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Among the Indian states, Kerala was in the advantage of labour migration in the form of emigration and resulted inan inflow of remittances. Kerala’s peculiar development experience has created changes in the structure of the labour market and high in-migration in the state. There are certain factors which changed the attention of migration in Kerala from labour out-migration to labour in-migration. This paper examines the macroeconomic reasons for the in-migration in Kerala and its present status. The study uses available information from secondary sources intended to give an overview of in-migration in Kerala. The study found that demographic transition, high educational standards, high propensity for emigration and resulted inflow of remittances and consequent development experiences changed the labour market situation in the state. The changes in the labour market with an acute shortage of labourers in the informal sector prompted the inflow of interstate migrant workers to Kerala.This paper helps inthe understanding of how a large out-flow of labourers from one region cases a reverse in-flow of labourers. This study alerts the policymakers to cure the labour market problems in Kerala and consequent internal and external labour flows and associated problems.