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With the structural changes associated with the rapid growth of agricultural sector, demand for skilled and unskilled labor has been rising in Punjab. But the size of land holdings is diminishing and is becoming unattractive even for the agricultural graduates to enter farming business. There are few jobs outside the farm sector for the educated youth of Punjab. Self-employment schemes have not been very helpful in solving the unemployment problem. Political approach in Punjab towards the growth of employment opportunities for the educated young people is not very favorable. Consequently, most of the youth in Punjab are going abroad in search of jobs. Brain drain is, therefore, another problem which the government has to grapple with. In such a situation, it is of paramount importance that the rural areas of Punjab should be industrialized, and medium and large-scale industries should be set up in the state to solve the unemployment problem of the educated youth.