NEW DELHI, Aug 20: The two National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) surveys on unemployment between 2004-05 and 2009-10 show that unemployment have declined among all religious communities excepting urban Sikhs, Lok Sabha was informed today.
Answering a question, Minister for Labour Sis Ram Ola said in a written answer that the unemployment among the urban Sikhs had gone up to 6.1 per cent, the highest among any any religious group in 2009-10.
Among the Hindus, the unemployment rate for 2009-10 was 3.4 per cent followed by Muslims 3.2 per cent, Christians (2.9 per cent) and 6.1 per cent for Sikhs. The national average was 3.4 per cent, the Minister said.
(UNI)
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