The unemployment rate in India rose to a three-month high of 8% in November from 7.77% in October, according to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.
The CMIE data released on Thursday stated that the unemployment rate was 8.96% in November in urban areas as compared to 7.55% in rural regions. In October, the unemployment rate was 7.21% in urban India and 8.04% in rural areas.
According to the data, the unemployment rate in November was the highest in Haryana at 30.6%, followed by 24.5% in Rajasthan, 23.9% in Jammu and Kashmir, 17.3% in Bihar 14.5% in Tripura.