Occupational Structureand Economic Development from 1989-90 to 2013 14: A Case Study of Jammu and Kashmir Economy
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 1
Abstract
Occupation refers to an economic activity which provides livelihood for those engaged in it. India in general and Kashmir in particular is an agrarian economy in which more than 60 percent of the population depends on agriculture. Changes in occupational structure are very much associated with economic development. The rate of economic development and the level of per capita income increases a more and more work-force shifts from primary sector to secondary sector and then to tertiary sector. Unemployment is one of the burning issues that the nation has been facing since a long. It magnitude has increased manifold since postreform period. The employment structure in the state shows skewed distribution biased towards tertiary sector. The paper makes an attempt to identify the employment pattern of different sector and also to examine the rate of growth of working population of the state. The paper make an analysis that there is overcrowding in agriculture and the labour is under-employed. The paper also shows that the tertiary sector is the major employer of the urban areas and it is picking in the rural areas as well.
Authors and Affiliations
HurmatSumaiyaBinti Bashir, Prof. Inderjeet Singh, Dr. Parmodh Aggrarwal
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