Kerala tops youth unemployment rate, Delhi registers lowest PLFS Survey

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Kerala tops youth unemployment rate, Delhi registers lowest: PLFS Survey

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09:36 PM, May 24, 2024
Myind Staff

According to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), Kerala had the highest unemployment rate among urban residents aged 15-29 for the January-March quarter of 2024, whereas Delhi had the lowest rate of joblessness.

The survey, which included 22 states and Union territories, highlighted Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Odisha as other regions with high unemployment rates among the 15-29 age group. The overall unemployment rate for this age group was 17 percent for the January-March period, rising from 16.5 percent in the previous quarter but slightly lower than the 17.3 percent reported in the same period in 2023. For all age groups, the unemployment rate was 6.7 percent, a slight increase from 6.5 percent in the previous quarter and just below the 6.8 percent from the previous year.

Three states and Union territories recorded single-digit unemployment rates: Delhi at 3.1 percent, Gujarat at 9 percent, and Haryana at 9.5 percent. Additionally, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh had relatively low unemployment rates of 11.5 percent and 12.1 percent, respectively.

Unemployment rates in the 15-29 age group have consistently been high, a situation worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite some post-pandemic improvement, it remains a significant concern for policymakers working on job creation for new entrants to the workforce.

The data also revealed a high unemployment rate for women, with Jammu & Kashmir at 48.6 percent, followed by Kerala at 46.6 percent, Uttarakhand at 39.4 percent, Telangana at 38.4 percent, and Himachal Pradesh at 35.9 percent. The overall female unemployment rate for the January-March quarter was 22.7 percent, a slight increase from 22.5 percent in the previous quarter but lower than the 22.9 percent reported in the same period in 2023.

The PLFS survey monitors joblessness, labour force participation, and worker population ratios. The unemployment rate is determined using the Current Weekly Status (CWS), where an individual is considered unemployed if they did not work for at least one hour during the reference week but were available for work during that period.

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