Unemployment Rate Dips to 5.2% in July: Govt Survey

The unemployment rate in both May & June remained the same at 5.6%, said the Periodic Labour Force Survey

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI: The rate of unemployment in the country declined to 5.2 per cent in July from 5.6 per cent in June, a government survey said on Monday.

The unemployment rate (UR) in May was also 5.6 per cent, said the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

The latest data collected in current weekly status (CWS) showed that the unemployment rate for persons of all ages during July worked out at 5.2 per cent.

The pace of joblessness among men stayed slightly higher at 5.3 per cent compared to that of women at 5.1 per cent.