The statistic displays the share of underemployment from the results of a 2015 survey among the rural and urban population in India during April and December 2015. Among the rural households that were surveyed, approximately four percent of the labor force didn't get any work, while close to 53 percent worked for 12 months.
Distribution of rural and urban underemployment in India in 2015
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Labour Bureau India. (September 15, 2016). Distribution of rural and urban underemployment in India in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654451/underemployment-in-rural-urban-areas-india/
Labour Bureau India. "Distribution of rural and urban underemployment in India in 2015 ." Chart. September 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654451/underemployment-in-rural-urban-areas-india/
Labour Bureau India. (2016). Distribution of rural and urban underemployment in India in 2015 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654451/underemployment-in-rural-urban-areas-india/
Labour Bureau India. "Distribution of Rural and Urban Underemployment in India in 2015 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654451/underemployment-in-rural-urban-areas-india/
Labour Bureau India, Distribution of rural and urban underemployment in India in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654451/underemployment-in-rural-urban-areas-india/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of rural and urban underemployment in India in 2015 [Graph], Labour Bureau India, September 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654451/underemployment-in-rural-urban-areas-india/