India’s June unemployment rate at 5.5% y/y

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%.

T.K.B. Sen

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