Rajasthan's unemployment index touches record high By Archana Sharma ( IANS) | Published on Wed, Jan 20 2021 18:27 IST | 0 Views Unemployment.. Image Source: IANS News Jaipur, Jan 20 : The unemployment index of Rajasthan, as per the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data, touched the highest ever rate of 28.2 per cent in January 2021, same as December 2020, which is four times higher than the country's average national unemployment rate of 7.3 per cent. The desert state is placed second in the unemployment index behind Haryana at 32.5 per cent. The national unemployment index touched its highest mark in April 2020 following the imposition of nationwide lockdown to check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. However, in Rajasthan, the unemployment rate touched a peak of 28.2 per cent in December 2020, nearly 10 months after the imposition of lockdown.