Finance India’s June unemployment rate at 5.5% y/y by T.K.B. Sen July 15, 2026 A worker stacks bundles of raw cotton at a warehouse in Rajkot, Gujarat, India, April 14, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) NEW DELHI, July 15 (Reuters) – India’s unemployment rate stood at 5.5% in June, the same as in May, government data showed on Wednesday. A Reuters poll had projected the June unemployment rate at 5.4%. Share this Facebook Messenger Twitter Pinterest Linkedin Whatsapp Reddit Email T.K.B. Sen Journalist, media worker, reporter and analyst You might be interested in September 11, 2026 Nearly a third of India’s coal power plants have critical low fuel stocks February 16, 2026 India’s January unemployment rate rises to 5% from 4.8% in December January 15, 2026 Unemployment rate rises marginally to 4.8 pc in Dec December 12, 2025 India’s November retail inflation rises to 0.71%