Urban Christian Males, Sikh Females Have Highest Unemployment

New Delhi: Urban Christian males and Sikh females have the highest unemployment rates across religious groups, according to the findings of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2017-18 shared by the government in Parliament on Thursday. Joblessness has gone up across religious groups with Christians maintaining the top spot followed by Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus, said the survey.

The survey showed that 6.9 per cent of Christian rural males were unemployed as against 6.7 per cent Muslims, 6.4 per cent Sikhs and 5.7 per cent Hindus in the same category. The rate of joblessness was highest in Christian rural females at 8.8 per cent. Both Sikh and Muslim rural females had an unemployment rate of 5.7 per cent each. The unemployment rate of Hindu females in rural areas was the lowest among religious groups at 3.5 per cent. Joblessness among urban Christian males was also much above the other religious groups at 8.9 per cent. Among other groups, 7.5 per cent urban Muslim males, 7.2 per cent Sikhs and 6.9 per cent Hindus were unemployed. (IANS)

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