Tag: Periodic Labour Force Survey
Unemployment rate hits six-month high of 5.2% in April
India’s unemployment rate rose to a six-month high of 5.2% in April from 5.1% in March, mainly due to an increase in the rural jobless…
India’s unemployment hits five-month high of 5.1% in March: PLFS
India’s unemployment rate rose to a five-month high of 5.1% in March, up from 4.9% in February, mainly driven by an increase in the urban…
Unemployment rate falls to 3.1% in 2025; labour participation and wages improve: PLFS
New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1% in 2025 from 3.2% in 2024 and 3.6% in 2022, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey…
Unemployment rate eases to 4.9% in February
New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate eased slightly to 4.9% in February from 5% in January, driven by a notable decline in female jobless rate, official…
Unemployment rate eases to 4.8% during Oct-Dec
India’s unemployment rate eased to 4.8% in October-December 2025 from 5.2% in the previous quarter, with improvement across rural and urban areas, showed official data…
Unemployment falls slightly to 6.7% in Oct-Dec quarter: Govt survey
New Delhi, The rate of unemployment among persons aged 15 years and above in cities declined marginally to 6.7 per cent in October-December 2025 from…
Unemployment rate up a tad to 4.8% in December
New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate rose marginally to 4.8% in December from 4.7% in November due to increased joblessness in urban areas though it remained…
MoSPI speeds up data releases, launches new website, revamps surveys
New Delhi: India’s official statistical system is undergoing a major overhaul, with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) introducing faster data releases, new…
Unemployment rate falls to 4.7% in November, lowest since April
New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in November, the lowest level since April, with joblessness easing across both rural and urban areas, official…
India’s unemployment rate rises to 5.2% in September, driven by rural job losses
India’s unemployment rate edged up to 5.2% in September from 5.1% in August, with a higher increase in rural areas than urban, official data released…