Abstract: Women's Labour force participation rising in most of the developing countries is in recent years. In India also this trend can be witnessed the work participation rates are less compared to all other countries. Education is identified as a factor contributing to WPR. But in Kerala, female work participation rate appears to be lower and showing a declining trend despite its achievement in the field of developments. Hence, in this paper attempts to made an investigation through the trends in female work participation rates which appears in the census data,NSSO and similar sources. The study found that the work participation of females are declining and unemployment in the state is increasing .migration, backwardness of traditional industries etc are some of the factors identified leading to low work participation of women.
Key Word: Labour Force Participarion, Unemployment
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