A study on employment trends in India

P. Sudhakar¹, Nalla Bala Kalyan Kumar², A. Padmavathi³

¹Research Scholar, Department of Economics, S.V.University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

²Research Scholar, Department of Management studies S.V.University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

³Professor, Department of Economics, S.V. University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Corresponding author Email: kalayanmba2008@gmail.com

Accepted 23 July 2012

Abstract

In India, as population growth is higher, the employment growth is not proportionately equal to it.  Since independence, unemployment rate has been progressively growing in spite of Five Year plans. For the expansion of economy, transforming the employment trend in India is one of the significant economic and social factors. Employment has always featured as an element of development policy in India. The intention of this paper is to analyze the trends of employment in organized sector of India. The organized sector consists of both the public and private sector. Employment in India is going through striking changes defying predictable understanding and revolving many common perceptions on their heads. This article focuses on the trend of male and female employment and sector-wise employment in organized sector of India. The period of the study is 1998-2010 and based on secondary information.

Keywords: Employment, India, Public and private sector, Trends.