Himachal Pradesh recorded the highest urban unemployment rate at 33.9%, followed by Rajasthan at 30.2% among the 15 to 29 age group during July-September 2023. According to PLFS by NSSO, female unemployment in Himachal Pradesh reached 49.2%, while Rajasthan showed 39.4%, both higher than male unemployment rates.
The unemployment rate in the March quarter of the previous fiscal was 6.8 per cent, while it was 6.6 per cent in April-June. The rate was 7.2 per cent in the third quarter of the previous fiscal.
According to the government s latest Periodic Labour Force Survey, the female unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in July-September even as the Labour Force Participation Rate rose by 80 basis points. But concerns about the quality of jobs women are getting remain
The urban unemployment rate fell even as the Labour Force Participation Rate increased by 30 basis points to 48.8 percent, the government s latest Periodic Labour Force Survey showed
According to a LocalCircles survey, while 77 per cent of the respondents are confident that India's clout in the world will continue to grow by the time it marks its 80th anniversary, 14 per cent felt it will remain the 'same as what it is currently'.