A STUDY ON IMPACT OF COVID-19

PANDEMIC ON UNEMPLOYMENT IN INDIA

Abstract
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVE
METHODOLOGY

DISCUSSION

Table 1. Unemployment rate of India July, 2019- June 2020

Month Unemployment Rate (%)

India Urban Rural

Jul-20 7.43 9.15 6.66

Jun-20 10.99 12.02 10.52

May-20 23.48 25.79 22.48

Apr-20 23.52 24.95 22.89

Mar-20 8.75 9.41 8.44

Feb-20 7.76 8.65 7.34

Jan-20 7.22 9.7 6.06

Dec-19 7.6 9.02 6.93

Nov-19 7.23 8.88 6.45

Oct-19 8.1 8.27 8.02

Sep-19 7.14 9.58 5.99

Aug-19 8.19 9.71 7.48

Source: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd.

 Figure 1. Unemployment Rate of India July, 2019- June 2020

Source: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd.

Figure 2. Moving Average showing Unemployment rate of India

Source: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd.

 Table 2. Unemployment Rate - 30 day moving average (%)
Date India Urban Rural
9-Aug-20 7.86 9.72 6.99
8-Aug-20 7.65 9.67 6.72
7-Aug-20 7.64 9.74 6.67
6-Aug-20 7.67 9.69 6.73
5-Aug-20 7.63 9.64 6.71
4-Aug-20 7.73 9.74 6.82
3-Aug-20 7.75 9.7 6.86
2-Aug-20 7.72 9.74 6.8
1-Aug-20 7.64 9.7 6.71
31-Jul-20 7.59 9.76 6.6
30-Jul-20 7.54 9.7 6.55
29-Jul-20 7.57 9.79 6.56
28-Jul-20 7.69 9.85 6.72
27-Jul-20 7.78 10 6.77
26-Jul-20 7.97 10.39 6.87
25-Jul-20 8.02 10.38 6.96
24-Jul-20 7.79 10.4 6.6
23-Jul-20 7.88 10.47 6.7
22-Jul-20 7.84 10.53 6.62
21-Jul-20 7.9 10.62 6.66
20-Jul-20 7.94 10.69 6.68
19-Jul-20 7.95 10.81 6.64
18-Jul-20 8.09 10.79 6.83
17-Jul-20 8.29 10.76 7.14
Source: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd.

Table 3. Unemployment Rate of Indian states & UT, between lockdown phases
States Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20
Andhra Pradesh 5.8 20.5 17.5 2.1 8.3
Assam 4.8 11.1 9.6 0.6 3.2
Bihar 15.4 46.6 46.2 19.5 12.2
Chhattisgarh 7.5 3.4 11.3 14.4 9
Delhi 17 16.7 44.9 18.2 20.3
Goa 5.2 13.3 21.2 10.1 17.1
Gujarat 6.7 18.7 13.6 2.8 1.9
Haryana 25.1 43.2 35.7 33.6 24.5
Himachal Pradesh 18.8 2.2 28.2 2.1 18.6
Jammu & Kashmir 15.5 NA 5.2 17.9 11.2
Jharkhand 8.2 47.1 59.2 21 8.8
Karnataka 3.5 29.8 20.4 9.2 3.6
Kerala 9 17 26.5 20.1 6.8
Madhya Pradesh 2.2 12.4 27.5 8.2 3.6
Maharashtra 5.8 20.9 16.5 9.7 4.4
Meghalaya 1.6 10 5.9 1.1 2.1
Odisha 13.1 23.8 9.6 4.2 1.9
Pondicherry 1.2 75.8 58.2 4.2 21.1
Punjab 10.3 2.9 33.6 16.8 10.4
Rajasthan 11.9 17.7 14.1 13.7 15.2
Sikkim 23.6 2.3 24.5 4.7 4.5
Tamil Nadu 6.4 49.8 33 13.5 8.1
Telangana 5.8 6.2 34.8 15.5 9.1
Tripura 29.9 41.2 15.3 21.3 16.4
Uttar Pradesh 10.1 21.5 20.8 9.6 5.5
Uttarakhand 19.9 6.5 8 8.7 12.4
West Bengal 6.9 17.4 17.4 6.5 6.8
India 8.8 23.5 23.5 11 7.4
Source: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd.
Figure 3. Unemployment Rate of Indian states & UT
Conclusion
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