PLFS October-Dec 2024: Urban unemployment rate above national average in half of India

The October-December 2024 quarterly periodic labour force survey (PLFS) revealed a marginal year-on-year improvement in the country's urban areas at 6.4 per cent, though it remained static quarter-on-quarter.

- SURYA SARATHI RAY

NEW DELHI:

However, a closer look at the government survey will reveal that 12 out of the 22 surveyed states and union territories (UTs) had higher unemployment rates for persons 15 years and above than the national average during the quarter, implying that the governments, both central and state, need to put extra effort into minimising the gap.

From 6.5 per cent in October-December 2023, the country's average urban unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent in January-March 2024, eased to 6.6 per cent in April-June and 6.4 per cent in July-September, and remained static at 6.4 per cent in the October-December period of last year.