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Unemployment in India rises marginally to 5.2% in September: MoSPI
Oct-16-2025

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in its Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) has showed the unemployment rate among people aged 15 and above increased marginally to 5.2% in September. The unemployment rate for the age group was 5.1% in August, 5.2% in July and 5.6% in May and June. In September, the rural India has saw a rise in joblessness with unemployment rate among persons aged 15 years and above growing to 4.6% from 4.3% in August. Further, the joblessness among persons aged 15 years and above in urban India grew marginally in September, with unemployment rate reaching 6.8% from 6.7% August.

In September, the overall Worker Population Ratio (WPR) was 52.4%, the highest level recorded since May 2025. The growth is led by rise in the female workforce, especially in rural areas. The Overall WPR among females aged 15 years and above has steadily increased for the third month in a row from 30.2% in June to 32.3% in September. In last three months, the female workforce in rural areas has increased successively from 33.6% in June to 36.3% in September.

The overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) among persons of age 15 years and above continued to increase for the third month in a row, as it climbed from 54.2% in June to 55.3% in September. The LFPR in rural areas has also increased steadily from 56.1% observed in June to 57.4% in September. Meanwhile, it has remained unchanged at 50.9% in urban areas compared to August for persons aged 15 years and above.

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