India unemployment 5.2% in April 2026, rural rises, urban 6.6%
NewsBytes | May 15, 2026 8:40 PM CST
India female participation hits 8-month low
Urban women saw their jobless rate fall to 8.5%, and men's dropped slightly to 5.9%.
Still, nationwide female unemployment nudged up to 5.4%, and fewer people overall were working or looking for work—especially women, whose participation hit an eight-month low of just under 34%.
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