India's October jobless rate rises to 6.98%: CMIE

NEW DELHI: India’s unemployment rate in October rose to 6.98% from 6.67% in September, according to data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).


The novel coronavirus has infected nearly 8.2 million people in the world’s second-most populous nation, hitting large parts of the economy.



Economic activity has resumed after the government eased pandemic lockdown restrictions.

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