ANALYSIS OF THE

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY
THE EDUCATION LEVEL OF
THE UNEMPLOYED WITH
REFERENCE TO CHENNAI
(TAMIL NADU)

PRESENTED BY : ROSHAN ABRAHAM

DEPT.NO : 19-PEC-011
 INTRODUCTION
Unemployment , or joblessness , is a situation in
which able bodied people who are looking for a job
cannot find a job. The causes of unemployment are
heavily debated.
Most of the economies of the world suffer from the
problem of unemployment. The problem
unemployment in under developed countries is
basically different from that in developed countries.
Educated unemployment arises when a large number
of educated people are unemployed or unable to
secure a job.There has been an alarming phase of
mass unemployment among the educated youth.
The main aim of this project is to analyze the
educated youths in the state and also to find out the
level of educated unemployment rate with reference to
their educational qualifications.
 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

 The title of the study is to analyze the level of

unemployment with reference to their educational
qualifications.
 The study has been conducted the level of
educated unemployment rate in the state.
 It also deals with the factors causing rising
unemployment.
 To analyze findings and also to provide suggestions
or changes to overcome the issue.
 OBJECTIVES

 To determine the factors influencing the rising

cause of unemployment .
 To analyze the educational status / qualifications of
the people.
 To determine the educated unemployment rate in
the state ( Tamil Nadu ).
 To know about people’s preferences/expectations
towards seeking jobs.
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

 Both primary and secondary data were used for the

study.

 The primary data was collected from the

questionnaire given to those people who resides in
different places in Chennai

 And the secondary data was collected from various

books,journals,online sources etc.
UNEMPLOYMENT IN CHENNAI (TAMIL NADU)

 The number of unemployed people in Tamil

Nadu has increased by 0.5% between
2013-14 and 2015-16.
 Data released by the union labour ministry
in the Lok Sabha shows that among
developed states,the percentage of
unemployed people in Tamil Nadu is not
only high but has gone up in the past few
years.
 Employment exchange data shows that by March
end –this year,Tamil Nadu had 81.30 lakh people
waiting for govt. employment.
 Though the number has come down by 2.03 lakh
compared to 2016 March ,registration of graduates
,post graduates and engineering graduates has
gone up in 2016-17.
 More than 2.45 lakh engineers have registered for
government jobs in employment exchange across
the state.
ANALYSIS OF THE AGES OF THE UNEMPLOYED

50

45

40

35

30

In numbers
25
In percentage
20

15

10

0
20-25 25-30 30-35 above 35
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE
UNEMPLOYED

45

40

35

30

25
SSLC
20
HSSE
15 DEGREE
10 PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL

0
NUMBERS PERCENTAGE
OCCUPATION STATUS OF MAIN
EARNERS IN FAMILY
45

40

35

30

25

NUMBERS
20 PERCENTAGE

15

10

0
AGRICULTURE PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE RETIRED PEOPLE
JOB PREFERENCE OF THE EDUCATED
UNEMPLOYED
50

45

40

35

30

25
NUMBERS
PERCENTAGE
20

15

10

0
WHITE COLLAR JOBS ANY REGULAR JOBS SELF EMPLOYED JOBS TECHNICAL JOBS
REASONS FOR THE UNEMPLOYMENT
50

45

40

35

JOB PREFERENCES
30

INEQUALITTIES IN EDUCATION
25 SECTOR
LACK OF ADEQUATE EDUCATION

20
LACK OF AWARENESS OF GOVT
SCHEMES
15

10

0
NUMBERS PERCENTAGE
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN
TAMIL NADU:
Decennial population Census and
quinquennial National Sample Surveys on
Employment and Unemployment are the two
dependent sources to assess the
employment situation both at the National
and State levels. The past and current
employment and unemployment scenario in
Tamil Nadu is depicted in a nut shell below:
 FINDINGS

 From the study it shows that the count of the unemployed people actively
looking for jobs is almost doubled to 29.5 million in October 2018 from a
low of 14 million in July 2017.
 This implicates that the unemployment level in the city goes on
increasing.
 Also there exists highly qualified and educated people who doesn’t get
work to earn. This results in the educated unemployment scenario.
 Either people’s interests or preferences or lack of skill results in such
kind of unemployment.
 Today there are machines that can do 10 days of 100 employees work in
one day with one operator.
 The study proves that 25-30 age groups are the most sector of people
lies in the educated unemployment category
 The study proves that people’s preferences are towards seeking white
collar jobs.
 Also the study proves that most of the educated unemployment
catagories have degree/postgraduation as their highest qualification.
 Tough competition is arising in seeking jobs today.
 SUGGESTIONS
 The need for improvements in the education and
training provided to the youths with a greater focus on
vocational skills and self employment.
 Enhance focus on entrepreneurship , communication
and interpersonal skill development.
 The educated youths should accept to work and set
besides their interests and preferences which exists as
a blockage for job opportunitties.
 People should choose their subjects and course of study
in terms of their skill and chance of employment.
 They should be selective in deciding their career.
 Govt provides various schemes for educated
unemployed and should be aware of it. Some of them
are mentioned below ;
CONCLUSION
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