The present paper uses data from the Census of India 2001 and tries to study the association between migration and workforce participation in the four Himalayan states, namely, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand. It focuses on the characteristics of migrants in these states; age, sex, reason for migration and duration of stay in the place of enumeration. Further, a comparison of work force participation between the states as well as between migrants and non migrants has been done.
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