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3 years of BJP govt: Unemployment rate in 2015-16 up marginally to 5%

The rate was 4.9% in 2013-14, the year before the BJP assumed power

3 years of BJP govt: Unemployment rate in 2015-16 up marginally to 5%
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In September-December 2016, the group of those marginally attached to the labour force was nearly as big as those actively looking for jobs

Shreya Shah | IndiaSpend

India’s unemployment rate has registered a slight increase since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government began its term in May 2014, despite the government’s professed emphasis on job creation, according to an analysis of government data.

The unemployment rate in 2015-16 was 5% of the labour force, up from 4.9% in 2013-14, the year before the BJP assumed power.

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