The latest annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was released by the National Statistical Office.
India’s unemployment rate was dropped to a five-year low in July-June (2021-22) to 4.1 per cent.
During 2021-22, the unemployment rate in both rural and urban areas declined to 3.2 per cent and 6.3 per cent, respectively.
During 2020-21, they stood at 3.3 per cent and 6.7 per cent in rural and urban respectively.
The latest survey also showed the labour force participation rate (LFPR) had increased significantly in the last five years from 37.5 per cent in 2018-19 to 55.2 per cent in 2021-22.
The Worker Population Ratio has increased to 52.9 per cent in 2021-22 from 52.6 in 2020-21.
It was 50.9 per cent in 2019-20.
Separately, the NSO released the quarterly PLFS survey for urban India.
During the December quarter, the unemployment rate for men declined marginally to 6.5 per cent.
The unemployment rate of women increased narrowly to 9.6 per cent from 6.6 per cent.