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15.05.202611:07:55UTC+00India Unemployment Rate Rises to 6-Month High

India’s unemployment rate edged up to 5.2% in April 2026 from 5.1% in March, marking its highest level since October of the previous year. This slight weakening in labor market conditions coincided with mounting macroeconomic headwinds. A spike in energy prices, triggered by the suspension of commercial vessel traffic in the Persian Gulf, put downward pressure on the rupee and eroded the purchasing power of both households and businesses. Unemployment climbed notably in rural areas, rising to 4.6% from 4.3% in March, while it eased in urban areas to 6.6% from 6.8%. This occurred despite a decline in the national labor force participation rate, which slipped to 55.0% from 55.4%.

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