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India’s Jobless - Photos, Visuals, Reference Data etc

9 November 2017

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Photo of entrance exam to qualify for jobs in the Madhya Pradesh State Police Department | AFP
Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press Unemployed Indians stood in a queue at the Employment Exchange Office in Allahabad, Aug. 29 [2012]
Chart from livemint .com (Oct 21 2014)
source URL: http://bit.ly/1CJPXjc
CMIE’s data also showed a drop in the labour participation after demonetisation, which was in line with new investments falling. Credit: CMIE

Resources:

Stagnant Employment Growth - Last Three Years May Have Been the Worst by Vinoj Abraham (Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 52, Issue No. 38, 23 Sep, 2017) http://www.epw.in/journal/2017/38/commentary/stagnant-employment-growth.html

1.5 million jobs lost in first four months of 2017 https://unemploymentinindia.cmie.com/kommon/bin/sr.php?kall=wtabnav&tab=4080&nvdt=20170711110731463&nvpc=091000000000&nvtype=COMMENTS

India facing problem of severe under-employment, says Niti Aayog http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/india-facing-problem-of-severe-under-employment-says-niti/article19570289.ece

Unemployment Rate in India https://unemploymentinindia.cmie.com/

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

India Unemployment Rate 1983-2017 https://tradingeconomics.com/india/unemployment-rate