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Unemployment rate declines to 7-month low of 4.7% in November
Millennium Post Delhi
|New Delhi 17December2025
Unemployment Rate (UR) for persons aged 15 years and above declined to a record low of 4.7 per cent in November 2025, compared to 5.2 per cent in the previous month of October 2025.
The UR among persons aged 15 and above decreased to 4.7 per cent in November 2025, the lowest level since April 2025, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
The ministry further stated that in November 2025, the rural UR fell to a new low of 3.9 per cent, while the urban UR decreased to 6.5 per cent, matching its previous lowest level recorded in April 2025. The joblessness rate was 5.1 per cent in April 2025.
According to the statement, overall, the trends suggest strengthening labour market conditions, supported by gains in rural employment, rising female participation, and a gradual recovery in urban labour demand.
UR for both males and females aged 15 years and above showed a notable decline in November 2025, it stated.
This story is from the New Delhi 17December2025 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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