Slight increase in unemployment rate in March
The overall Labour Force Participation Rate among persons aged 15 years and above was reported as 55.4% in March 2026, slightly lower than 55.9% in February 2026. File
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The unemployment rate (UR) for persons aged 15 and above stood at 5.1% in March, up by 0.2 percentile points from February, largely due to urban joblessness, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey prepared by the National Statistics Office on Wednesday (April 15, 2026).
The report said unemployment in rural areas was 4.3%, while in urban areas it stood at 6.8%. Among women aged 15 and above, the unemployment was 4.1% in rural areas and it stood at 9% in urban areas.
Published – April 15, 2026 06:30 pm IST
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