GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1365
TO BE ANSWERED ON 14TH DECEMBER, 2023
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES
1365. SHRI JAVED ALI KHAN:
SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether 42 per cent of Indian graduates under 25 years of age were
unemployed in 2021-22 as per a recent report;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the details of unemployed Indian graduates during 2022-23 and
2023-24, State-wise, along with the source of information thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)
(a) to (c): The data on Employment and Unemployment is collected through
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which is conducted by the Ministry of
Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. The
survey period is July to June every year.
As per the latest available Annual PLFS Reports, the estimated
Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for graduate persons of age 15
years and above was 14.9% and 13.4% during 2021-22 and 2022-23,
respectively, which shows a declining trend in unemployment rate for
graduate persons.
As per the Annual PLFS Reports, available in public domain, the
State/UT-wise estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for
graduate persons of age 15 years and above during 2021-22 and 2022-23 is
at Annexure.
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Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (c) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question
No. 1365 due for reply on 14.12.2023
State/UT-wise estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) (in %) on usual status for graduate
persons of age 15 years and above during 2021-22 to 2022-23
S. No. States/UTs 2021-22 2022-23
1 Andhra Pradesh 22.8 24.0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 30.1 22.6
3 Assam 11.7 14.9
4 Bihar 20.0 16.6
5 Chhattisgarh 11.8 13.3
6 Delhi 9.5 5.7
7 Goa 28.1 19.2
8 Gujarat 6.1 6.0
9 Haryana 18.4 12.6
10 Himachal Pradesh 13.1 14.8
11 Jharkhand 6.9 10.4
12 Karnataka 12.5 9.4
13 Kerala 26.9 19.8
14 Madhya Pradesh 11.1 9.3
15 Maharashtra 9.4 9.5
16 Manipur 21.4 8.6
17 Meghalaya 10.9 14.5
18 Mizoram 16.8 8.6
19 Nagaland 22.3 16.2
20 Odisha 23.7 21.9
21 Punjab 18.9 16.9
22 Rajasthan 22.0 23.1
23 Sikkim 10.0 8.2
24 Tamil Nadu 18.7 16.3
25 Telangana 20.0 16.6
26 Tripura 14.3 9.1
27 Uttarakhand 20.5 13.9
28 Uttar Pradesh 11.3 11.0
29 West Bengal 9.7 7.3
30 Andaman & N. Island 28.1 33.0
31 Chandigarh 4.5 5.6
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 3.6 9.4
33 Jammu & Kashmir 22.8 18.3
34 Ladakh 9.8 26.5
35 Lakshadweep 41.0 15.9
36 Puducherry 13.7 21.3
All India 14.9 13.4
Source: PLFS, MoSPI (www.mospi.gov.in)
