.7 |
|
9 |
Haryana |
41.7 |
41.9 |
42.9 |
|
10 |
HimachalPradesh |
58.9 |
63.9 |
70.5 |
|
11 |
Jammu&Kashmir |
51.0 |
52.9 |
52.5 |
|
12 |
Jharkhand |
41.7 |
44.9 |
53.6 |
|
13 |
Karnataka |
49.1 |
49.3 |
53.1 |
|
14 |
Kerala |
41.2 |
44.9 |
45.3 |
|
15 |
MadhyaPradesh |
54.3 |
52.3 |
57.7 |
|
16 |
Maharashtra |
50.5 |
50.6 |
55.7 |
|
17 |
Manipur |
42.5 |
44.3 |
45.5 |
|
18 |
Meghalaya |
62.3 |
61.8 |
58.6 |
|
19 |
Mizoram |
46.4 |
45.6 |
50.7 |
|
20 |
Nagaland |
32.8 |
38.1 |
44.8 |
|
21 |
Odisha |
44.9 |
47.6 |
51.9 |
|
22 |
Punjab |
42.9 |
44.2 |
47.8 |
|
23 |
Rajasthan |
48.2 |
50.0 |
55.0 |
|
24 |
Sikkim |
58.7 |
61.1 |
68.8 |
|
25 |
TamilNadu |
51.0 |
51.4 |
55.3 |
|
26 |
Telangana |
49.8 |
50.6 |
55.7 |
|
27 |
Tripura |
42.0 |
41.9 |
49.6 |
|
28 |
Uttarakhand |
40.6 |
41.4 |
49.5 |
|
29 |
UttarPradesh |
41.8 |
40.8 |
45.1 |
|
30 |
WestBengal |
47.8 |
49.7 |
49.7 |
|
31 |
A&NIslands |
48.7 |
49.1 |
49.8 |
|
32 |
Chandigarh |
46.9 |
47.3 |
45.5 |
|
33 |
Dadra&NagarHaveli |
66.3 |
68.6 |
72.2 |
|
34 |
Daman&Diu |
63.2 |
55.1 |
64.5 |
|
35 |
Lakshadweep |
34.4 |
29.5 |
48.0 |
|
36 |
Puducherry |
37.8 |
47.8 |
47.7 |
|
37 |
Ladakh |
– |
– |
62.7 |
|
AllIndia |
46.8 |
47.3 |
50.9 |
|
Estimated number of workers in usual status by broad industry division (for all ages)
|
Broad industry Division as perNIC-2008 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
|
Agriculture |
20.03 |
19.86 |
23.27 |
|
Mining and Quarrying |
0.19 |
0.20 |
0.15 |
|
Manufacturing |
5.70 |
6.12 |
6.24 |
|
Electricity, water etc |
0.28 |
0.28 |
0.35 |
|
Construction |
5.70 |
5.86 |
6.22 |
|
Trade, Hotel and Restaurant |
5.94 |
6.39 |
7.47 |
|
Transport storage andcommunications |
2.78 |
2.99 |
3.15 |
|
Other services |
6.51 |
7.05 |
6.71 |
|
Total |
47.14 |
48.76 |
53.55 |