Urban employment slips by 0.9 million in November

The dismal urban jobs scenario remained unabated even in November with employment in cities and towns falling by 0.9 million even as it increased in rural areas by 2.3 million over October level.
The country’s overall unemployment rate declined to 7% in November from 7.8% in October and the employment rate rose from 37.28% to 37.34%. India had a total of 400.8 million employment in October which rose to 402.1 million in November.
According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)