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Fig 9.7 EMPLOYMENT
Unemployment Rate of major States as per 68th
National Sample Surveys (UPSS) – 2011-12 (Age: 15-59 years)

Source: Employment and Unemployment Situation in India, NSS Report No. 554
(NSS 68th Round, July 2011- June 2012)

9.19 As per UPSS approach, the lowest unemployment rate of 0.5 per cent is estimated in Gujarat.
The other major States, which have less Unemployment Rate than the all India average (2.3 per
cent) are Madhya Pradesh (1.0 per cent), Rajasthan (1.2 per cent), Maharashtra (1.4 per cent),
Karnataka (1.6 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (1.8 per cent) and Andhra Pradesh (2.2 per cent). Tamil
Nadu, the neighbouring State of Kerala, has an Unemployment Rate of one-third of Kerala’s rate.

9.20 In Kerala, the unemployment rate is higher in rural areas as compared to urban areas under
all approaches (See Figure 9.8). While comparing the unemployment rate of male and female, it is
seen that UR is much higher among females as compared to males. A comparison between different
estimates of unemployment indicates that the CDS estimate of unemployment is the highest. This
scenario reflected both in rural and urban areas. The higher unemployment rates according to the
CDS approach compared to the current weekly status (CWS) and usual status approaches (UPS and
UPSS) indicate a high degree of intermittent unemployment in Kerala.

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