
Indian job market: Unemployment eases to 5.2% in July; rural areas drive improvement – Times of India
India’s unemployment rate eased to 5.2% in July, from 5.6% in June, according to the government’s latest labour force survey, released on Monday.The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), showed that the unemployment rate in May had also stood at 5.6%.Data collected under the current weekly…