The document shows employment figures for India's public and private sectors from 1970-71 to 2007-08. It indicates that: 1) Employment in the public sector steadily increased from 11.1 million in 1970-71 to 17.67 million in 2007-08. 2) Employment in the private sector increased more slowly from 6.73 million in 1970-71 to 9.84 million in 2007-08. 3) The number of persons on the live register, a measure of unemployment, fluctuated between 5.1 million and 42 million from 1970-71 to 2007-08.

1. TABLE 14 : EMPLOYMENT IN THE
PUBLIC AND ORGANISED
PRIVATE SECTORS
Public Sector (End- Private Sector
March) (End-March)
Year
1970-71 11.1 6.73
1971-72 11.69 6.96
1972-73 12.4 6.72
1973-74 12.73 6.75
1974-75 13.13 6.79
1975-76 13.63 6.79
1976-77 14.18 6.95
1977-78 14.73 7.11
1978-79 15.58 7.23
1979-80 15.12 7.24
1980-81 15.48 7.4
1981-82 16.28 7.53
1982-83 16.75 7.39
1983-84 17.22 7.36
1984-85 17.58 7.43
1985-86 17.68 7.37
1986-87 18.24 7.39
1987-88 18.32 7.39
1988-89 18.51 7.45
1989-90 18.77 7.58
1990-91 19.06 7.68
1991-92 19.21 7.85
1992-93 19.33 7.85
1993-94 19.45 7.93
1994-95 19.47 8.06
1995-96 19.43 8.51
1996-97 19.56 8.69
1997-98 19.42 8.75
1998-99 19.41 8.7
1999-00 19.31 8.65
2000-01 19.14 8.65
2001-02 18.77 8.43
2002-03 18.58 8.42
2003-04 18.2 8.25
2004-05 18.01 8.45
2005-06 18.19 8.77

2. 2006-07 18 9.24
2007-08 17.67 9.84
(In million)
Note : Data from 1990-91 to 1998-
99 and for 2002-03 onwards are
based on Quarterly Employment
Review.
Also See Notes on Tables.
Source : Directorate General of
Employment and Training. Ministry
of Labour & Employment,
Government of
India.

3. Persons on the
Live Register (End-
December)
5.1
6.9
8.22
8.43
9.33
9.78
10.92
12.68
14.33
16.2
17.84
19.75
21.95
23.55
26.27
30.13
30.25
30.05
32.78
34.63
36.3
36.76
36.28
36.69
36.74
37.43
39.14
40.09
40.37
41.34
42
41.17
41.39
40.46
39.35
41.47

4. 39.97
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