Where have all the jobs in the industrial estates gone? One in every 14 Goans jobless
April 1, 2013 Goa has highest unemployment rate. PANJIM: In a shocking revelation, official figures show that one in every 14 Goans is unemployed, putting the total number of jobless at about 1,13,277 as on January 31. Labour and Employment Minister Avertano Furtado said, that the number could be more as there are several youth who do not register with the Employment Exchange, while replying to a question tabled by Sankhali legislator Pramod Sawant. Number crunching by the government's Employment Exchange cuts a sorry figure with 69,296 unemployed registered in the North Goa Employment Exchange - situated in Panjim, and the rest registered in South Goa district. Gender-wise, male and females constitute 50:50 of the total unemployed. However, there are overwhelming more females unemployed in north Goa as compared to males, while in the south it is the converse. The north Goa Employment Exchange, has registered 44,648 unemployed females and 24,648 males. In south Goa, more males (31,991) are unemployed compared to females (11,990). http://www.heraldgoa.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/One-in-every-14-Goans-jobless/72629.html
