Employment and Unemployment Situation in Cities and Towns in India. 2004-2005. NSS 61st Round (July 2004-June 2005)

Abstract

The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has been carrying out all-India quinquennial survey of employment and unemployment in India since 1972-73. The last such survey was conducted during the period July, 2004 to June, 2005 as a part of the NSS 61st round. In this survey, information on various facets of employment and unemployment in India and some individual characteristics associated with household members such as age, sex, level of general and technical education attained, current attendance in educational institutions, vocational training received, etc., was collected.

This report, sixth in the series of seven reports based on employment-unemployment data of the NSS 61st round, provides some broad features of employment and unemployment for each of class 1 cities (towns with population one million and above) and for the combined class 2 towns (towns with population of 50,000 to less than one million) and class 3 towns (towns with population less than 50,000). This report contains three Chapters including the introductory Chapter and three Appendices. Chapter Two describes the concepts and definitions of those terms used in the survey in connection with the various items covered in this report. The main findings relating to the estimates given in this report are presented and discussed in Chapter Three. The detailed tables forming the basis of this report are presented in Appendix A. Appendix B gives a detailed description of the sample design and estimation procedure used for the survey and Appendix C gives a facsimile of the schedule canvassed in the survey.