India's unemployment rate touches 5-year high
India's unemployment rate reached a five-year high of 5% in 2015-16, the Labour Bureau's annual survey on employment stated. Females had the highest unemployment rate of 8.7% at all-India level, against 4% for males and 4.3% for transgenders. Females also had the lowest labour force participation rate of 23.7%, compared to 75% for males and 48% for transgenders.