The document discusses high unemployment rates in India, with Tripura leading at 19.7%, followed by Sikkim and Kerala. Despite a literacy rate of 93.9% in Kerala, factors such as rural indebtedness and lack of job opportunities contribute to significant unemployment, especially among youth aged 15-29 years. The report highlights various socioeconomic issues impacting female empowerment and employment prospects in the region.

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2. The 'Report on Fifth Annual
Employment - Unemployment
Survey for 2015-16' prepared by the
labour bureau of the Union ministry
of labour and employment indicates
thatTripura had the highest
unemployment rate of 19.7% in India,
followed by Sikkim (18.1%) and
Kerala (12.5%)

3. Kerala
Population of Kerala-
33387677.
Literacy -93.9% 2011
census.
Density-860/km2.

4. In respect of female empowerment, some
negative factors such as
 higher suicide rate,
 lower share of earned income,
 child marriage,[295]
 complaints of sexual harassment and
 limited freedom are reported.

5. (i)The rapid growth in
population.
(ii)The non-availability of
subsidiary occupation in the
rural areas.
(iii)The inadequate
development of non-
agricultural sector from the
point of view of
employment

6. (iv) Small holdings which keep the
cultivators and landless labourers
busy only for a part time.This is
accentuated by the unevenness in
distribution of holdings.
(v) the decay of the cottage industries.
(vi) unremunerated nature of the
agricultural economy, due to rural
indebtedness, typical pattern of
village life, illiteracy etc.
(vii) Seasonal nature of agricultural
operations causing idleness among
the agriculturists.

7. (viii) Scarcity of capital characterised
by poor overheads and equipment’s
and inadequacy of working capital.
(ix) Unwillingness of the villagers to
move out and leave the pastoral
surrounding to take up employment
elsewhere.
(x) Existence of the joint family system
which is an. unofficial agency for
providing relief to the unemployed.
(xi) Prevalence of self-employment on
a large scale.

9.  No of job seekers in employment exchange is
38 lakhs.
 20% of graduates are unemployed.
 The NSSO survey results suggest that the
rate of unemployment is very high among
young people belonging to the age group 15-
29 years. Nearly 32.3% of young males and
45.8 of young females are unemployed in
Kerala.