Employment & Unemployment pattern in India:

This is depicted in the Pie Charts given alongside for purposes of perception about unemployeds.

Employment pattern in India (2001)

Million people in various sector (DEIS estimate)

Characteristics of Non-employed population (in millions) 

·  Unemployed Women: The perception is that, of the 200 million unemployeds in India, more than 75 % ie. about 155 million are women who are largely illiterate or semi-literate, living below poverty line in rural areas.

·  Unemployed Males:
These are about 45 million largely comprising of youths who have passed through the formal education/HRD system but not found the education applicable to the resources in their accessible environment for any economic activity.