Abstract:
We provide estimates of workers residing in rural (urban) India and commuting to urban (rural) areas
for work. The estimates are based on National Sample Survey Organisation’s survey of Employment and
Unemployment (2009-10). In 2009-10, a total number of 8.05 million workers not engaged in
agriculture commuted from rural to urban areas for work while 4.37 million workers not engaged in
agriculture commuted from urban to rural areas for work. We argue that the size of the rural and urban
labour force should be adjusted to account for the workers who commute to a location different from
their usual place of residence.
