Lok Sabha Question No. 4098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Level of Unemployment
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4098 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## LEVEL OF UNEMPLOYMENT

## 4098. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

PROGRAMME

- (a) whether the Government has a detailed report and statistics  of  current  levels  of  unemployment,  State,  gender and age-wise of the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  comparative  study  of  five  years  average  since 1995 therein;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  failed  to  publish  2014-2019 statistics of the country;
- (d)the reasons for delay in releasing the official figures on the
- basis of 1990 as a base year; and
- (e)  the  response  of  the  Government  to  the  growing  global disbelief for quality, reliability and accuracy of macroeconomics data that are coming out in different publications and media in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY OF PLANNING [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

(a)&  (b):  This  Ministry  has  launched  a  new  regularEmploymentUnemployment survey, namely, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) during  2017-18  with  certain  changes  in  survey  methodology,  data collection  mechanism  and  sampling  design  vis-à-vis  the  earlier quinquennial (once in every five years)Employment and

Unemployment surveys of NSSO. Besides, the PLFS was launched with an objective of measuring  quarterly changes  of various indicators  of  the  labour  market  in  urban  areas  and  for  generating annual estimates of these indicators for rural and urban areas.These  differences  in  methodology  put  certain  limitations  in respect of the comparability of results of PLFS with the results of earlier quinquennial surveys on Employment -Unemployment conducted by NSS.

Based  on  the  Annual  Report  (July,  2017-June,  2018)  of  PLFS, released  on  31 st   May,  2019,  unemployment  rates,  state-wise  and gender-wise for different age groups in usual status are given in the Statements I to III at Annexure.

- (c):  Based  on  the  sample  surveys  conducted  by  the  Ministry  of Statistics and Programme Implementation and other relevant sources of data,Government  is regularly publishing / releasing statistics related to different areas, aspects and subjects.
- (d):  The current base year of National Accounts is 2011-12, and the estimates of National Accounts are published as per advance release calendar.
- (e):  This  Ministry  has  been  regularly  bringing  out  macro-economic aggregates  and  indicators.  The  statistical  processes  involved  in producing such estimates are open, transparent and in line with the best international practices and standards. The  processes are evolved after detailed deliberations in various technical committees and the recommendations thereon are placed in the public domain. These  measures  have  been  appreciated  by  different  sections  of society including research analysts, experts, international organisations, etc. TheMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has adopted the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics to further strengthenthe professional independence, impartiality, accountability and transparency in methods  of  collection,  compilation  and  dissemination  of  official statistics.

## Annexure

## Statements referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4098 for 17.07.2019 *****

## Statement I: Unemployment Rate (in per cent) in usual status* for age group 15-29 years during 2017-18

| State/UT               | rural     | rural   | rural   | urban   | urban   | urban   | rural + urban   | rural + urban   | rural + urban   |
|------------------------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|                        | male      | female  | person  | male    | female  | person  | male            | female          | person          |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 15.6      | 9.3     | 13.4    | 20.4    | 26.9    | 22.8    | 17.0            | 14.5            | 16.1            |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 21.6      | 29.8    | 23.6    | 38.1    | 48.8    | 40.8    | 23.9            | 32.7            | 26.1            |
| Assam                  | 25.7      | 38.5    | 27.6    | 18.6    | 30.2    | 21.1    | 25.1            | 37.3            | 27.0            |
| Bihar                  | 22.5      | 11.8    | 22.2    | 28.4    | 38.2    | 28.9    | 23.0            | 15.7            | 22.8            |
| Chhattisgarh           | 8.9       | 5.9     | 7.8     | 17.6    | 31.8    | 21.1    | 10.6            | 9.1             | 10.1            |
| Delhi                  | 10.6      | 0.0     | 10.5    | 22.4    | 23.6    | 22.5    | 22.1            | 23.5            | 22.2            |
| Goa                    | 27.8      | 42.0    | 32.9    | 14.3    | 42.2    | 25.0    | 20.8            | 42.1            | 28.7            |
| Gujarat                | 15.2      | 13.6    | 14.9    | 10.9    | 10.0    | 10.7    | 13.5            | 12.0            | 13.3            |
| Haryana                | 22.0      | 29.4    | 23.1    | 13.1    | 36.1    | 16.3    | 18.9            | 31.6            | 20.7            |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 21.3      | 12.7    | 17.7    | 18.6    | 46.0    | 22.9    | 20.8            | 14.4            | 18.4            |
| Jammu & Kashmir        | 11.6      | 15.1    | 12.6    | 18.6    | 38.7    | 24.4    | 13.1            | 20.2            | 15.0            |
| Jharkhand              | 19.6      | 11.5    | 18.4    | 30.9    | 31.5    | 31.0    | 21.3            | 15.5            | 20.4            |
| Karnataka              | 14.4      | 16.8    | 14.9    | 16.5    | 18.9    | 17.1    | 15.2            | 17.8            | 15.8            |
| Kerala                 | 20.5      | 61.7    | 32.5    | 27.4    | 65.2    | 41.5    | 23.3            | 63.4            | 36.3            |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 11.4      | 4.8     | 10.0    | 18.4    | 22.9    | 19.3    | 13.0            | 8.4             | 12.0            |
| Maharashtra            | 12.1      | 12.3    | 12.1    | 17.0    | 24.6    | 18.9    | 14.2            | 17.1            | 15.0            |
| Manipur                | 33.2      | 40.6    | 35.3    | 37.9    | 34.5    | 36.8    | 34.2            | 39.0            | 35.7            |
| Meghalaya              | 1.0       | 3.3     | 2.0     | 17.6    | 25.8    | 20.6    | 4.1             | 6.5             | 5.1             |
| Mizoram                | 19.0      | 20.7    | 19.5    | 35.7    | 49.6    | 40.8    | 25.8            | 34.2            | 28.6            |
| Nagaland               | 52.5      | 68.6    | 56.2    | 48.6    | 65.5    | 55.2    | 51.6            | 67.5            | 56.0            |
| Odisha                 | 25.3      | 16.7    | 23.3    | 21.9    | 35.3    | 25.2    | 24.8            | 19.5            | 23.6            |
| Punjab                 | 20.5      | 43.5    | 23.1    | 16.6    | 32.2    | 19.5    | 18.9            | 37.4            | 21.6            |
| Rajasthan              | 16.1      | 3.9     | 13.0    | 16.1    | 33.8    | 18.5    | 16.1            | 8.1             | 14.3            |
| Sikkim                 | 6.7       | 15.9    | 9.7     | 10.5    | 17.9    | 12.8    | 8.1             | 16.6            | 10.8            |
| Tamil Nadu             | 30.3      | 26.7    | 29.3    | 19.6    | 25.6    | 21.4    | 25.4            | 26.2            | 25.6            |
| Telangana              | 20.6      | 21.1    | 20.8    | 26.2    | 29.2    | 27.0    | 22.8            | 24.5            | 23.3            |
| Tripura                | 18.4      | 23.5    | 18.9    | 16.7    | 45.9    | 24.2    | 18.2            | 33.1            | 19.9            |
| Uttarakhand            | 26.3      | 30.8    | 27.4    | 22.4    | 47.8    | 27.7    | 25.0            | 36.1            | 27.5            |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 16.7      | 5.9     | 15.5    | 19.8    | 29.0    | 20.9    | 17.4            | 11.2            | 16.7            |
| West Bengal            | 12.5      | 4.6     | 11.0    | 18.3    | 18.2    | 18.3    | 14.2            | 9.3             | 13.2            |
| A & N Islands          | 22.2      | 78.6    | 39.2    | 10.0    | 72.4    | 34.1    | 17.2            | 75.5            | 37.0            |
| Daman & Diu            | 25.6      |         | 1.9     | 4.4     | 100.0   |         |                 | 36.3            | 6.8             |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli   | 3.5       | 0.0     |         | 0.3     | 0.0     | 0.2     | 1.5             | 0.0             | 1.1             |
|                        |           | 0.0     | 20.4    | 47.6    |         |         | 6.0             | 67.2            |                 |
| Lakshadweep Puducherry | 30.9 17.4 | 13.6    | 30.3    | 18.7    | 27.2    | 5.5     |                 |                 | 17.8            |
| all-India              |           | 28.3    |         |         | 79.8    | 65.2    | 38.8            | 17.9            | 50.9            |
|                        | 41.6      | 68.7    | 53.4    | 22.0    | 40.7    | 28.0    | 25.7            | 48.4            | 33.5            |
|                        |           |         | 16.6    |         |         | 20.6    | 17.8            |                 |                 |

## Statement II: Unemployment Rate (in per cent) in usual status* for age group 15 years and above during 2017-18

| State/UT               | rural   | rural     | rural   | urban   | urban   | urban    | rural + urban   | rural + urban   | rural + urban   |
|------------------------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| State/UT               | male    | female    | person  | male    | female  | person   | male            | female          | person          |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 4.5     | 2.3       | 3.6     | 5.5     | 9.0     | 6.6      | 4.8             | 3.9             | 4.5             |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 4.3     | 10.2      | 5.2     | 8.0     | 20.6    | 9.6      | 4.9             | 11.5            | 5.8             |
| Assam                  | 7.3     | 14.0      | 8.1     | 5.3     | 11.4    | 6.3      | 7.1             | 13.6            | 7.9             |
| Bihar                  | 7.0     | 2.3       | 6.8     | 9.3     | 6.2     | 9.0      | 7.2             | 2.8             | 7.0             |
| Chhattisgarh           | 2.7     | 2.1       | 2.5     | 5.9     | 11.4    | 7.5      | 3.3             | 3.3             | 3.3             |
| Delhi                  | 3.6     | 0.0       | 3.5     | 9.4     | 10.7    | 9.5      | 9.2             | 10.7            | 9.4             |
| Goa                    | 10.7    | 21.0      | 13.9    | 6.0     | 29.8    | 13.8     | 8.1             | 26.0            | 13.9            |
| Gujarat                | 5.4     | 4.1       | 5.2     | 4.2     | 4.3     | 4.2      | 5.0             | 4.1             | 4.8             |
| Haryana                | 9.0     | 9.9       | 9.2     | 6.0     | 12.0    | 6.9      | 8.0             | 10.6            | 8.4             |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 6.2     | 3.9       | 5.2     | 7.4     | 13.7    | 8.7      | 6.3             | 4.3             | 5.5             |
| Jammu & Kashmir        | 3.8     | 5.6       | 4.3     | 6.0     | 22.8    | 9.9      | 4.2             | 8.5             | 5.4             |
| Jharkhand              | 7.4     | 3.7       | 6.8     | 10.2    | 11.5    | 10.4     | 7.9             | 5.2             | 7.5             |
| Karnataka              | 4.0     | 3.4       | 3.9     | 6.3     | 7.2     | 6.5      | 4.9             | 4.7             | 4.8             |
| Kerala                 | 5.9     | 19.6      | 10.0    | 6.6     | 27.4    | 13.2     | 6.2             | 23.2            | 11.4            |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 4.3     | 1.2       | 3.4     | 7.8     | 6.9     | 7.6      | 5.1             | 2.1             | 4.3             |
| Maharashtra            | 3.4     | 2.8       | 3.2     | 6.2     | 11.4    | 7.4      | 4.6             | 5.4             | 4.8             |
| Manipur                | 9.8     | 17.5      | 11.5    | 11.1    | 12.3    | 11.4     | 10.2            | 15.7            | 11.5            |
| Meghalaya              | 0.3     | 0.9       | 0.6     | 5.6     | 8.9     | 6.7      | 1.3             | 1.9             | 1.6             |
| Mizoram                | 5.9     | 8.4       | 6.5     | 12.7    | 17.7    | 14.3     | 8.8             | 13.3            | 10.1            |
| Nagaland               | 19.0    | 33.3      | 21.6    | 16.5    | 36.4    | 21.1     | 18.3            | 34.3            | 21.4            |
| Odisha                 | 7.3     | 5.3       | 6.9     | 7.3     | 12.7    | 8.4      | 7.3             | 6.3             | 7.1             |
| Punjab                 | 7.2     | 10.3      | 7.6     | 6.5     | 13.5    | 7.7      | 6.9             | 11.7            | 7.7             |
| Rajasthan              | 5.6     | 1.2       | 4.4     | 6.7     | 9.9     | 7.2      | 5.9             | 2.3             | 5.0             |
| Sikkim                 | 2.0     | 3.9       | 2.7     | 4.2     | 9.9     | 5.8      | 2.6             | 5.2             | 3.5             |
| Tamil Nadu             | 8.8     | 6.0       | 7.9     | 6.2     | 9.0     | 6.9      | 7.6             | 7.1             | 7.5             |
| Telangana              | 7.2     | 5.0       | 6.5     | 8.5     | 12.6    | 9.4      | 7.7             | 7.2             | 7.6             |
| Tripura                | 6.1     | 7.9       | 6.3     | 6.0     | 19.8    | 8.7      | 6.1             | 11.6            | 6.8             |
| Uttarakhand            | 6.7     | 7.6       | 6.9     | 7.1     | 23.8    | 9.5      | 6.8             | 10.7            | 7.6             |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 6.1     | 1.5       | 5.4     | 9.4     | 10.6    | 9.5      | 6.8             | 3.1             | 6.2             |
| West Bengal            | 4.4     | 1.7       | 3.8     | 6.6     | 5.9     | 6.4      | 5.0             | 3.1             | 4.6             |
| A & N Islands          | 6.5     | 39.0      | 14.7    | 3.4     | 47.1    | 17.4     | 5.3             | 42.8            | 15.8            |
| Nagar Haveli           | 1.2     | 0.0       |         |         | 0.0     |          | 0.6             | 0.0             | 0.4             |
| Dadra &                |         |           | 0.7     | 0.1     |         | 0.1      |                 |                 |                 |
| Daman & Diu            | 8.3     | 0.0       | 6.2     | 2.3     | 4.3     |          |                 |                 | 3.1             |
| Lakshadweep Puducherry | 5.8     | 26.6 37.3 | 10.4    | 8.0     | 17.6    | 2.6 10.3 | 3.0 7.2         | 3.3 21.7        | 10.3 6.0        |
|                        | 11.2    |           | 13.3    | 13.2    | 56.5    | 25.3     | 12.5            | 50.5            | 21.3            |
| all-India              | 5.7     | 3.8       | 5.3     | 6.9     | 10.8    | 7.7      | 6.1             | 5.6             |                 |

## Statement III: Unemployment Rate (in per cent) in usual status* for all age group during 2017-18

| State/UT             | rural   | rural   | rural   | urban   | urban   | urban   | rural + urban   | rural + urban   | rural + urban   |
|----------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|                      | male    | female  | person  | male    | female  | person  | male            | female          | person          |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 4.5     | 2.3     | 3.6     | 5.4     | 9.1     | 6.6     | 4.8             | 4.0             | 4.5             |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 4.3     | 10.7    | 5.3     | 8.2     | 20.6    | 9.9     | 4.9             | 12.0            | 5.9             |
| Assam                | 7.4     | 14.3    | 8.3     | 5.3     | 11.4    | 6.3     | 7.2             | 13.9            | 8.1             |
| Bihar                | 7.2     | 2.3     | 7.0     | 9.2     | 6.2     | 9.0     | 7.4             | 2.8             | 7.2             |
| Chhattisgarh         | 2.7     | 2.1     | 2.5     | 5.9     | 11.4    | 7.5     | 3.3             | 3.3             | 3.3             |
| Delhi                | 3.6     | 0.0     | 3.5     | 9.6     | 11.4    | 9.8     | 9.4             | 11.4            | 9.7             |
| Goa                  | 10.7    | 21.0    | 13.9    | 6.0     | 29.8    | 13.8    | 8.1             | 26.0            | 13.9            |
| Gujarat              | 5.5     | 4.0     | 5.2     | 4.3     | 4.3     | 4.3     | 5.0             | 4.1             | 4.8             |
| Haryana              | 9.0     | 11.0    | 9.3     | 6.5     | 12.0    | 7.3     | 8.1             | 11.4            | 8.6             |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 6.2     | 3.9     | 5.2     | 7.4     | 13.7    | 8.7     | 6.4             | 4.3             | 5.5             |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 3.7     | 5.4     | 4.2     | 6.1     | 22.9    | 10.0    | 4.2             | 8.4             | 5.3             |
| Jharkhand            | 7.8     | 3.7     | 7.1     | 10.4    | 11.5    | 10.5    | 8.2             | 5.2             | 7.7             |
| Karnataka            | 4.0     | 3.4     | 3.9     | 6.3     | 7.2     | 6.5     | 4.9             | 4.7             | 4.8             |
| Kerala               | 5.9     | 19.6    | 10.0    | 6.6     | 27.5    | 13.2    | 6.2             | 23.2            | 11.4            |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 4.5     | 1.2     | 3.6     | 7.9     | 6.9     | 7.7     | 5.3             | 2.1             | 4.5             |
| Maharashtra          | 3.5     | 2.8     | 3.3     | 6.2     | 11.5    | 7.4     | 4.7             | 5.4             | 4.9             |
| Manipur              | 9.9     | 17.8    | 11.6    | 11.1    | 12.3    | 11.4    | 10.2            | 15.9            | 11.6            |
| Meghalaya            | 0.3     | 0.9     | 0.6     | 5.6     | 8.9     | 6.7     | 1.3             | 1.9             | 1.5             |
| Mizoram              | 5.9     | 8.3     | 6.5     | 12.7    | 17.7    | 14.4    | 8.8             | 13.3            | 10.1            |
| Nagaland             | 19.0    | 33.4    | 21.6    | 16.5    | 36.4    | 21.1    | 18.3            | 34.4            | 21.4            |
| Odisha               | 7.4     | 5.3     | 6.9     | 7.3     | 12.7    | 8.3     | 7.3             | 6.3             | 7.1             |
| Punjab               | 7.4     | 10.3    | 7.8     | 6.5     | 13.5    | 7.7     | 7.0             | 11.7            | 7.8             |
| Rajasthan            | 5.8     | 1.2     | 4.5     | 6.8     | 9.9     | 7.2     | 6.0             | 2.3             | 5.0             |
| Sikkim               | 2.0     | 3.9     | 2.7     | 4.2     | 9.9     | 5.8     | 2.6             | 5.2             | 3.5             |
| Tamil Nadu           | 8.8     | 6.1     | 7.9     | 6.5     | 9.0     | 7.2     | 7.8             | 7.2             | 7.6             |
| Telangana            | 7.2     | 5.0     | 6.5     | 8.5     | 12.6    | 9.4     | 7.7             | 7.2             | 7.6             |
| Tripura              | 6.1     | 7.9     | 6.3     | 6.0     | 19.7    | 8.7     | 6.1             | 11.6            | 6.8             |
| Uttarakhand          | 6.7     | 7.6     | 6.9     | 7.1     | 23.8    | 9.5     | 6.8             | 10.7            | 7.6             |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 6.2     | 1.5     | 5.5     | 9.6     | 10.5    | 9.7     | 6.9             | 3.1             | 6.4             |
| West Bengal          | 4.3     | 1.7     | 3.8     | 6.7     | 6.0     | 6.5     | 5.0             | 3.2             | 4.6             |
| A & N Islands        | 6.5     | 39.0    | 14.7    | 3.4     | 47.1    | 17.4    | 5.3             | 42.8            | 15.8            |
| Daman & Diu          | 8.3     |         |         |         |         |         |                 |                 | 3.1             |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1.2     | 0.0     | 0.7     | 0.1     | 0.0     | 0.1     | 0.6             | 0.0             | 0.4             |
|                      |         | 0.0     | 6.2     | 2.3     | 4.3     | 2.6     |                 |                 |                 |
| Lakshadweep          | 11.2    |         |         |         |         |         | 3.0             | 3.3             |                 |
| Puducherry           |         | 26.6    | 13.3    | 13.2    | 56.5    | 25.3    | 12.5            | 50.5            | 21.3            |
| all-India            | 5.8     | 37.3    | 10.4    | 8.0     | 17.6    | 10.3    | 7.2             | 21.7            | 10.3            |
|                      | 5.8     | 3.8     | 5.3     | 7.1     | 10.8    | 7.8     | 6.2             | 5.7             | 6.1             |