Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) records India unemployment rate at 6.5% in 2025

Exam-focused facts from the 29 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

India’s unemployment rate declined to 6.5% in 2025 from 7.0% a year earlier under the usual status measure for persons aged 15 years and above.
Urban female unemployment edged lower to 6.4% in 2025 from 6.7% in the previous year.
The aggregate unemployment rate for persons aged 15 and above stood at 3.1% in 2025.
Youth unemployment (15–29 years) eased to 9.9% in 2025 from 10.3% a year earlier.
Share of workers in regular wage or salaried jobs rose to 23.6% in 2025 from 22.4% in 2024.
Employment in manufacturing and services saw an uptick while agriculture’s share declined in 2025.
Nominal earnings rose across categories with female wages growing faster than men’s in self-employment and salaried roles.