Coronavirus effect: Unemployment rate rises to 23.48% in May, says CMIE

Coronavirus effect: Unemployment rate rises to 23.48% in May, says CMIE

India has reported 190,535 coronavirus cases, with 5,394 deaths

Reuters
  • Jun 01, 2020,
  • Updated Jun 01, 2020, 11:45 AM IST

India's unemployment rate in May rose to 23.48%, marginally lower from 23.52% in April, according to data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) on Monday, reflecting the impact of coronavirus pandemic. India has reported 190,535 coronavirus cases, with 5,394 deaths.

India's infrastructure output, contributing nearly 40% in industrial production, contracted 38.1% in April from a year earlier, the worst performance in years, government data showed on Friday.

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