Share of Women in Employment in the Country
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Share of Women in Employment in the Country
The reliable estimates of employment and unemployment are obtained from the surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Office. According to the survey conducted in 2009- 2010, the share of females employed on usual status basis was 26.1% in rural area and 13.8% in urban area. This share was 29.9% in rural area and 13.9% in urban area during 1999-2000. State-wise and urban/rural wise details of share of female employment are at annex.
In rural areas, 79.4% women are mainly working as cultivators and agriculture labourers. In urban areas, 34.6% of women are working in Other Services such as Public Administration, Education & Community Services, etc.
According to the survey conducted in 2009- 2010, on the basis of usual principal status, 3.6 percent of the women in the age-group of 15 and above do not have gainful employment.
According to the survey on employment and unemployment conducted by National Sample Survey Office during 2009-10, the number of person-days of employment is 3.45 lakh in rural and urban areas. As per NSS Report on Migration in India for rural females, the share of employment related reasons for migration has dropped from 1% in 1999-2000 to 0.7% in 2007-08 while for urban females, it has dropped from 3% in 1999-2000 to 2.7% in 2007-08.
The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in reply to a written question in Rajya Sabha today.
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