Gujarat
Jobs
People are moving off the farm and into other kinds of work in Gujarat. Gujarat is one of the few
states where the share of salaried jobs increased after 2005, led by manufacturing and services.
Despite this, overall job growth in the state has been slow. Half the workforce is still on the farm
and women have withdrawn from the labor force in large numbers.
Non-farm employment is increasing in Gujarat, but half the workforce is still on the farm
Employment share by sector, (%)
100
39 42 51
80
60 ■ Non-farm
60 58 ■ Farm
40 49
20
0
1994 2005 2012
The share of non-farm employment in Gujarat is similar to the national average
Non-farm employment share, 2012 (%)
100
100 96
80 74 73
65 64
61 61
60 58 57
51 51 51 51 50 50 50 48 47 45 44 44 43 42 41 40 38
40 38
32
27
20
0
DL GA KL TR TN PJ MN WB JK HR GJ UK AI MH JH KA RJ UP AP MZ OD AS MG HP MP NL SK BH AR CG
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
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Gujarat
Jobs
Job creation was modest in Gujarat after 2005
Number of jobs added, 2005-2012 (mn) Annual job growth, 2005-2012 (%)
WB WB 1.8
UP UP 0.8
RJ RJ 1.1
MH MH 0.5
CG CG 1.6
BH BH 0.5
OD OD 0.7
AP AP 0.3
DL DL 2.2
MP MP 0.4
GJ GJ 0.3
TN TN 0.2
PJ PJ 0.5
TR TR 4.4
HP HP 1.3
SK SK 3.9
MG MG 0.7
GA GA 1.3
MZ MZ 1.1
MN MN 0.1
AR AR -0.1
AS AS 0.0
KL KL -0.1
JH JH -0.2
HR HR -0.3
NL NL -3.6
UK UK -1.0
KA KA -0.5
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
Manufacturing and services led job creation in Gujarat after 2005
Number of jobs, (mn) Annual job growth, 2005-2012 (%)
FARM FARM -2
MANU MANU 4
THR THR 3
PUB PUB 1
CONS CONS 3
TRAN TRAN 1
FIRB FIRB 7
MINE+UTIL MINE+UTIL 12
0 5 10 15 20
■ 2005 ■ 2012
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Gujarat
Jobs
The share of salaried jobs increased in Gujarat after 2005
Employment by wage type, (%)
100
32 24
80
Wage Labor
25
60 17
50 51
40
Self Employed
20
0
2005 2012
■ Casual Wage ■ Salaried ■ Self Employed
The share of workers with salaried jobs in Gujarat is higher than the national average
Salaried jobs share, 2012 (%)
70
63
60
60
50
40
30 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 22 21
20 19 18 18 18 18 17 17
14 14 13 13
11 11 11 10 10
10
6
0
DL GA PJ MH TN GJ NL HR KA KL MZ SK JK AR HP AP AI UK WB MG MN AS RJ TR MP UP OD JH CG BH
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
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Gujarat
Jobs
There are not enough jobs in Gujarat for the size of the working age population, especially
for females
Million Annual growth, 2005-2012 (%)
50 50
■ 2005 ■ 2012
Working age population
2.3
40 40 not in school
+5.9
30 30 All Workers 0.3
+0.6
20 20 +2.9 Male Workers 2.3
-2.3
10 10 Female
-4.4
Workers
0 0
Working age All Male Female -5 -5 -3 -3 -1 -1 1 1 3 3 5 5
population not Workers Workers Workers
in school
There was a sharp decline in female labor force participation in Gujarat after 2005, mainly
in rural areas
Labor force participation rate, (%)
100
89 89
85
80
81 82
80
62
58
Rural Male
60
Urban Male
Rural Female
38
40 Urban Female
20
22 21
18
0
1993-94 2004-05 2011-12
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