(a) the estimated number of people who are between the age group from 15 to 60 years who are unemployed;
(b) whether the Government has made any assessment of the number of people in terms of percentage of the full-time employed, part- time employed and unemployed people separately;
(c) if so, the details thereof, category-wise; and
(d) the steps initiated by the Government to enhance the capacity of the unemployed to earn a likelihood from labour intensive efforts technology?
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)
(a)to(c): Reliable estimates of employment and unemployment are obtained through labour force surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. As per the most recent survey conducted during 2011-12, unemployment rate as per usual status was estimated at 2.3 per cent for the persons in the age group of 15-59 years as against 2.2 per cent for persons of all ages. Details of labour force, employed and unemployed during 2011-12 in the country are given below:
Category Estimated number in Crore Labour force 48.47 Employed 47.41 Unemployed 1.06