Employment rates declines marginally: NSSO

NEW DELHI: The employment rate in the country declined marginally from 39.2 per cent to 38.6 per cent between 2009-10 and 2011-12, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

As per the results of two surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Office ( NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the estimated employment rate in the country has declined from 39.2 per cent to in 2009-10 and 38.6 per cent to 2011-12, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Kodikunnil Suresh said.

As per sample surveys conducted in 2004-05 and 2009-10, unemployment rate among person in the age group of 15-29 has marginally increased in both rural areas and urban areas, he said in a written reply.

The unemployment rate among rural youth was 3.9 per cent in 2004-05, but it increased to 4.7 per cent in 2009-10, while the unemployment rate among the urban youth was 4.2 per cent in 2004-05 and it went up to 4.6 per cent in 2009-10.

Unemployment rate among rural women in 2004-05 was 1.6 per cent and it increased to 1.7 per cent in 2009-10 while the unemployment rate among urban women declined from 5.7 per cent in 2004-05 to 5.2 per cent in 2009-10.