Unemployment rate in the country

24. CH. SUKHRAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that unemployment is continuously rising in the country;

(b) the details of rise in unemployment during the last three years;

(c) the current unemployment rate in the country; and

(d) whether any study has been conducted to find out the cause of rising unemployment in the country?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT 

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *24 DUE FOR REPLY ON 03-02-2021 BY CH. SUKHRAM SINGH YADAV, M.P. REGARDING “UNEMPLOYMENT RATE’’

(a) to (d): Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on employment and unemployment conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation shows that estimated unemployment rate for persons of 15 years and above in the country to the extent available is given below: