Unemployment rate in 11 states higher than national average, says report

As many as 11 states in the country have an unemployment rate higher than the national average, reported Business Standard citing the National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO’s) annual periodic labour force survey.

As per the report, the NSSO’s survey revealed that Haryana, Assam, Jharkhand, Kerala, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh face higher unemployment rates than the national average.

While nine states, including Kerala have been part of the list even back in 2011-12, states such as Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh have also become part of the list, said the report.