India’s unemployment rate falls to 4.2% in 2020-21

As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for 2020-21 (July-June), the unemployment rate of India has declined to 4.2%in 2020-21 (July-June).

The survey was released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme. The labour force participation rate has been raised to 41.6%.

The unemployment rate was 4.8% and the labour force participation rate was 40.1% in 2019-20. The PLFS provides quarterly updates for urban areas and an annual report for urban and rural areas.