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India’s jobless rate rises to 5% in Q4India's unemployment rate climbed to 5% in the January-March quarter. This rise was primarily due to an increase in joblessness among women...11 May, 2026, 11.37 PM IST- India’s urban unemployment rate eases to 6.6% in Jan-March quarter, rural joblessness rises to 4.3%India's urban joblessness saw a slight dip to 6.6 percent in the first quarter of 2026. Rural unemployment, however, increased to 4.3 perce...11 May, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
- Gen Z conspiracy: China thinks the West is pushing its youth to quitIn a cultural shift, many young Chinese individuals are opting for 'lying flat'—a lifestyle choice that rejects pressures of constant work ...08 May, 2026, 06.16 AM IST
- Statistics ministry plans city-level labour, enterprise reportsThe statistics ministry is set to release detailed city-level reports for major urban centers. These reports will use data from the Periodi...24 Apr, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
- India’s unemployment hits five-month high of 5.1% in March: PLFSIn March, India's unemployment rate surged to 5.1%, reaching its highest level in five months. Urban areas experienced a notable increase i...15 Apr, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
- Unemployment rate falls to 3.1% in 2025; labour participation and wages improve: PLFSIndia's unemployment rate dropped to 3.1% in 2025. This positive trend shows progress in job creation across various sectors and for both m...27 Mar, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
- India jobless rate dalls to 6.5% in 2025, shows gradual labour market improvementIndia's joblessness eased in 2025, with the unemployment rate dropping to 6.5 percent. Educated individuals and urban women saw improved em...27 Mar, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
- India’s unemployment rate rises marginally to 5% in JanuaryIndia's unemployment rate rose to 5% in January. This increase was primarily seen in rural areas. The joblessness rate edged up from 3.9% t...16 Feb, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
- Unemployment rate steady at 5.2% in OctoberAs of October, India's unemployment rate remained stable at 5.2%, with significant shifts in the job market—rural unemployment declined, wh...17 Nov, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
- June jobless rate: Rural unemployment fell to 4.9% while the urban rate rose to 7.1%Youth unemployment edged up in June, with 15.3% of individuals aged 15-29 who were working or seeking work remaining jobless, up from 15% i...16 Jul, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
- Govt revamps employment survey, extends quarterly data to rural India for the first timeThe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will enhance labour force data dissemination by publishing the Periodic Lab...14 May, 2025, 06.41 PM IST
- Urban unemployment rate in April-June 2022 eased to 7.6%, shows PLFS dataAs per the latest PLFS, urban unemployment in the age group 15-29 years was %. The fieldwork of PLFS was suspended from March 18, 2020 due ...31 Aug, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
- Urban unemployment rate dips to 8.7% in October-December quarterThe quarterly periodic labour force survey released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation on Friday showed male unempl...07 May, 2022, 12.15 AM IST
- Urban unemployment eased to 7.9% in October-December 2019: GovtThe labour force participation rate rose to 37.2% from 36.8% in the trailing quarter while the worker population ratio increased to 34.2% f...29 Oct, 2020, 10.14 PM IST
- Covid impact: Jobless rate to hit 8.5% if stimulus not widened, says Pronab SenUnemployment rate could rise to a record 8-8.5% in 2020-21, former chief statistician Pronab Sen said.06 Jun, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
- First computer based survey report on India’s employment, wage, structure to be out by year endStatistics ministry, which began collecting data for the Periodic Labour Force Survey last year, plans to publish the national composite em...05 May, 2018, 07.32 PM IST
- Joblessness down for another yearFifteen years after reforms kicked off, the country is reaping the real fruits of economic prosperity.14 Aug, 2006, 02.05 AM IST
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