Employment rate: Joblessness dips for 2nd month as figure eases to 5.1% in August; rural, male categories drive fall
India’s unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above eased to 5.1 per cent in August 2025, marking a second consecutive month of decline, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) on Monday.The rate had stood at 5.2 per cent in July…