Govt says NSSO survey citing high unemployment rate in India not final; official report in March
5 years, 11 months ago

Govt says NSSO survey citing high unemployment rate in India not final; official report in March

Firstpost  

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, who had previously mounted a defence of lowering of UPA-era GDP growth rates, at a press conference on Thursday said the report cited by the newspaper “is not finalised. Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, who had previously mounted a defence of lowering of UPA-era GDP growth rates, at a hurriedly called press conference on Thursday said the report cited by the newspaper “is not finalised. Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, who too was present at the conference, said India is creating an adequate number of jobs for new entrants, but “probably we are not creating high-quality jobs”. NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar: Data collection method is different now, we are using a computer assisted personal interviewee in the new survey.

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Centre plans monthly data on job creation, unemployment, say officials
1 month ago

Centre plans monthly data on job creation, unemployment, say officials

Hindustan Times  

Official data on job creation and unemployment will be available every month, likely from April next year, as the government has approved a proposal to increase the frequency of the Periodic Labour Force Survey, the statistics ministry’s quarterly assessment of the labour market, two officials have said. Besides PLFS-based urban-jobs data on a three-monthly basis, the ministry currently also publishes …

Little change in India’s unemployment rate in urban areas: PLFS data
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Little change in India’s unemployment rate in urban areas: PLFS data

Hindustan Times  

India’s unemployment rate in urban areas during July-Sept 2024 stood at 6.4%, compared to 6.6% in the same period last year, according to the government’s quarterly periodic labour force survey released on Monday. According to the government’s Economic Survey 2023-24, India needs to create 7.85 million non-farm jobs every year until 2030 to absorb its growing labour force. The labour …

FY24 unemployment rate unchanged at 3.2%
3 months, 2 weeks ago

FY24 unemployment rate unchanged at 3.2%

Hindustan Times  

India’s annual unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.2% in 2023-24, mirroring the previous year’s figure, despite an increase in the number of people working or looking for a job, according to the latest annual Periodic Labour Force Survey report released on Monday. FY24 unemployment rate unchanged at 3.2% {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} This marks the first time the headline unemployment …

Revive India’s unorganized sector to raise incomes and tackle unemployment
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Revive India’s unorganized sector to raise incomes and tackle unemployment

Live Mint  

The release of the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises by the National Statistical Office fills an important data gap in our understanding of what is happening in the unorganized sector. The net impact of this is that the total number of workers in the unorganized sector has fallen from 111.3 million in 2015-16 to 110 million in 2022-23. While …

Urban unemployment rate at 6.7% in quarter ending March 2024 : NSSO data
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Urban unemployment rate at 6.7% in quarter ending March 2024 : NSSO data

Hindustan Times  

India’s urban unemployment rate in the quarter ended March 2024 was 6.7%, according to data released by the National Sample Survey Office on Wednesday. On a sequential basis – quarter on quarter – the unemployment rate increased between quarters ended December 2023 and March 2024 for the first time after the quarter ended June 2021. The 6.7% urban unemployment rate …

Unemployment rate in urban areas falls to 6.50 per cent in Q3
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Unemployment rate in urban areas falls to 6.50 per cent in Q3

India TV News  

The unemployment rate in urban areas of India for individuals aged 15 years and above dropped to 6.5 per cent during October–December 2023, down from 7.2 per cent in the same period last year, according to government data released on Monday. The Periodic Labour Force Survey, initiated in April 2017 for more frequent labour force data, reported that the unemployment …

Himachal Pradesh Tops Unemployment Chart in July-Sept: Labour Survey
1 year, 1 month ago

Himachal Pradesh Tops Unemployment Chart in July-Sept: Labour Survey

News 18  

Himachal Pradesh has witnessed the highest overall unemployment rate of 33.9 per cent, followed by Rajasthan at 30.2 per cent, among the age group of 15 to 29 years in cities during July-September 2023, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey. The PLFS data of the National Sample Survey Office also revealed that unemployment among the 15-29 age group in …

The week in 5 charts | Uttarkashi tunnel rescue, India’s GDP increases in Q2, Unemployment rate dips, and more
1 year, 1 month ago

The week in 5 charts | Uttarkashi tunnel rescue, India’s GDP increases in Q2, Unemployment rate dips, and more

The Hindu  

After 17-days, trapped workers rescued from the Uttarkashi tunnel On November 12, when portions of the Silkyara-Dandalgaon under-construction tunnel on the Brahmkhal-Yamunotri highway collapsed, 41 workers were trapped with no way out. GDP surges 7.6% in Q2, goes past RBI forecast India’s Gross Domestic Product grew at a higher-than-expected 7.6% in the July to September 2023 quarter, as per initial …

India's unemployment rate hits 6-year low at 3.2% in latest government data
1 year, 3 months ago

India's unemployment rate hits 6-year low at 3.2% in latest government data

India TV News  

India's unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 and above has reached its lowest point in six years, registering at 3.2% during the period from July 2022 to June 2023, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2022-2023 released by the National Sample Survey Office. Rise in labour force participation The Labour Force Participation Rate in usual status for …

After furore over CMIE data, govt. figures show Haryana sliding on unemployment
1 year, 5 months ago

After furore over CMIE data, govt. figures show Haryana sliding on unemployment

The Hindu  

Haryana has the fourth highest rate of unemployment in the country along with Manipur among States, as per the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey data by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The Opposition and Haryana government have had a long-running face-off ever since the Congress highlighted the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy ’s report in January that put …

Labour Ministry cautions against ‘private’ surveys on unemployment
2 years ago

Labour Ministry cautions against ‘private’ surveys on unemployment

The Hindu  

The Union Labour Ministry, apparently irked over the routine unemployment data published by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, has cautioned against such surveys conducted by private organisations. The Ministry said here in a statement on Wednesday that such surveys are “generally neither scientific nor based on internationally accepted norms.” The Ministry said the “official data” on employment and unemployment …

India's unemployment rate rises to 8.30% in December, highest in 16 months: Report
2 years ago

India's unemployment rate rises to 8.30% in December, highest in 16 months: Report

The Hindu  

India's unemployment rate rose to 8.30% in December, the highest in 16 months, from 8.00% in the previous month, data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy showed on Sunday. The urban unemployment rate rose to 10.09% in December from 8.96% in the previous month, while the rural unemployment rate slipped to 7.44% from 7.55%, the data showed. The unemployment …

India's unemployment rate dips to 7.2 per cent in second quarter from 9.8
2 years, 1 month ago

India's unemployment rate dips to 7.2 per cent in second quarter from 9.8

India TV News  

India unemployment rate 2022 : The unemployment rate, defined as percentage of unemployed persons in the labour force in the country above the age of 15 years in urban areas eased to 7.2 during the second quarter of 2022-23 from 9.8 in the year-ago period, according to data of National Statistical Office's 16th Periodic Labour Force Survey. The data had …

Unemployment rate among graduates declines to 13.4% between July 2022 and June 2023
2 years, 3 months ago

Unemployment rate among graduates declines to 13.4% between July 2022 and June 2023

The Hindu  

Unemployment rate among graduates in a the age group of 15 years and above has declined to 13.4% in 2022-23 from 14.9% in year ago, according to a government survey. As per the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey, conducted by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, the lowest unemployment rate among graduates aged 15 years and above witnessed in …

India’s unemployment rate plunges to 7.6% in April-June 2022: NSO survey
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s unemployment rate plunges to 7.6% in April-June 2022: NSO survey

Live Mint  

The unemployment rate in India for people aged 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 7.6 per cent during April-June 2022 from 12.6 per cent a year ago, the National Statistical Office said on 31 August. In January-March 2022, the unemployment rate in India for persons aged 15 years and above was 8.2 per cent in urban areas, …

Waiting for jobs: The Hindu Editorial on the Narendra Modi government’s plan to recruit 10 lakh personnel in 18 months
2 years, 6 months ago

Waiting for jobs: The Hindu Editorial on the Narendra Modi government’s plan to recruit 10 lakh personnel in 18 months

The Hindu  

For a nation that has had a significant demographic dividend — the working age population is much larger than the non-working age sections — finding productive employment for its youth was to be an imperative for India. Yet, in the last few years, unemployment has remained a major concern — the leaked Periodic Labour Force Survey in 2018 revealed that …

Looking beyond the joblessness number
2 years, 6 months ago

Looking beyond the joblessness number

Hindustan Times  

Unemployment rates are often looked at as the ultimate measure of a country’s ability to create employment. While they are indeed an important metric as far as the labour market is concerned, there is a need to look beyond the headline unemployment number, especially in the case of emerging market economies such as India. The 2020-21 PLFS report – it …

Unemployment rate for persons 15 years and above in urban areas slips to 8.7% in Oct-Dec 2021: NSO survey
2 years, 8 months ago

Unemployment rate for persons 15 years and above in urban areas slips to 8.7% in Oct-Dec 2021: NSO survey

Firstpost  

The unemployment rate for persons of age 15 years and above in July-September 2021 was 9.8 per cent in urban areas, the 13th Periodic Labour Force Survey showed New Delhi: The unemployment rate for persons of 15 years and above in urban areas slipped to 8.7 per cent in October-December 2021 from 10.3 per cent in the year-ago quarter, showed …

The difference in public and private estimates of employment in India
2 years, 9 months ago

The difference in public and private estimates of employment in India

Hindustan Times  

India does not have official high-frequency employment data, unlike countries such as the US, where statistics on employment, hours of work, overtime work, weekly and hourly income are available every month. CPHS overestimates the labour earnings for the pre-pandemic year According to PLFS data, the all-India average labour income in 2018-19 was ₹11,225 per month. This is 19% to 55% …

India's unemployment rate drops to 6.57% in Jan, lowest since March 2021: CMIE
2 years, 11 months ago

India's unemployment rate drops to 6.57% in Jan, lowest since March 2021: CMIE

India Today  

India's unemployment rate has fallen to 6.57 per cent in January, which is the lowest since March 2021, as the country gradually recovers with the easing of restrictions following a decline in Omicron cases, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. In December, the unemployment rate stood at 7.91 per cent, with urban at 9.30 per cent and rural …

A hazy picture on employment in India
2 years, 11 months ago

A hazy picture on employment in India

The Hindu  

The two important indicators of structural transformation in any economy are rates of growth and changes in the structural composition of output and the workforce. Also, the unemployment rate in the female labour force in rural areas is far lower than the male labour force, whereas the opposite holds true in urban areas. This is despite the fact that the …

Unemployment rate hits 4-month high in December amid Covid surge
3 years ago

Unemployment rate hits 4-month high in December amid Covid surge

India Today  

India's unemployment rate hit a four-month high in December, data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy showed on Monday. The unemployment rate rose to 7.9% in December from 7.0% in November, its highest since 8.3% in August. Read | GDP at record high but unemployment continues to rise Urban unemployment rate rose to 9.3% in December from 8.2% in …

Jobs increased by 29% since 2013, says survey
3 years, 3 months ago

Jobs increased by 29% since 2013, says survey

The Hindu  

The All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey, in a report released on Monday, said that the overall employment numbers had increased by 29% from the base year of 2013-14. Speaking about the importance of the survey, Mr. Yadav said: “Evidence-based policy making and statistics-based execution is the major focus of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.” He added that this survey and …

'Data Not True': CM Khattar Dismisses CMIE Report Claiming High Unemployment Rate in Haryana
3 years, 7 months ago

'Data Not True': CM Khattar Dismisses CMIE Report Claiming High Unemployment Rate in Haryana

News 18  

Days after the opposition Congress cited CMIE figures claiming Haryana's unemployment rate was 29.10 per cent, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday debunked the data by claiming that it was not more than 5-6 per cent. Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala had earlier alleged that the BJP-led government in the state has pushed the future of the state's …

One year since COVID-19 lockdown: India still recovering from unemployment blow
3 years, 9 months ago

One year since COVID-19 lockdown: India still recovering from unemployment blow

The Hindu  

India is still not out of the woods as far as unemployment is concerned after a year when the lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of deadly COVID-19 on March 25 last year as pandemic-induced job loss has not tapered off consistently. According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy data, the unemployment rate was recorded at 6.9 % …

India’s unemployment rate saw a small dip in 2018-19, says survey
4 years, 7 months ago

India’s unemployment rate saw a small dip in 2018-19, says survey

The Hindu  

India’s unemployment rate improved from the 45-year high of 6.1% in 2017-18 to 5.8% in 2018-19, says the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Thursday. The labour force participation rate also improved marginally, from 36.9% in 2017-18 to 37.5% in 2018-19. The unemployment rate is the percentage of people without work …

India's unemployment rate spike to 23% due to Covid-19 lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

India's unemployment rate spike to 23% due to Covid-19 lockdown

India Today  

According to a survey conducted by the CMIE Center for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd. India’s unemployment rate might have gone to more than 20 percent as the economy lost jobs after a nationwide lockdown took effect in the last week of March due to Covid-19 outbreak. Based on a sample size of 9,429 observations, the unemployment rate was 23.4 …

India's urban unemployment rate drops to 9.3 pc in Jan-Mar 2019: Govt data
5 years, 1 month ago

India's urban unemployment rate drops to 9.3 pc in Jan-Mar 2019: Govt data

India TV News  

The urban unemployment rate in the country fell to 9.3 per cent during January-March 2019 from 9.8 per cent in April-June 2018, government data showed on Saturday. The data showed that the unemployment rate in urban areas among males was estimated at 8.7 per cent during January-March 2019 as compared to 9 per cent during April-June 2018. The statement on …

Opposition Makes Unemployment Key Poll Issue, Khattar Says Situation Being Portrayed Not Correct
5 years, 3 months ago

Opposition Makes Unemployment Key Poll Issue, Khattar Says Situation Being Portrayed Not Correct

ABP News  

Chandigarh: With the opposition parties targeting the BJP government in Haryana over unemployment, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said the situation being portrayed by them was not correct. Opposition parties in Haryana including the Congress have said that the rate of unemployment in the state has reached 28.7 per cent which is the "highest in the country". Khattar …

Reports on high unemployment rate in country 'misleading', says Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar in Lok Sabha
5 years, 6 months ago

Reports on high unemployment rate in country 'misleading', says Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar in Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar Monday said that reports about high unemployment rate in the country are misleading and asserted that employment generation is the priority of the government New Delhi: Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar Monday said that reports about high unemployment rate in the country are misleading and asserted that employment generation is the priority of the government. …

The debate around PLFS is back and here are the issues that the politicised controversy fails to consider
5 years, 7 months ago

The debate around PLFS is back and here are the issues that the politicised controversy fails to consider

Op India  

The Periodic Labour Force Survey is officially out, and with it, the controversy on job growth over the last 5 years has resurfaced. As far as the issue of job creation in the economy is concerned, the debate has been far too politicized in the recent past and it continues to be politicized even after the elections. Such politicization will …

Is unemployment in India really at 45 years high: Explaining the NSSO report
5 years, 7 months ago

Is unemployment in India really at 45 years high: Explaining the NSSO report

Op India  

Currently the news about unemployment in India touching a “45 years high” has been circulating in print and electronic media. New methodology / New sampling criteria Till 2012, jobs data was based on Employment Unemployment Survey which was conducted once every 5 years. Since NSSO survey includes more households with higher education, unemployment data is showing a sudden jump. In …

India's unemployment rate at multi-year high of 6.1% in 2017-18, confirms govt data
5 years, 7 months ago

India's unemployment rate at multi-year high of 6.1% in 2017-18, confirms govt data

Firstpost  

India’s unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in the 2017/18 fiscal year, the statistics ministry said on Friday, matching data earlier leaked to a newspaper that said it was the highest level in at least 45 years New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in the 2017/18 fiscal year, the statistics ministry said on Friday, matching data earlier leaked to …

Unemployment rate at 45-year high, confirms Labour Ministry data
5 years, 7 months ago

Unemployment rate at 45-year high, confirms Labour Ministry data

The Hindu  

The unemployment rate in 2017-18 was 6.1 per cent, corroborating the pre-election leaked report that had claimed joblessness at a 45-year high. The leaked report on periodic labour force survey from July 2017 to June 2018 had on comparison with previous surveys concluded that the joblessness was at the highest level in 45 years. However, releasing the survey report after …

Why disclosing the withheld jobs report could improve GDP numbers too
5 years, 8 months ago

Why disclosing the withheld jobs report could improve GDP numbers too

Live Mint  

New Delhi: he suppression of the National Sample Survey Office’s jobs report has been at the receiving end of much criticism, but one fallout of the non-disclosure has gained little attention: the lack of reliable jobs data could bring a decade-long effort to improve estimates of informal sector activity to a creaking halt. The lack of a high-frequency labour market …

India's April unemployment rate rises to 7.6%, highest since October 2016; factory activity expands at slowest pace: CMIE
5 years, 8 months ago

India's April unemployment rate rises to 7.6%, highest since October 2016; factory activity expands at slowest pace: CMIE

Firstpost  

Factory activity expanded at its slowest pace in eight months in April as growth in new orders and output dipped as the general election got under way, a separate private business survey found. New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate in April accelerated to 7.6 percent, the highest since October 2016, and up from 6.71 percent in March 2019, according to data …

‘Unemployment at 45 year high’ is fake liberal fantasy based on an obviously wrong data
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Unemployment at 45 year high’ is fake liberal fantasy based on an obviously wrong data

Op India  

There is an old saying that if you have a favourite food, never find out how it’s made. Today we will apply the same principle to liberals’ favourite ‘fact’ about the Indian economy: the ‘leaked NSSO data’ that shows that unemployment has reached a 45 year high. And thank you, Surjit Bhalla, for uncovering all the good news in the …

Govt committed to maintain credibility of statistical organisations; NSSO employment data to be released by month-end: Official
5 years, 9 months ago

Govt committed to maintain credibility of statistical organisations; NSSO employment data to be released by month-end: Official

Firstpost  

The senior government official’s comments come against the backdrop of as many as 108 economists and social scientists alleged “political interference” in statistical data New Delhi: The government is committed to maintaining the credibility of statistical organisations and the NSSO employment data would be released by month-end, a senior official said Monday as he dismissed concerns about alleged political interference …

Why a full-blown unemployment crisis is awaiting India’s next govt; political theatrics may no longer work to hide the problem
5 years, 10 months ago

Why a full-blown unemployment crisis is awaiting India’s next govt; political theatrics may no longer work to hide the problem

Firstpost  

Two recent studies about the unemployment/financial situation of the average Indian worker, conducted by separate independent agencies, offer further disturbing evidence about India’s worsening job situation. The first is from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, which said at 7.2 percent, the country’s unemployment rate in February was worst in at least 29 months when labour force dwindled 25.7 million …

India's unemployment rate highest since 2016: Report
5 years, 10 months ago

India's unemployment rate highest since 2016: Report

India Today  

The unemployment rate in India rose to 7.2 percent in February 2019, the highest since September 2016, and up from 5.9 percent in February 2018, according to data compiled by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy that was released on Tuesday. The unemployment rate has climbed despite a fall in the number of job seekers, Mahesh Vyas, head of the …

Jobs and gloom
5 years, 10 months ago

Jobs and gloom

The Hindu  

T truncated because of its interim nature, was widely anticipated for the manner in which it would address the question of employment. In the absence of data from the NSSO, the only other official source of information relating to employment in India are the household- and enterprise-level surveys conducted by the Labour Bureau, which functions under the Union Ministry of …

There is no clear picture on unemployment in India
5 years, 11 months ago

There is no clear picture on unemployment in India

Hindustan Times  

I’m not surprised the jobs and unemployment situation has hit the headlines two months before the elections. The government also claims that an economy cannot be growing at 7 and 8% — whilst investment is declining and exports are stagnating — without creating jobs unless there’s a miraculous explosion in productivity, which clearly hasn’t happened. So, to buttress the belief …

Opinion | The latest NSSO report creates opportunity for labour reform
5 years, 11 months ago

Opinion | The latest NSSO report creates opportunity for labour reform

Live Mint  

Demonetization carpet-bombed the economy, while the goods and services tax created a minefield, arbitrarily killing firms that put a foot wrong. The periodic labour force survey, conducted by the National Sample Survey Office, reported the unemployment rate at 6.1% for 2017-18—the highest in 45 years. In India’s complex regulatory system, formalization comes at a high cost, and India’s labour force …

ABP Shikhar Sammelan: NSSO unemployment data collection mechanism primitive, needs revision; says Piyush Goyal
5 years, 11 months ago

ABP Shikhar Sammelan: NSSO unemployment data collection mechanism primitive, needs revision; says Piyush Goyal

ABP News  

New Delhi: Union finance Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted the major economic efforts undertaken by the Narendra Modi government during its last five years at the ABP Shikhar Sammelan, a budget conclave, at New Delhi on Saturday. Defended the BJP govt on the recently unemployment figures released by the NSSO which pegged the at an all time high, Piyush Goyal said …

With unemployment at 45-year high, how can we believe that the economy is growing at 7%, asks P Chidambaram
5 years, 11 months ago

With unemployment at 45-year high, how can we believe that the economy is growing at 7%, asks P Chidambaram

Firstpost  

Chidambaram’s remark came ahead of the interim Budget on Friday. The government on Thursday said it has not finalised the survey on labour force which reportedly showed that the unemployment rate in the country hit a 45-year high of 6.1 percent in 2017-18 New Delhi: Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday raised doubts over the GDP figures, wondering how …

NDA faces a tough jobs question ahead of polls
5 years, 11 months ago

NDA faces a tough jobs question ahead of polls

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government on Thursday struggled to explain reports of joblessness spiking to a 45-year high at 6.1% in 2017-18, after the publication of a leaked document of the National Sample Survey Office reignited the jobless growth debate seen in the United Progressive Alliance era. Kumar said NSSO would release PLFS reports by March after processing the …

NSSO's unemployment data confirm crisis on the ground: experts
5 years, 11 months ago

NSSO's unemployment data confirm crisis on the ground: experts

The Hindu  

The National Sample Survey Office’s data showing a record spike in unemployment in 2017-18, which was published in a news report on Thursday, is a validation of trends seen on the ground, according to labour economists, job-seekers and workers’ representatives. Data confusion Dr. Basole noted that the government’s decision to discontinue the NSSO’s five year surveys, failure to regularly release …

Leaked NSSO report on unemployment not finalised and verified, not correct to use it as final: NITI Aayog
5 years, 11 months ago

Leaked NSSO report on unemployment not finalised and verified, not correct to use it as final: NITI Aayog

Op India  

The NITI Ayog has said that the “leaked” National Sample Survey of Office report which showed the unemployment rate during July 2017-June 2018 at 6.1 percent, a 45-year high, is not verified. Hours after the NSSO report came out in media, the NITI Aayog clarified that it was a draft report which is still being processed and that the data …

'Unemployment at 45-year high' report not verified, still under process: NITI Aayog
5 years, 11 months ago

'Unemployment at 45-year high' report not verified, still under process: NITI Aayog

India TV News  

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Thursday said that a news story claiming that unemployment rate in India stood at a 45-year high during 2017-18, was "not verified". The unemployment rate in India stood at a 45-year high during 2017-18, according to a report of the National Sample Survey office which has not been published, over which two members …

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