The Yogi Adityanath government has said there are nearly 34 lakh unemployed persons in the state now, with the number increasing by over 12.5 lakh from the figure two-years-ago. UP's labour minister Swami Prasad Maurya in a written answer at the state assembly said 33.93 lakh unemployed persons were registered as on February-7, 2020 with an online portal run by the labour department.