Unemployment remains a major issue among India’s youth, with nearly 83% of the jobless population under the age of 34, according to the India Employment Report 2024 published by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Institute of Human Development (IHD).

According to the report, education levels in India have improved considerably in the last few years, but educated youth are struggling to find jobs, reflecting a mismatch between their aspirations and available jobs.

The report said that over 10 million job seekers registered with the National Career Service portal between 2015–16 and 2019.

“Among them, nearly 64 percent were men and 83 percent were youths aged 15–34,” it said.

Moreover, the report shows that the youth unemployment rate increased with the level of education, with the highest among graduates and higher among women than men.