India’s unemployment rate 5.6% in June: NSO data

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS FLAT COMPARED TO MAY FOR MEN BUT IT DECREASED FOR WOMEN, THE PLFS DATA SAID

- Abhishek Jha

India’s unemployment rate was 5.6% in June, same as in May, according to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Tuesday. This is the third monthly unemployment trend released by NSO, which started releasing these numbers from April 2025.

The data shows that while the overall unemployment rate remained flat in June compared to May, it decreased by 20 basis points (one basis point is one hundredth of a percentage point) in rural areas to 4.9% and increased by 20 basis points in urban areas to 7.1%. The unemployment rate was flat compared to May for men at 5.6%, but decreased by 10 basis points for women to 5.6%.