The Labour Force Survey 2020–21 data used in research by Gallup Pakistan and PRIDE indicates that the overall youth unemployment rate in Sindh is 3.9%.
The Labour Force Survey 2020–21 data used in research by Gallup Pakistan and PRIDE indicates that the overall youth unemployment rate in Sindh is 3.9%.
Based on a division-by-division analysis of data from the labour force survey, it can be seen that the overall youth unemployment rate in Sindh ranges from 3.4% in Larkana to a high of 11.2% in Karachi.
According to research, the overall unemployment rate in the province of Sindh is 3.9%, with the rate for women being significantly higher than the rate for men (6.6% vs. 3.3%). In comparison to their rural counterparts, urban residents experience this rate at a significantly higher rate (5.9% vs. 2.1%).
In Sindh, 21.9% of young women under the age of 25 who are unemployed have a university degree (in engineering, medicine, computer science, agriculture, and other fields), compared to 20.3% of men in the same educational bracket and 23.6% of young people in urban Sindh.
The distribution of unemployed youth by educational level shows that those with education levels “matric but below Intermediate” account for the highest percentage of unemployed youth (22.2%), while those with M.Phil. or Ph.D. degrees had the lowest rate (0.1%), followed by those with “less than one year of education” (0.4%).
According to the demographic analysis, Mirpur Khas has the lowest population in Sindh province and Karachi division has the highest population (16.7 million) (4.5 million).
Karachi has the largest urban population, followed by Hyderabad with 7.1 million residents (15.5 million). The Sindh government must make plans to take advantage of the 13.2 million young people (15–29) who live in the province.
In order to analyse and disseminate economic and social data for a policy discussion in Pakistan, Gallup Pakistan and PRIDE have teamed up.
According to Bilal Gilani, Executive Director at Gallup Pakistan, the study shows that both urban and rural Sindh have sizable populations of educated men and women who are unemployed or underemployed.
In order to prevent social unrest, he advises urgent action to promote youth enrollment in technical or vocational schools or universities.
Dr. Shahid Naeem, Director of Policy Research at PRIDE, reports that 41% of Sindh’s young unemployed adults have completed matriculation and other levels of education.
Hyderabad has a rate of 33%, while Karachi’s is 47%, Larkana’s is 42%, Mirpur Khas’ is 34%, Sukkur’s is 46%, and Shaheed Benazirabad’s is 27%. The government of Sindh should incorporate marketable technical skills into the primary education stream to ensure employment for both boys and girls after they complete their education.