Changing Scenario of Unemployment among Youth in India

For each and every country, its population is important assets specially the youth population. According to National Sample Survey Organization the youth in India account for 25–29% of the total population. Youth population in India sometimes categorized as productive population or productive assets. The youth are defined in the age group 15–24. A distinction is made between the teenagers or the age group 15–19 and the young adults aged 20–24, and between males and females by rural-urban residence. This paper focuses on the overall labour market characteristics of India that includes labour force participation rates (LFPRs), crude worker population ratios (WPRs) and level of unemployment. The data has been taken mainly from the National Sample Survey Organization and we have used four rounds namely 43^rd (1987–88), 50^th (1993–94), 55^th (1999–00) and 61^st (2004–05). The results shows that the LFPRs and WPRs is declined during 1990’s, it may reflects a beneficial rise in the student population ratios-the more people in the age group 1519 and 20–24 are participation in the secondary and higher level education. Unemployment level among youth is higher compare to the overall population. Unemployment among urban females is much higher than the rural females. As the level of education increased the unemployment level also increases and this if more evident in the case of urban females.