Unemployment among Indian youth is transient, says RBI MPC member Goyal

Unemployment is highest for younger age brackets, but it is 'transient' as Indian youths spend more time acquiring skills and trying hands at entrepreneurship, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Ashima Goyal has said. There is steady improvement in job creation in the country with the strong growth recovery, Goyal added. "Youth unemployment is higher for the more qualified, but they also earn higher wages. "Therefore, youths are spending more time acquiring skills and in job search," she told PTI. Goyal was responding to a question on the International Labour Organization (ILO) report -- which showed that in 2022, the share of unemployed youths in India's total unemployed population was nearly 83 per cent. "Unemployment is highest for younger age brackets but it is transient...While they wait, they do informal work or take risks at entrepreneurship, where a few do very well," she added. Goyal pointed out that the ILO report also shows that youth unemployment has been fal