1.66th round A National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) study revealed in July 2013 that the Christians (3 percent among men and 6 percent among women) from the rural areas as well as the Sikhs from urban areas (6 percent among men and 8 percent among women).faced highest level of unemployment during 2009-2010.
2. The survey covered 7402 villages as well as 5252 urban areas, thereby including 100957 households and 4.59 lakh people.
3. Among four categories of the workers, i.e., rural females, rural males, urban females and urban males; the urban females were the worst affected with 6 percent unemployment rate.
4.• The survey also revealed that maximum number of employed in the rural areas were those who were self-employed. 54 percent of males as well as 56 percent of females were found in this category of unemployed.
5.As far as the rural male workers were concerned, the level of self employment was highest for the Sikhs (55 percent), followed by the Hindus (54 percent).
2. The survey covered 7402 villages as well as 5252 urban areas, thereby including 100957 households and 4.59 lakh people.
3. Among four categories of the workers, i.e., rural females, rural males, urban females and urban males; the urban females were the worst affected with 6 percent unemployment rate.
4.• The survey also revealed that maximum number of employed in the rural areas were those who were self-employed. 54 percent of males as well as 56 percent of females were found in this category of unemployed.
5.As far as the rural male workers were concerned, the level of self employment was highest for the Sikhs (55 percent), followed by the Hindus (54 percent).
6 Among the Christians in rural areas, 17 percent of male and 11 percent of female workers were regular wage or salaried employed.
7.In the urban areas, most of the workers were almost equally involved in regular wage or salaried employed as well as in the category of self employment. The proportion of the workers in self employment category were highest among Muslims, followed by the Sikhs.
8.In case of urban Christians, major portion of male workers (45 percent) and female workers (61 percent) were involved in regular wage or salaried employment.
9.Among the urban Hindus, 44 percent of males as well as 40 percent of females belonged to regular wage or salaried employment category.
10.The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) was higher among the male workers than among the female workers in all the religions. The difference was greater in the urban areas. The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) is the number of persons employed per 1000. The male-female differential in WPR was at its lowest among the Christians. WPR was highest among Christians in all categories covered by the survey, except among the urban males. Among the Urban Males, WPR of Hindus was higher.
11.The survey also found that in the rural areas, majority of the male workers were from not literate category (28 percent) or the literate and up to primary category (28 percent). Majority of the female workers were from not literate category (59 percent). Proportion of the male workers with the general education level, i.e., secondary and above was highest among the Christians (32 percent) followed by the Sikhs (30 percent).
7.In the urban areas, most of the workers were almost equally involved in regular wage or salaried employed as well as in the category of self employment. The proportion of the workers in self employment category were highest among Muslims, followed by the Sikhs.
8.In case of urban Christians, major portion of male workers (45 percent) and female workers (61 percent) were involved in regular wage or salaried employment.
9.Among the urban Hindus, 44 percent of males as well as 40 percent of females belonged to regular wage or salaried employment category.
10.The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) was higher among the male workers than among the female workers in all the religions. The difference was greater in the urban areas. The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) is the number of persons employed per 1000. The male-female differential in WPR was at its lowest among the Christians. WPR was highest among Christians in all categories covered by the survey, except among the urban males. Among the Urban Males, WPR of Hindus was higher.
11.The survey also found that in the rural areas, majority of the male workers were from not literate category (28 percent) or the literate and up to primary category (28 percent). Majority of the female workers were from not literate category (59 percent). Proportion of the male workers with the general education level, i.e., secondary and above was highest among the Christians (32 percent) followed by the Sikhs (30 percent).
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