Amit Mitra: India's Unemployment Figures are Misleading Citizens

Amit Mitra, a former government official, says that the Indian government's report on how many people don't have jobs (unemployment) might be wrong.

He believes the numbers are too low, misleading people.

He says the way the government counts who is employed is tricky.

Even if you work only a little bit, you're counted as employed, which makes the unemployment rate seem smaller than it really is.

Mitra points out that other groups, like the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, have found much higher rates of unemployment.

He also mentions that many young people are unemployed.