PLFS July 2026: Unemployment falls to 5.1%, rural employment rises and female participation jumps; check 3 major trends
India’s labour market showed a broad improvement in July, with more people participating in the workforce and a higher share of the population actually employed. The unemployment rate also declined, although the improvement was more pronounced in rural India than in urban areas. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s (MoSPI) latest Periodic Labour Force…