In urban areas the proportion is about 35% whereas in rural areas the participation ratio is about 41. Now analysing the reason for this difference in this participation ratio we notice that:

1. In rural India people have an access to limited resources in order to earn a higher income. As a result they participate more in the employment market to meet their needs. Not only that many of them are illiterate. They do not attend any school, college or any other training centre. If some of them do attend, they drop in the midway to take up a job.
2. In the urban areas on the other hand large majority of the people are able to study and get trained in various institutions. As a result, they are offered employment opportunities of various kinds.
3. The urban educated lot look forward to the appropriate job opportunities, in tune with their qualifications and skills. In the rural areas, because of the precarious nature of the employment, the masses cannot afford to stay at home because their economic status does not permit them to do so.