Macro
Budget 2022: Unemployment stays high
Covid-19 hit the job market worldwide as businesses were forced to close down. Haryana (34.1%), Rajasthan (24.1%) and Jharkhand (17.3%) had the highest unemployment rates in December 2021, while Karnataka (1.4%), Gujarat (1.6%), Odisha (1.6%) and Chhattisgarh (2.1%) had the lowest. Joblessness increased both in urban and rural areas.
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