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
|
531.50
|
580.60
|
1112.10
|
2
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
1395.80
|
647.00
|
2042.80
|
3
|
Andaman
& Nicobar
|
35.00
|
2.70
|
37.70
|
4
|
Bihar
|
494.70
|
32.50
|
527.20
|
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
|
2.00
|
12.50
|
14.50
|
9
|
Goa
|
70.00
|
41.90
|
111.90
|
10
|
Gujarat
|
832.10
|
861.40
|
1693.50
|
11
|
Haryana
|
389.90
|
258.00
|
647.90
|
12
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
258.40
|
58.90
|
317.30
|
13
|
Jammu
& Kashmir
|
199.60
|
10.50
|
210.10
|
14
|
Jharkhand
|
891.70
|
150.30
|
1042.00
|
15
|
Karnataka
|
1059.30
|
802.80
|
1862.10
|
16
|
Kerala
|
614.90
|
524.90
|
1139.80
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
72.60
|
9.30
|
81.90
|
18
|
Manipur
|
77.90
|
2.70
|
80.60
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
40.10
|
1.40
|
41.50
|
20
|
Maharashtra
|
2137.60
|
1403.30
|
3540.90
|
21
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
915.30
|
155.70
|
1071.00
|
22
|
Nagaland
|
68.20
|
4.10
|
72.30
|
23
|
Orissa
|
659.90
|
90.20
|
750.10
|
24
|
Punjab
|
520.00
|
253.10
|
773.10
|
25
|
Rajasthan
|
932.80
|
247.70
|
1180.50
|
26
|
Tripura
|
110.40
|
12.90
|
123.30
|
27
|
Pondichery
|
40.40
|
17.60
|
58.00
|
28
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
1512.80
|
765.90
|
2278.70
|
29
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
1650.40
|
437.50
|
2087.90
|
30
|
Uttaranchal
|
224.00
|
37.30
|
261.30
|
31
|
West Bengal
|
1286.40
|
752.40
|
2038.80
|
|
Total
|
18006.40
|
8451.50
|
26457.90
|
|
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
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