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Table 8 Percentage of youth employment, in labour force and currently not working by rural and urban with Wealth Index

From: Youth development in India: does poverty matter?

 

Wealth Index (quintile)

Poorest

Poor

Middle

Richer

Richest

Total

Employment

 Rural

10.2

12.7

11.8

16.0

22.0

14.4

 Urban

13.1

11.9

13.4

16.1

22.6

16.9

 Total

13.0

12.0

13.1

16.1

22.3

15.0

In labour force

 Rural

54.6

53.3

56.5

64.1

74.8

44.5

 Urban

35.2

38.9

43.6

49.8

63.5

66.8

 Total

36.4

40.3

46.4

55.3

70.4

51.2

Currently not working

 Rural

54.6

53.3

56.5

64.1

74.8

44.5

 Urban

35.2

38.9

43.6

49.8

63.5

66.8

 Total

36.4

40.3

46.4

55.3

70.4

51.2