Joblessness top concern of urban Indians in Oct 2021: Survey

Joblessness is the top concern of Urban Indians in October 2021 while global citizens are more worried about poverty and social inequality Ipsos What Worries the World global monthly survey has saidAccording to the survey unlike earlier concern around Covid19 has receded both for global citizens and Urban Indians It sat on top as the top worry of global citizens 28 markets including India for 18 monthsAmong the Indians the urban citizens are more concerned about unemployment 42 per cent coronavirus 35 financial amp political corruption 30 per cent poverty and social inequality 26 per cent crime and violence 24 per cent education 20 per centamong othersFor global citizens the top concerns included poverty and social inequality 33 per cent unemployment 30 per cent coronavirus 29 per cent financial and political corruption 29 per cent crime and violence 27 per cent etcOur biggest issue is of joblessness and it remains a major area of concern for most Urban Indians Job creation and job openings need to keep pace with expectations Right now there is a disconnect But there is this happy tiding in the form of worry around the coronavirus receding which could lead to more return to normalcy and for the job market to look up Graft and social inequality are other concerns for citizens said Amit Adarkar CEO Ipsos IndiaThe survey shows that the majority of Urban Indians 68 per cent believe India is moving in the right direction India is second in pecking order in optimism Saudi Arabia remains most optimistic 83 per centGlobal citizens stay circumspect with 64 per cent believing their country is on the wrong track And the markets most downbeat were Colombia 90 per cent Peru 83 per cent and Argentina 82 per centThe biggest upside of Urban Indians is their never say die attitude Despite the worries and hardships they always believe the tide will turn and it does They do not give up mid way added AdarkarIpsos What Worries the World survey is conducted in 28 countries around the world via the Ipsos Online Panel systemA total of 21516 online interviews were conducted between September 24 to October 8 among adults aged 1874 in the US South Africa Turkey Israel and Canada and age 1674 in all other countries Data are weighted to match the profile of the populationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever