NEW DELHI: The rate of employment in the last two decades has been lower than economic growth rate and the quality of employment, government said today.

"The Working Group Report on Employment prepared for the 12th Five-Year Plan mentions that the rate of employment in the last two decades is lower than the rate of growth of the economy and that the quality of employment and the level of productivity are areas of concern," Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning Rajeev Shukla said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

He said the 12th Five-Year Plan recognises that in order to promote employment it is not sufficient to have high rate of growth but that growth should be more inclusive and employment opportunities should be more productive.