Jammu, March 16 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said that unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir has declined from 6.7% in 2019-20 to 6.1% in 2023-24 and claimed that the government has initiated a slew of measures to tide over the problem, including creation of 9.58 lakh livelihood opportunities through various schemes.

Responding to a question by NC MLA Mubarak Gul, minister incharge Javed Ahmad Dar said, "Improvement is also reflected on the labour force participation rate (LFPR) and workers population ratio (WPR), which rose to 64.3% and 60.4%, respectively, in 2023-24."

Dar informed the house that the unemployment rate did not increase drastically in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019. "The steady decline in the unemploym...