Table 8.
Net Increase in Non-agricultural Employment (all ages) and of Population (15–59 years) in Various Regions of India: 2005 to 2018, in millions
| Regions | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-agricultural employment | Population | Emp/Pop ratio | Non-agricultural employment | Population | Emp/Pop ratio | |
| North-emerging | 12.5 | 26.5 | 0.47 | 0.0 | 26.2 | 0.00 |
| North-advanced | 6.9 | 9.4 | 0.73 | 1.3 | 9.9 | 0.13 |
| East | 15.2 | 20.0 | 0.76 | 1.2 | 19.4 | 0.06 |
| Central east | 7.3 | 13.4 | 0.55 | 1.2 | 13.2 | 0.09 |
| North-east | 3.4 | 3.9 | 0.87 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.13 |
| West | 8.2 | 15.6 | 0.52 | 0.5 | 15.4 | 0.03 |
| South-emerging | 6.8 | 10.5 | 0.64 | 1.0 | 11.3 | 0.09 |
| South-advanced | 6.4 | 6.0 | 1.06 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 0.27 |
| India | 66.2 | 105.1 | 0.63 | 8.0 | 106.4 | 0.08 |
Source: Same as for Table 6