India's labour force consists of 45.9 crore workers. Out of these, 43.3 crore (94%) are in the unorganized sector and the remaining 2.6 crore (6%) are in the organized sector, according to a survey conducted by NSSO.
State-wise details of labour force in organized sectors are given in the table below:
(in thousands)
S.No.
| State/Union Territory
| Employment in Public Sector
| Employment in Private Sector
| Total
| 1
| Assam
| 531.5
| 580.6
| 1112.1
| 2
| Andhra Pradesh
| 1395.8
| 647.0
| 2042.8
| 3
| Andaman & Nicobar
| 35.0
| 2.7
| 37.7
| 4
| Bihar
| 494.7
| 32.5
| 527.2
| 5
| Chandigarh
| 60.50
| 28.50
| 89.00
| 6
| Chhatisgarh
| 307.30
| 31.70
| 339.00
| 7
| Delhi
| 614.90
| 216.20
| 831.10
| 8
| Damman & Diu
| 2.0
| 12.5
| 14.5
| 9
| Goa
| 70.0
| 41.9
| 111.9
| 10
| Gujarat
| 832.1
| 861.4
| 1693.5
| 11
| Haryana
| 389.90
| 258.00
| 647.90
| 12
| Himachal Pradesh
| 258.40
| 58.90
| 317.30
| 13
| Jammu & Kashmir
| 199.6
| 10.5
| 210.1
| 14
| Jharkhand
| 891.7
| 150.3
| 1042.0
| 15
| Karnataka
| 1059.3
| 802.8
| 1862.1
| 16
| Kerala
| 614.9
| 524.9
| 1139.8
| 17
| Meghalaya
| 72.6
| 9.3
| 81.9
| 18
| Manipur
| 77.9
| 2.7
| 80.6
| 19
| Mizoram
| 40.1
| 1.4
| 41.5
| 20
| Maharashtra
| 2137.6
| 1403.3
| 3540.9
| 21
| Madhya Pradesh
| 915.3
| 155.7
| 1071.0
| 22
| Nagaland
| 68.2
| 4.1
| 72.3
| 23
| Orissa
| 659.9
| 90.2
| 750.1
| 24
| Punjab
| 520.0
| 253.1
| 773.10
| 25
| Rajasthan
| 932.8
| 247.7
| 1180.5
| 26
| Tripura
| 110.4
| 12.9
| 123.3
| 27
| Pondichery
| 40.4
| 17.6
| 58.0
| 28
| Tamil Nadu
| 1512.8
| 765.9
| 2278.7
| 29
| Uttar Pradesh
| 1650.4
| 437.5
| 2087.9
| 30
| Uttaranchal
| 224.0
| 37.30
| 261.3
| 31
| West Bengal
| 1286.4
| 752.4
| 2038.8
|
| Total
| 18006.4
| 8451.5
| 26457.9
| |
Public sector is the largest employment generating source giving employment to 68.06% workers, while 31.94% workers are present in the private sector.
Source: Ministry of Labour and Employment
12-26-2008, 07:44 AM
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