Chandigarh, March 14 -- Haryana chief minister (CM) Nayab Saini on Thursday said the state's unemployment rate stood at 4.7 % as per the October-December 2024 quarterly report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), released by the Central government.

Saini, who was replying to the discussion on the Governor's address in the state assembly on Thursday, said the national unemployment rate, as per the PLFS report, stood at 6.4%. Saini said the unemployment rate is 13.1 % in Jammu and Kashmir, 10.4% in Himachal Pradesh and 5.9% in Punjab.

Recalling that it was precisely a year ago that he won a trust vote in the House after being sworn in as chief minister on March 12, 2024, Saini said it was an important day for him.

Congress MLAs wa...