• N K Muneer
• Dr .D .Kumar

Unemployment is one of the major economic problems faced by Kerala economy. Unemployment rate among male and female in Kerala in rural as well as urban areas were found to be generally three or four times greater than national average. Educated unemployment is the main feature of unemployment in Kerala. Though there happened high demand of manual labourers, the educated youth cannot find any job .The unemployment among educated women is very high and alarming. The unemployment rate among the young females is much higher than that of young males .The high rate of population growth during the early decades of 20th century ,slow economic growth ,zero growth rate of agriculture ,stagnation in industrial sector ,inappropriate educational development , industrial unrest are some of the reasons for unemployment in Kerala . The structural changes happened in Kerala from agriculture to service sector led to the preference of white collar jobs among Kerala youths. The existence of underemployment is also found in Kerala. Highly educated professionals and others are compelled to engage in less salaried and less attractive jobs due to non- availability of jobs suitable to their qualification. Though Kerala is facing unemployment, there is the problem of scarcity of manual labourers .This scarcity of manual labourers is solved by the immigrant labourers from other parts of the country.

Unemployment ,Daily status, Weekly Status , Usual status ,Underemployment ,Educated unemployment .Jobless growth ,Labour Force Participation Rate ,Worker Population Ratio

"TREND AND FEATURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN KERALA; ANALATICAL STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.677-689, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904N91.pdf

"TREND AND FEATURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN KERALA; ANALATICAL STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp677-689, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904N91.pdf