Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Workforce in India During 1981-2011

By : M.B. Singh , Nitin Kumar Mishra

Page No: 239-254

Abstract
The present research paper examines the growth, structure and distribution of workforce engaged in different economic activities in India during 1981-2011. The objectives of this paper are to : (i) analyze the growth and structural change in workforce at national level; (ii) examine the spatial pattern of workforce at state /union territory level; (iii) probe the intensity of workforce; (iv) measure the shift in mean point location of workforce employed in various occupational categories; and (v) compute the future probable trend of workforce. The present study is largely based on secondary data. The data pertaining to population and workforce have been taken from 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 censuses. The analysis reveals the following major trends in the workforce: growth in the total workers in India is showing a declining trend; the workforce participation rate is increasing; the proportion of main workers declined whereas the proportion of marginal workers increased; more than a half of the total workforce is still engaged in agricultural activities; agricultural labourers witnessed small increase due to shift from cultivation to this category; the proportion of household workers showed stagnation; whereas the contribution of females accounted for only 31.10 percent in total workers.

Authors :
M.B. Singh : Professor & Former Head, Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- 221005, India.
Nitin Kumar Mishra : Research Scholar Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, India
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2018.38.02.5