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TABLE 12.9
LABOUR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT
(Million)
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
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| Population | 108.04 |
110.79 |
113.61 |
116.47 |
119.39 |
122.36 |
125.38 |
128.42 |
131.51 |
134.51 |
137.51 |
Rural |
75.50 |
7,717 |
78.77 |
80.33 |
81.88 |
83.47 |
85.13 |
86.89 |
88.60 |
90.13 |
91.60 |
Urban |
32.54 |
33.63 |
34.84 |
36.15 |
37.51 |
38.89 |
40.25 |
41.53 |
42.91 |
44.38 |
45.91 |
| Working Age Population | 72.06 |
71.79 |
74.42 |
76.62 |
79.23 |
81.44 |
83.45 |
85.49 |
87.53 |
89.53 |
91.53 |
Rural |
49.59 |
49.02 |
51.40 |
51.74 |
53.26 |
54.18 |
55.26 |
56.40 |
57.51 |
58.51 |
59.45 |
Urban |
22.47 |
22.77 |
23.01 |
24.88 |
25.97 |
27.26 |
28.19 |
29.09 |
30.01 |
31.02 |
32.08 |
| Labour Force | 31.15 |
30.99 |
31.94 |
32.45 |
33.29 |
33.60 |
34.43 |
36.84 |
37.73 |
38.59 |
39.45 |
Rural |
22.57 |
22.15 |
22.84 |
23.10 |
23.52 |
23.37 |
23.84 |
25.56 |
26.07 |
26.53 |
26.96 |
Urban |
8.57 |
8.84 |
9.10 |
9.35 |
9.77 |
10.23 |
10.59 |
11.28 |
11.66 |
12.06 |
12.49 |
| Employed Labour Force | 30.17 |
29.04 |
30.07 |
30.92 |
31.68 |
31.80 |
32.58 |
34.59 |
35.42 |
36.23 |
37.03 |
Rural |
21.99 |
20.93 |
21.60 |
22.11 |
22.53 |
22.25 |
22.69 |
24.12 |
24.60 |
25.03 |
25.44 |
Urban |
8.19 |
8.11 |
8.47 |
8.81 |
9.15 |
9.55 |
9.89 |
10.47 |
10.82 |
11.20 |
11.59 |
| Unemployed Labour Force | 0.97 |
1.95 |
1.87 |
1.53 |
1.61 |
1.80 |
1.85 |
2.25 |
2.31 |
2.36 |
2.42 |
Rural |
0.59 |
1.21 |
1.23 |
0.99 |
0.99 |
1.12 |
1.14 |
1.44 |
1.47 |
1.47 |
1.52 |
Urban |
0.39 |
0.73 |
0.64 |
0.54 |
0.62 |
0.68 |
0.71 |
0.81 |
0.84 |
0.86 |
0.90 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 3.13 |
6.28 |
5.85 |
4.73 |
4.84 |
5.37 |
5.37 |
6.12 |
6.12 |
6.12 |
6.12 |
Rural |
2.60 |
5.48 |
5.40 |
4.28 |
4.22 |
4.80 |
4.80 |
5.65 |
5.65 |
5.65 |
5.65 |
Urban |
4.58 |
8.19 |
6.97 |
5.88 |
6.51 |
6.90 |
6.90 |
7.17 |
7.17 |
7.17 |
7.17 |
| Labour Force Partici- pation Rates (%) | 28.83 |
27.97 |
28.11 |
27.86 |
27.88 |
27.46 |
27.46 |
28.69 |
28.69 |
28.69 |
28.69 |
Rural |
29.90 |
28.70 |
28.99 |
28.76 |
28.73 |
28.00 |
28.00 |
29.42 |
29.42 |
29.42 |
29.42 |
Urban |
26.28 |
26.37 |
26.08 |
25.83 |
25.79 |
26.12 |
26.12 |
27.15 |
27.15 |
27.15 |
27.15 |
Source: (i) Labour Force Surveys, Federal Bureau of Statistics
(ii) Economic Adviser's Wing
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