As India’s marathon election kicked off its first voting phase last Friday, April 19, unemployment was looming large in the minds of millions of voters—despite the country’s rapid economic growth.

India's urban unemployment rises to 10.1% in Dec - CMIE Hiring slows in IT, retail, manufacturing amid global slowdown High unemployment pose challenge in state, general elections Young workers ...

Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced India's G20-leading 2% unemployment rate, attributing it to economic growth ...