Joblessness dips to 4.7% in November, lowest since April: Labour data

New Delhi: The unemployment complaint for those successful the 15 years and supra property radical dipped to an eight-month debased of 4.7% successful Nov from 5.2% successful the erstwhile period portion the wide Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for the aforesaid property bracket roseate to a seven-month precocious of 55.8% during the month.The monthly bulletin of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for Nov, released Monday, showed agrarian joblessness fell to a caller debased of 3.9%, portion the municipality complaint dipped to 6.5%, matching its erstwhile lowest level recorded successful April. The monthly PLFS bulletin started successful April.The information showed a diminution successful joblessness complaint crossed sex and segments. Unemployment rates for some males and females aged 15 years and supra displayed a diminution successful Nov.

Among females, it fell to 4.8% successful Nov, down from 5.4% successful Oct. The dip was led by simplification successful some agrarian and municipality unemployment complaint among females, which decreased from 4% to 3.4% and 9.7% to 9.3%, respectively.The wide antheral unemployment complaint slowed to 4.6% successful Nov, compared with 5.1% successful Oct. Disaggregated by sector, agrarian and municipality antheral joblessness complaint stood astatine 4.1% and 5.6% successful Nov, compared with 4.6% and 6.1% recorded successful the erstwhile month, according to information released by the statistic office.

“Unemployment rates showed a dependable and broad-based diminution crossed male, females, and each persons during April-Nov 2025. The autumn was much pronounced successful agrarian areas, wherever some antheral and pistillate unemployment reached their lowest levels successful Nov,” the statistic bureau said successful a statement.“Urban unemployment remained higher but showed betterment towards the extremity of the period. Overall, the trends suggest strengthening labour marketplace conditions, supported by gains successful agrarian employment, rising pistillate participation, and a gradual betterment successful municipality labour demand,” it added.The information showed wide LFPR among those successful the 15 years and supra property radical accrued to 55.8% successful Nov, the highest level recorded since April. The summation was mostly driven by agrarian areas, wherever it roseate to 58.6% successful Nov from 58.0% successful April. Compared with the erstwhile month, agrarian LFPR accrued from 57.8%, portion municipality LFPR decreased marginally from 50.5% to 50.4%, according to survey results.