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India is developing largest democratic country in the world. In India, 63% of the total population are in the working age group (15-59 years) but such a big labor force is not being properly utilized so unemployment becomes a great challenge for India. There are more than 6 crores well educated youth in India who are unemployed. The unemployment rates in urban areas are higher than those in rural areas. In rural areas, the UR is 5.3 per cent, whereas in urban areas, the UR is 7.8 per cent according to the usual status. The overall unemployment rate is 6.1 per cent in India according to the usual status. Given India’s demographic dividend and urgency to create jobs, the manufacturing sector could prove to be a large employer that provides decent income opportunities. The country should strive to accelerate investments and exports to take advantage of the recovery in global growth. The present paper has focused on causes of unemployment, various types of unemployment present scenario and some possible measures have been suggested.