Joblessness 6.1 pct during 2017-18, highest in 45 years - official data

Joblessness in the country was 6.1 per cent of the total labour force during 2017-18, the highest in 45 years, government data showed Friday. The data released by the labour ministry on a day when Modi 2.0 Cabinet took charge, showed 7.8 per cent of all employable urban youth being jobless, while the percentage for the mural was 5.3 per cent. The joblessness among male on all India basis was 6.2 per cent, while it was 5.7 per cent in the case of females.