Believe it or not, the World Economic Forum’s ‘The Future of Jobs Report 2025’, puts India’s unemployment rate is 2%. This was quoted by the Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya who highlighted it saying it is the lowest among the G20 nations. 

He also highlighted how employment generation has taken place across sectors in tandem with India’s rapid economic growth, and underlined the enabling government schemes that have contributed towards the same.

Opposition leaders have not reacted till now.

The Union Minister was addressing the gathering in New Delhi on Monday at the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Labour & Employment and ‘Mentor Together’ and ‘Quikr’ for enhancing employment opportunities as well as youth employability on the National Career Service (NCS) Portal. 

The MoU was signed in the presence of Union Minister for Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje.