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🪳 THE COCKROACH DIRECTORY

How many of us are there?

Real numbers. Sourced data.
No spin, no press release.

A · The Gap

PROMISE vs. RECEIPT
What they promised
  • 2 Cr
    Jobs per year
    Election promise, 2014
  • ₹15 L
    In every account
    Campaign rally, 2014
  • Achhe Din
    No numerical target given
    Slogan, indefinite duration
THE GAP ↕
What happened
  • 72 L
    Formal jobs / year, avg.
    CMIE, 2014–2023
  • ≈ 0%
    Real wage growth, bottom 50%
    World Inequality Lab, 2023
  • 16.5%
    Youth unemployment rate
    PLFS 2023–24

B · The Density Map

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT BY STATE · 2023–24
LOW
HIGH

SOURCE: PLFS 2023–24 · CMIE · LAST UPDATED: 19 MAY 2026

C · The Anatomy

FOUR NUMBERS · ONE SHAPE
🪳 NEW HATCHLINGS
~1.2 Cr

Young Indians entering the job market every year.

SOURCE: ILO / UNDP, 2024
🪳 FORMAL SURVIVORS
20%

Of India's workforce is in formal employment. The other 80% are surviving without a payslip.

SOURCE: PLFS 2022–23
🪳 EDUCATED UNEMPLOYED
29.1%

Graduate unemployment rate. Higher than the rate among non-graduates. A degree is no longer an antidote.

SOURCE: ILO India Employment Report 2024
🪳 GIG TRAP
~7.7 Cr

Indians in the gig and platform economy. No PF. No insurance. No notice period. No floor.

SOURCE: NITI Aayog, 2022 projection

D · Sector Breakdown

UNEMPLOYMENT % · YOUTH 20–29

Where are the cockroaches?

Agri-adjacent11.2%
Manufacturing17.4%
IT / Tech22.1%
Services / Retail19.8%
Gig / Platform34.6%
0%10%20%30%40%

SOURCES: PLFS 2023–24 · CMIE WAVE DATA · NITI AAYOG GIG REPORT · INTERNAL ESTIMATES