TNPSC Thervupettagam

Unemployment rate

June 3 , 2019 1795 days 659 0
  • The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) released the unemployment rate in the country in Financial Year 2017-2018.
  • According to the report the unemployment rate in 2017-18 was 6.1 percent and also the joblessness at a 45-year high.
  • The joblessness among males on all-India basis was 6.2%, while it was 5.7% in case of females.
  • It also showed that the unemployment rate for males was higher at 7.1% in cities compared to 5.8% in rural areas.
  • Similarly, the joblessness for women was also higher in urban areas at 10.8% compared to 3.8% in rural areas.

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