Lok Sabha Question No. 138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, RAHUL KASWAN, C. MAHENDRAN, R. PARTHIPAN, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO, C.S. PUTTARAJU, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 138

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  APRIL, 2016

## UNEMPLOYMENT

## 138.  SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

SHRI RAYAPATI SAM BASIVA RAO:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

## Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  has  been  an  increasing  trend  of  unemployment  in  the country during  the  last  three  years,  both  in  organized  and  unorganised sectors, if so, the details thereof along with the employment generated both  in  organised  and  unorganised  sectors  during  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  ratio  of  labour  force  population  in  the  age  group  of  15  years  and above in the country in comparison with other countries;
- (c) whether according to Labour Bureau data, new jobs in labour intensive industries fell to six years low during the year 2015 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken/ proposes to take any steps to create more jobs in the labour intensive industries and put a check on falling employment growth in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether jobs in public sector are declining as compared to private sector and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a): As per the results of the last three labour force surveys on employment and unemployment conducted in 2011-12 by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the unemployment  rate  and  number  of  employment    both  in  organised    and unorganised  sectors during  2004-05, 2009-10 & 2011-12 are given below:

|                       |   2004-05 |   2009-10 |   2011-12 |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Unemployment rate (%) |      2.3  |      2    |      2.2  |
| Employment (in crore) |     45.91 |     46.55 |     47.41 |

The state wise details are at Annex-I and II.

- (b): As per the NSSO estimates the labour force participation rates for ages 15-59 and above during 2011-12 was 58.3%. Further as per the information available on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) website, the labour force  participation  rates  gathered  from  Labour  Force  Surveys  for  other countries in the age group of 15 years and above during 2011 is at AnnexureIII.
- (c) & (d): To assess the effect of economic slowdown on employment in India since January, 2009, Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment, has been conducting Quarterly Quick Employment surveys in the selected laborintensive  and  export-oriented  sectors  namely  textiles  including  apparels, metals,  gems  &  jewellery,  automobiles,  transport,  IT/BPO,  leather  and handloom/powerloom. So far twenty eight such surveys have been conducted by Labour Bureau and reports released. According to the survey results, overall estimated employment in all selected sectors has experienced a net addition of 38.81 lakh jobs starting from the first survey (October, 2008 to December, 2008) till the 28 th  Survey (September, 2015 to December, 2015).

## (e):  According  to  the  EMI  Programme,  jobs  in  the  organized  Public  and Private sector both have shown an increase.

(in crore)

| Sector         |   2011 |   2012 |   % Change |
|----------------|--------|--------|------------|
| Public sector  |   1.75 |   1.76 |        0.4 |
| Private sector |   1.15 |   1.2  |        4.5 |

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 138 due for reply on 25-04-2016.

## State-Wise  Employment  Rate  in  Rural  and  Urban  Areas  On  Usual  Status  Basis During 2004-05 to 2011-12.

| State/UTs            | 2004-05   | 2004-05   | 2009-10   | 2009-10   | 2011-12   | 2011-12   |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| State/UTs            | Rural     | Urban     | Rural     | Urban     | Rural     | Urban     |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 54.4      | 39.2      | 52.1      | 36.4      | 52.2      | 36.4      |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 45.8      | 31.9      | 40.4      | 30.2      | 38.3      | 30.3      |
| Assam                | 39.1      | 33.6      | 36.8      | 32.2      | 34.3      | 32.9      |
| Bihar                | 31.6      | 27.2      | 28.3      | 25.2      | 27.5      | 25.3      |
| Chhattisgarh         | 50.9      | 36.4      | 44.2      | 31.3      | 48.6      | 37.6      |
| Delhi                | 31.1      | 33.4      | 30.1      | 33.3      | 34.2      | 33.7      |
| Goa                  | 34.2      | 36.3      | 33.9      | 33.2      | 37.8      | 33.7      |
| Gujarat              | 51.3      | 37.7      | 45.9      | 37.0      | 44.7      | 38.4      |
| Haryana              | 42.4      | 33.9      | 39.6      | 36.1      | 35.6      | 31.8      |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 53.0      | 45.6      | 51.2      | 35.9      | 53.3      | 41.6      |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 41.6      | 33.1      | 43.1      | 34.7      | 40.5      | 33.7      |
| Jharkhand            | 42.7      | 31.1      | 33.3      | 29.4      | 37.0      | 28.4      |
| Karnataka            | 54.2      | 38.6      | 49.7      | 38.2      | 45.0      | 37.6      |
| Kerala               | 40.0      | 37.1      | 38.3      | 36.3      | 38.2      | 36.3      |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 45.9      | 34.7      | 42.6      | 32.6      | 40.5      | 32.5      |
| Maharashtra          | 52.1      | 38.4      | 48.8      | 38.0      | 48.6      | 36.5      |
| Manipur              | 44.0      | 33.8      | 36.1      | 31.5      | 38.9      | 32.2      |
| Meghalaya            | 52.5      | 37.3      | 48.0      | 33.3      | 45.9      | 34.0      |
| Mizoram              | 52.1      | 38.3      | 50.6      | 40.3      | 49.6      | 36.7      |
| Nagaland             | 52.7      | 36.4      | 41.1      | 29.3      | 41.0      | 28.7      |
| Orissa               | 45.2      | 33.4      | 41.0      | 35.0      | 41.7      | 38.1      |
| Punjab               | 44.0      | 36.5      | 39.1      | 36.5      | 40.6      | 36.8      |
| Rajasthan            | 45.9      | 34.9      | 43.6      | 32.3      | 42.4      | 32.6      |
| Sikkim               | 44.3      | 36.9      | 44.2      | 39.8      | 53.4      | 45.2      |
| Tamil Nadu           | 52.8      | 41.8      | 50.1      | 38.3      | 48.5      | 39.2      |
| Tripura              | 32.3      | 29.8      | 39.0      | 32.7      | 40.2      | 31.9      |
| Uttarakhand          | 47.4      | 33.2      | 43.1      | 33.6      | 38.1      | 30.5      |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 37.1      | 33.1      | 34.4      | 30.0      | 33.8      | 31.7      |
| West Bengal          | 37.9      | 38.4      | 39.2      | 37.0      | 39.0      | 40.0      |
| A& N Islands         | 44.2      | 37.9      | 40.4      | 39.2      | 43.2      | 39.9      |
| Chandigarh           | 38.8      | 34.3      | 30.1      | 35.2      | 34.9      | 35.4      |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 51.6      | 45.2      | 31.1      | 33.9      | 32.5      | 36.7      |
| Daman & Diu          | 40.2      | 41.5      | 41.6      | 34.4      | 42.5      | 35.5      |
| Lakshadweep          | 37.9      | 27.4      | 45.6      | 37.8      | 32.2      | 34.7      |
| Puducherry           | 46.1      | 34.3      | 48.1      | 38.1      | 36.3      | 35.0      |
| All India            | 43.9      | 36.5      | 40.8      | 35.0      | 39.9      | 35.5      |

Source: NSSO Reports, 2004-05, 2009-10 & 2011-12

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 138 due for reply on 25-04-2016.

State-Wise Unemployment Rates in Rural and Urban Areas on Usual Status Basis During 2004-05 and 2009-10 & 2011-2012.

| State/UTs                 | 2004-05   | 2004-05   | 2009-10   | 2009-10   | 2011-2012   | 2011-2012   |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
| State/UTs                 | Rural     | Urban     | Rural     | Urban     | Rural       | Urban       |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 0.7       | 3.6       | 1.2       | 3.1       | 1.2         | 4.3         |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 0.9       | 1.2       | 1.3       | 3.4       | 1.7         | 4.8         |
| Assam                     | 2.6       | 7.2       | 3.9       | 5.2       | 4.5         | 5.6         |
| Bihar                     | 1.5       | 6.4       | 2.0       | 7.3       | 3.2         | 5.6         |
| Chhattisgarh              | 0.6       | 3.5       | 0.6       | 2.9       | 0.8         | 4.3         |
| Delhi                     | 1.9       | 4.8       | 1.7       | 2.6       | 7.8         | 3.5         |
| Goa                       | 11.1      | 8.7       | 4.7       | 4.1       | 5.1         | 4.6         |
| Gujarat                   | 0.5       | 2.4       | 0.8       | 1.8       | 0.3         | 0.8         |
| Haryana                   | 2.2       | 4.0       | 1.8       | 2.5       | 2.4         | 4.2         |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 1.8       | 3.8       | 1.6       | 4.9       | 1.0         | 4.0         |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 1.5       | 4.9       | 2.5       | 6.0       | 2.5         | 7.0         |
| Jharkhand                 | 1.4       | 6.5       | 3.9       | 6.3       | 2.1         | 5.1         |
| Karnataka                 | 0.7       | 2.8       | 0.5       | 2.7       | 0.9         | 2.9         |
| Kerala                    | 10.7      | 15.6      | 7.5       | 7.3       | 6.8         | 6.1         |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 0.5       | 2.8       | 0.7       | 2.9       | 0.4         | 2.6         |
| Maharashtra               | 1.0       | 3.6       | 0.6       | 3.2       | 0.7         | 2.3         |
| Manipur                   | 1.1       | 5.5       | 3.8       | 4.8       | 2.6         | 7.1         |
| Meghalaya                 | 0.3       | 3.5       | 0.4       | 5.1       | 0.4         | 2.8         |
| Mizoram                   | 0.3       | 1.9       | 1.3       | 2.8       | 1.8         | 5.0         |
| Nagaland                  | 1.8       | 5.5       | 10.6      | 9.2       | 15.1        | 23.8        |
| Orissa                    | 5.0       | 13.4      | 3.0       | 4.2       | 2.2         | 3.5         |
| Punjab                    | 3.8       | 5.0       | 2.6       | 4.8       | 1.9         | 2.8         |
| Rajasthan                 | 0.7       | 2.9       | 0.4       | 2.2       | 0.7         | 3.1         |
| Sikkim                    | 2.4       | 3.7       | 4.3       | 0.0       | 1.0         | 2.3         |
| Tamil Nadu                | 1.2       | 3.5       | 1.5       | 3.2       | 2.0         | 2.7         |
| Tripura                   | 13.3      | 28.0      | 9.2       | 17.1      | 10.5        | 25.2        |
| Uttarakhand               | 1.3       | 5.4       | 1.6       | 2.9       | 2.5         | 5.3         |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 0.6       | 3.3       | 1.0       | 2.9       | 0.9         | 4.1         |
| West Bengal               | 2.5       | 6.2       | 1.9       | 4.0       | 2.7         | 4.8         |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 6.2       | 8.8       | 8.0       | 8.4       | 5.4         | 8.6         |
| Chandigarh                | 2.6       | 4.0       | 24.7      | 3.4       | 0.0         | 6.4         |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 3.3       | 3.0       | 4.8       | 5.3       | 0.0         | 0.0         |
| Daman & Diu               | 0.3       | 3.0       | 4.0       | 2.4       | 0.0         | 0.5         |
| Lakshadweep               | 7.5       | 25.0      | 9.7       | 5.7       | 16.0        | 11.5        |
| Puducherry                | 7.0       | 8.1       | 3.0       | 3.1       | 0.8         | 2.9         |
| All-India                 | 1.7       | 4.5       | 1.6       | 3.4       | 1.7         | 3.4         |

Source: NSSO Reports, 2004-05, 2009-10 & 2011-12

Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 138 due for reply on 25-04-2016.

Labour Force Participation Rates in The Age Group Of 15 Years And Above In Other Countries  as  gathered  from  Labour  Force  Surveys  and  available  at  ILO  website during 2011.

(in percent)

| Country                |   2011 |
|------------------------|--------|
| Albania                |   60.3 |
| Algeria                |   40.2 |
| Argentina (urban)      |   59.5 |
| Aruba                  |   63.8 |
| Australia              |   65.4 |
| Austria                |   60.5 |
| Azerbaijan             |   64.4 |
| Bahamas                |   72.3 |
| Barbados               |   67.6 |
| Belgium                |   53.2 |
| Bhutan                 |   67.4 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |   44   |
| Brazil                 |   66.2 |
| Bulgaria               |   52.5 |
| Canada                 |   66.7 |
| Cayman Islands         |   80.8 |
| Chile                  |   59.7 |
| Colombia               |   63.7 |
| Costa Rica             |   60.7 |
| Croatia                |   51.8 |
| Cuba                   |   76.1 |
| Cyprus                 |   63.7 |
| Czech Republic         |   58.3 |
| Denmark                |   63.9 |
| Dominican Republic     |   63.8 |
| Ecuador                |   62.5 |
| Egypt                  |   48.9 |
| Estonia                |   61.3 |
| Ethiopia               |   68.7 |
| Faeroe Islands         |   78   |
| Finland                |   59.9 |
| France                 |   56.5 |
| French Guiana          |   52   |
| Georgia                |   65.2 |
| Germany                |   60.1 |
| Greece                 |   52.7 |
| Guadeloupe             |   51.9 |
| Guatemala              |   61.8 |
| Honduras               |   51.9 |
| Hong Kong, China       |   60.1 |
| Hungary                |   50.7 |

| Indonesia                                  | 68.3      |
|--------------------------------------------|-----------|
| Ireland                                    | 60.2      |
| Israel                                     | 57.4      |
| Italy                                      | 48.1      |
| Japan                                      | 59.3      |
| Jordan                                     | 39.0      |
| Kazakhstan                                 | 71.6      |
| Korea, Republic of                         | 61.1      |
| Kyrgyzstan                                 | 64.8      |
| Latvia                                     | 58.5      |
| Lithuania                                  | 57.4      |
| Luxembourg                                 | 57.6      |
| Macau, China                               | 72.5      |
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of | 55.5      |
| Malaysia                                   | 64.4      |
| Malta                                      | 51.4      |
| Martinique                                 | 52.2      |
| Mauritius                                  | 59.3      |
| Mexico                                     | 59.6      |
| Moldova, Republic of                       | 42.3      |
| Mongolia                                   | 62.5      |
| Montenegro                                 | 48.7      |
| Morocco                                    | 49.2      |
| Netherlands                                | 64.8      |
| New Zealand Nigeria                        | 69.2 72.8 |
| Norway                                     | 71.3      |
| Occupied Palestinian Territory             | 43.0      |
| Pakistan                                   | 45.7      |
| Panama                                     | 61.8      |
| Paraguay                                   | 68.5      |
| Peru                                       | 70.0      |
| Philippines                                | 64.6      |
| Poland                                     | 55.5      |
| Portugal                                   | 60.5      |
| Qatar                                      | 86.7      |
| Romania                                    | 54.1      |
| Russian Federation                         | 68.3      |
| Réunion                                    | 53.7      |
| Saint Lucia                                | 67.1      |
| Saudi Arabia                               | 53.2      |
| Serbia                                     | 46.4      |
| Seychelles                                 | 65.0      |
| Singapore                                  | 66.1      |
| Slovakia                                   | 58.8      |
| Slovenia                                   | 57.9      |
| South Africa                               | 54.4      |
| Spain                                      | 59.7      |
| Sri Lanka                                  | 53.0      |
| Sweden                                     | 70.9      |
| Switzerland                                | 68.0      |

| Taiwan, China                     |   58.2 |
|-----------------------------------|--------|
| Thailand                          |   73.3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago               |   61.1 |
| Tunisia                           |   47.2 |
| Turkey                            |   49.3 |
| Turkey                            |   49.8 |
| Uganda                            |   63.4 |
| Ukraine                           |   64.3 |
| United Kingdom                    |   62.3 |
| United States                     |   64.1 |
| Uruguay                           |   64.8 |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |   64.7 |
| Viet Nam                          |   77   |
| Zimbabwe                          |   82.4 |

Source: ILO Website