Employment and Unemployment Situation among Major Religious Groups in India

This report is based on the eighth quinquennial survey on employment and unemployment conducted in the 66th round of NSS during July 2009 to June 2010. The survey was spread over 7402 villages and 5252 urban blocks covering 100957 households (59129 in rural areas and 41828 in urban areas) and enumerating 459784 persons (281327 in rural areas and 178457 in urban areas). In this survey information on religion followed by each household was collected as part of the household characteristics. [NSSO 66th Round].