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title: "As per the 'Periodic Labor Force Survey' which state has the highest unemployment rate?"  
description: "As per the 'Periodic Labor Force Survey' which state has the highest unemployment rate?"  
author: "Rahul Roi"  
published: 2019-07-01  
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category: "current affair"  
tags: ["current affair", "unemployment"]  
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# As per the 'Periodic Labor Force Survey' which state has the highest unemployment rate?

As per the '[Periodic](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35728/what-is-the-number-of-periods-in-which-periodic-table-is-divided) [Labor Force](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41384/who-formed-a-labor-force-for-the-industrial-revolution) [Survey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83316/gyanvapi-masjid-controversy-muslims-protest-against-videography-survey)' which [state has the highest](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52086/which-state-has-the-highest-number-of-international-airports-in-india) unemployment rate?

## Answers

### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL

**The highest [Unemployment rate](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34843/what-is-the-unemployment-rate-in-redlands) is of [Bihar](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39575/in-bihar-unesco-has-declared-which-place-as-a-world-heritage-site) by 40.9%, as per the reports of Periodic [Labor](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81110/understanding-labor-day-now) Force Survey data for 2017-18.**

![As per the](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/542c40f0-59fa-437a-acc5-70612a36863d/images/7108e756-1a41-4f64-9c0e-47eba18cd8bb.jpeg)\
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**Unemployment has hit a four-decade high of 7.1% in the country**. As per the latest data released by the [Ministry](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45358/who-is-the-minister-of-science-technology-earth-science-ministry) of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI). But the worrying news with this report has affected the urban youth aged between 15 and 29 years. \
The Periodic Labor Force Survey was introduced with the objective of measuring the rate of [employment](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45095/who-is-or-was-the-best-minister-of-labour-and-employment-and-why) in every three months in urban areas and once a year in both rural and urban areas. The survey is based on the [education](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/218/omg-is-it-a-government-school) levels as a criterion for stratification at the ultimate level. \
**Indian male youth unemployment has risen to 18.7%** in Financial Year 2018 **from 8.1% in Financial Year 2012** when measured with the usual status, while in [female’s](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39340/who-has-become-the-world-s-first-female-cricketer-to-take-200-wickets-in-one-day-internationals-odi) category it rose to 27.2% from 13.1% during the same time period. The **highest unemployment rate was witnessed among urban females at 10.8% followed by males in urban India at 7.1%, rural males at 5.8% and 3.8% in rural females.** \
The data has been released by the government on the day when ministers of the [Narendra Modi](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/342/who-is-narendra-modi) cabinet took charge showed **7.8% of all employable urban youth being jobless**, while the percentage for the rural was 5.3 %. However, the joblessness for women was also higher in urban areas at 10.8% compared to 3.8% in rural areas.


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