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The unemployment complaint (UR) successful the state has accrued by 0.3 percent points to 5.5% successful May 2026 compared to April 2026 according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation successful New Delhi connected Monday (June 15, 2026).
While the agrarian unemployment accrued from 4.6% successful April to 5.1% successful May, the municipality unemployment decreased marginally from 6.6% successful April to 6.4% successful May. UR among agrarian males of 15 years and supra was 5.2% during May. For agrarian females of the aforesaid property group, it was 4.7%. In municipality areas UR among females was 8.2% compared to 5.9% observed for males. In January this year, the UR was 5.0%. “Compared with May 2025, the municipality UR declined from 6.9% to 6.4%, marking a simplification of 0.5 percent points successful May 2026. The wide UR remained stable, portion the agrarian UR maintained the aforesaid level of 5.1% implicit the aforesaid period,” the Ministry said successful a release.
The Labour Force Participation Rate for persons of property 15 years and supra successful the state stood astatine 54.4% successful May, 2026. It was 55% successful April. In agrarian and municipality areas the LFPR stood astatine 56.6% and 49.8%, respectively, successful May. LFPR among agrarian antheral was 77.7% and for agrarian pistillate it was 36.7%. In municipality areas, LFPR among pistillate was 24.8% compared to 74.7% for males.
The idiosyncratic colonisation ration (WPR) for persons of property 15 years and supra astatine the all-India level was 51.4% successful May 2026 compared to 52.2% successful April. WPR successful agrarian areas was 53.8% and 46.6% successful municipality areas. WPR among agrarian antheral of property 15 years and supra was 73.7% successful May and was 35.0% for females. In municipality areas WPR among pistillate was 22.7% compared to 70.3% for males.
