GA-UNEMPLOYMENT

Examining CMIE report on high unemployment rate in Goa: CMO
    Panaji, Dec 5 (PTI) Goa Chief Ministers Office (CMO)
on Thursday said it is examining details of a Centre for
Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) report which has pegged
unemployment rate in the state in November at 34.5 per cent,
the highest in the country.
    Calling the 34.5 per cent unemployment rate as
"statistical outlier", it said the government has undertaken
substantial recruitment drives in its departments this year,
and has facilitated the private sector to flourish, resulting
in enhanced job opportunities for the locals.
    While the government is examining the details of the
report and the survey conducted by CMIE, it is pertinent to
highlight several issues which are apparent from the bare
reading of the report, the CMO said in a statement released
here.
    As per the data of CMIE itself, the unemployment rate
in Goa for past years has averaged close to the national
average of around 7 per cent with seasonal fluctuations
pulling unemployment to as low as 2.1 per cent, it said.
    Even the unemployment figures of last month, that is
October 2019, stands at 9.1 per cent. Further, comparison with
unemployment figure of same month (November) in 2018 gives an
entirely different picture, wherein unemployment rate was 2.1
per cent, the statement said.
    The CMO said CMIE's unemployment data for November
2019 for the coastal state needs explanation.
    The present unemployment figure shows a jump of about
1,600 per cent from November 2018 (month to month), it said.
    This needs explanation as the figure is anomalous
considering past trends and history. Also, with no out of turn
event happening which can explain the reason behind such a
jump, the current figure of 34.5 per cent appears to be a
statistical outlier, he said.
    In contrast, the state has undertaken substantial
recruitment drives in government this year, and has
facilitated the private sector to flourish, resulting in
enhanced job opportunities for the locals, the CMO said.
    It is the endeavour of the government to further
facilitate the employment and employability for Goans. The
government is committed to the employment cause of Goans, the
release added. PTI RPS
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