Only one in four workers in Karnataka receive a salary, the lowest among the four industrialised states of India, a Business Standard analysis of the latest annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data shows. While 31.6 per cent workers in Gujarat receive regular wages (or salaries), followed by Tamil Nadu (30.3 per cent) and Maharashtra (29.4 per cent), only 25.7 per cent workers in Karnataka receive the same. The figure stands at 21.5 per cent at the national level, according to the 2021-22 PLFS data.
The problem of unemployment is spread across the economy.
The Survey noted that while women account for almost half of India's population, their participation in labour market is almost one-third and has been declining.
India's unemployed, the report said, were mostly those with higher education degrees and the young.
The unemployment rate among women came down to 12.4 per cent in urban areas
One popular strategy is to hire contract workers.
About 13 million first time car/two-wheeler buyers are entering the market every year. If employment creation is such a big issue, where are these people coming from, asks Mahesh Nandurkar.
