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2026.07.1510:45:09UTC+00India Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Holds

India’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.5% in June 2026, unchanged from the previous month and marking the highest level in nearly a year. The figure came in slightly above market expectations of a decline to 5.4%.

The halt in commercial vessel traffic through the Persian Gulf pushed up energy prices, weakening the rupee and eroding purchasing power for both households and businesses. Urban unemployment rose to 6.6% from 6.4% a month earlier, offsetting a 0.1 percentage point decline in rural unemployment, which eased from a one-year high.

Despite these pressures, the national jobless rate was still 0.1 percentage point lower than in the same period a year earlier. The employment rate remained unchanged at 51.4%, an 11‑month low, while the labor force participation rate was also steady at an 11‑month low of 54.4%.

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