Question

Answer the following question in about 30 words.

Why do some states of India have higher rates of work participation than others?

Answer 1

The work participation rate is the number of people engaged in economic activities. Some states in India, such as Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh, tend to have higher work participation rates. The work participation rate tends to be higher in areas with lower levels of economic development, since manual workers are needed to perform subsistence or near-subsistence economic activities in the absence of other opportunities.