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Problem Of Unemployment In India

ICSE · Class 11 · Economics

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1. Meaning of Unemployment and Key Terms

  • A person is unemployed when able and willing to work at the prevailing wage rate but unable to find work.
  • Voluntarily unemployed persons are not counted as unemployed.
  • Only persons in the age group of 15 to 60 years are counted in unemployment statistics; children below 15 years and people above 60 years are excluded.
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2. Types of Unemployment in India

  • Unemployment in India is commonly grouped into rural unemployment, urban unemployment, and other types.
  • Rural unemployment includes seasonal unemployment and disguised unemployment.
  • Urban unemployment includes industrial unemployment and educated unemployment.
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3. Extent of Unemployment in India

  • Exact unemployment in India is difficult to measure because concepts differ and correct data are not always available.
  • Employment and unemployment data are provided by Planning Commission or NITI Aayog, National Sample Survey Office, and employment exchanges.
  • Unemployment rate in 1983 was 9.22% with 24.34 million unemployed persons.
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4. Causes of Unemployment in India

  • Underdevelopment limits the creation of enough jobs in agriculture, industry, trade, transport, and communication.
  • The growth rate of the economy averaged nearly 4 per cent during six decades of planning, but full employment needs 8% to 9% growth per annum for the next ten years.
  • Rapid population growth increases the labour force and reduces savings and investment.

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Unemployment is a condition inLabour force includes all persons actuallyMagnitude of unemployment = Labour forceUnemployment Rate = (Number of unemploymentRural unemployment is mainly of two

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