any study of employment should start wid d review of worker - population ratio. why ?

Yes, the analysis of the worker-population ratio is the stepping stone of undertaking every study of employment. The worker-population ratio (also termed as participation rate) is estimated as the ratio of workforce and total population. Algebraically,

This ratio helps in assessing the employment level in a particular country at any point of time. This ratio indicates the number of people that are actually involved in the production activities. Higher the worker-population ratio, higher is the engagement of people in the productive activities and vice-versa. It is on the basis of this ratio that the policymakers draft suitable employment policies and with the changes in this ratio can analyse the impact of the policies.