Consider the following statements about Unemployment in Punjab 1 The unemployment rate in Punjab is ...........

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Consider the following statements about Unemployment in Punjab.

1.The unemployment rate in Punjab is 16.6 % during 2017-18.

2.The unemployment rate in Punjab is less than the national average.

3.There unemployment rate is continously increasing since 2011-12.

Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

1 and 2 Only

1 Only

2 and 3 Only

All of the above

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Explanation:

In Punjab, the unemployment rate among youth–the proportion of the labour force between 18 and 29 years that is unemployed–is 16.6% while the Indian average is 10.2%. Punjab also has India’s eighth-highest rural youth unemployment rate.During 2011-12 rate of unemployment per thousand is 24 in Punjab as compared to 23 in All India.