economic activities resumed, marking the end of the unemployment crisis triggered by the coronavirus curbs.India’s overall unemployment rate fell to 7.43% in July from 10.99% in June, and even lower than the March figure of 8.75%, according to a survey by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).With coronavirus cases soaring in March, India went into a stringent lockdown beginning 25 March to curb infections, triggering misery and mass unemployment.Among states, Odisha and Gujarat had the lowest unemployment rate of 1.9% each in July, followed by Meghalaya (2.1%).
Haryana had the highest unemployment rate of 24.5%, followed by Delhi 20.3% and Himachal Pradesh 18.6%, the CMIE data released on Tuesday showed.Rural unemployment fell to.