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Center-Right Owned by HT Media Ltd.India's unemployment falls to 5.1% in Q2 as rural participation and employment rise
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The unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 and older fell to 5.1 % in the July‑September period, down from 5.2 % a year earlier, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey released on Tuesday. The survey also recorded higher employment participation, particularly in rural areas and among women. The PLFS is conducted by the National Statistics Office, which is the primary source of data on activity participation and employment‑unemployment conditions.
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India's unemployment rate declined to 5.1 per cent during July-September 2026 from 5.4 per cent in the previous quarter, mainly due to a fall in unemployment in rural areas, according to government data released on Tuesday.
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The improvement was accompanied by a rise in labour force participation and the share of people in employment, although the nature of work continued to differ between rural and urban India
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The improvement was accompanied by a rise in labour force participation and the share of people in employment, although the nature of work continued to differ between rural and urban India
