"International Journal of Geography, Geology and Environment"

This paper provides an account of trends of employment in Haryana in post reforms period (1991) and corresponding changes in the pattern in 2011 with the analysis of census data of both periods. The efforts are made to know the threat and potential areas of development for the employment opportunities for workers. The main focus of the research work is to explore the causes of worker unemployment and the emerging trend of employment in the new sector of the economy. The paper finds out the impact of economic liberalization policies on the employment pattern in India and concludes that total work participation rate is declining due to increase of school going population, economic development and lack of formal employment opportunities in Haryana during 1991 and 2011. In this study, a question arises that a rational and sector specific analysis of worker participation is to be done and the required structural changes to be introduced to increase the overall worker participation ratio in the future in a changing global scenario.