The Hindu·2 min read·medium
Marginal increase in unemployment rate April-June quarter: PLFS
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Periodic Labour Force Survey reports a slight increase in India's unemployment rate to 5.4% for the April-June 2026 quarter. While rural and urban unemployment saw marginal rises, the data also indicates shifts in sector-specific employment shares.
The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above rose to 5.4% in the April-June 2026 quarter, up 0.4 percentage points from the previous quarter, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday (August 10, 2026).
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