Islamabad, Nov. 26 -- The unemployment rate in Pakistan has risen, resulting in the number of jobless people in the country crossing the figure of eight million people, Ary News reported, citing the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024-2025 released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

According to the survey, Ary News said that the unemployment rate surged by 0.8 percentage points to reach 7.1 per cent.

Pakistan's population stands at 240 million, and the labour force volume has risen to 77.2 million.

Shocking statistics reported by Ary News show that while the working-age population stands at 43 per cent, the unemployed or inactive population stands at 53.8 per cent.

It mentioned that in 2020-21, the average pay in Pakistan was PKR...