What exactly is a “job” in India today? And who is really considered ‘employed’? In this explosive episode of Facts & Figures, Hemant dives deep into India’s unemployment crisis and exposes how government statistics may be painting a misleading picture. According to the latest PLFS (Periodic Labour Force Survey) report, India’s unemployment rate is down to 5.6%. But is that really true? Or is the data manipulated? The video questions the government’s method of calculating unemployment — where even one hour of paid work per week qualifies you as employed. Hemant explains how this flawed definition hides the reality of millions of educated but jobless youth, growing underemployment, and widespread economic distress. We also uncover how the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) has increased not due to new jobs, but because more people are doing survival-based self-employment or unpaid labor. From IIT graduates failing to get placements, to BTech holders selling tea or working as gig workers, this video breaks the myth of India’s so-called job boom. Is India facing a job crisis masked by smart statistics? Are poor and middle-class youth being pushed to the brink while being counted as “employed” on paper?