India's unemployment rate is the highest it has been since the 1970s, according to a leaked government jobs report.
The unemployment rate is particularly high among people between 15 and 29 particularly in urban India where 18.7% of men and 27.2% of women in this age group are looking for jobs.
Just months before the next Indian general election, job creation and promises of new employment opportunity is likely to be a big issue with voter.