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Fig 9.8
Unemployment Rate in Kerala under different approaches as per 68th

National Sample Surveys – 2011-12 (Age: 15-59 years)

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

9.21 Persons aged 15-29 is considered as the youth and in Kerala the youth accounted for about
23 per cent of the total population. It is seen that during 2011-12 the unemployment rate among the
youth in Kerala is much higher as compared to that in the overall population. The UR of the youth is
21.7 per cent for rural areas and 18.0 per cent for urban areas. Further the UR among the female
youths is much higher than that of the male youth. For instance, in the case of rural area the female
UR is 47.4 per cent as against the male UR of 9.7 per cent. (See Figure 9.9). The figures reveal clear
indication on the gravity of unemployment problem among the youth in Kerala.

Fig 9.9
Unemployment Rate of the Youth in Kerala and India as per UPSS approach

(68th National Sample Surveys – 2011-12) (Age: 15-29 years)

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

Kerala State Planning Board