Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) records India unemployment rate at 4.7%

Exam-focused facts from the 18 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) published the November Periodic Labour Force Survey showing an unemployment rate of 4.7% for Indians aged 15 years and above.
Rural unemployment declined to 3.9% and urban unemployment to 6.5%.
Male unemployment dropped to 4.6% and female unemployment to 4.8%.
Labour Force Participation Rate reached 55.8%, the highest in the available monthly data.
Youth unemployment for ages 15-29 fell to 14.1% from 14.9% in October.