India’s unemployment rate steady at 5.2% in April; rural joblessness rises to 4.6%India's job market shows stability. The overall unemployment rate was 5.2% in April 2026. Rural joblessness increased slightly. Urban unemp...
16 May, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
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
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
India's unemployment rate stays at 5.6% in June 2025India's unemployment rate remained steady at 5.6% in June 2025, mirroring May's figures, as per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Im...
15 Jul, 2025, 04.44 PM IST
India’s unemployment rate rises 5.6% in May from 5.1% in AprilIndia’s unemployment rate rose to 5.6% in May 2025 from 5.1% in April, as per the latest PLFS data. Joblessness increased in both rural and...
16 Jun, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
India releases first-ever monthly unemployment data; April jobless rate at 5.1%India initiated monthly labor force and unemployment data releases on May 15, offering real-time unemployment monitoring. The unemployment ...
16 May, 2025, 08.20 PM 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
Govt launches monthly unemployment tracker, first data to be out on May 15The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation will release monthly unemployment data starting May 15, covering January to March. ...
21 Apr, 2025, 06.08 PM IST
Govt to release unemployment data every month starting May 15: OfficialStarting May 15, the Indian government will begin releasing monthly unemployment data, replacing the current quarterly format. The first re...
21 Apr, 2025, 02.57 PM IST
Govt to release monthly urban, rural unemployment data from AprilStarting April, the government will release monthly unemployment figures for urban and rural areas. The ministry is enhancing data for dist...
08 Feb, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
Experts sceptical about CMIE's unemployment dataThe overall unemployment rate in India has increased to 7.83 per cent in April 2022 as compared to 7.60 per cent in the previous month, CMI...
04 May, 2022, 10.39 AM 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
View: Why we can't compare PLFS & EUS data on unemploymentMoSPI has come out with a 643-page report in which on page after page it compares the EUS data with PLFS data.
17 Jun, 2019, 11.01 PM IST
Is the job scene in India bad? Depends on how you see it, says govtThe unemployment rate was highest among urban females at 10.8% followed by males at 7.1%.
01 Jun, 2019, 03.27 PM IST