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PLFS Monthly Bulletin June 2026: Unemployment Rate at 5.5%

18 July 20261 min read
ECONOMYPLFS MonthlyBulletin June 2026:UnemploymentRate at 5.5%18 July 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

MoSPI’s National Statistical Office issued its fifteenth monthly labour bulletin, for June 2026.

Key findings

IndicatorRuralUrban
Unemployment rate5.0%6.6%
Worker Population Ratio53.8%46.8%

Overall unemployment stayed at its May 2026 level. PLFS measures employment trends and is run by the NSO.

Terms

  • UR: jobless share of the labour force actively seeking work.
  • LFPR: share of people working or seeking work.
  • WPR: employed share of the total population.
  • CWS: employed if at least one hour worked in the previous seven days.

Exam angle

  • Urban unemployment exceeds rural; learn all four terms.

Test yourself

1. What was India's overall unemployment rate in the June 2026 PLFS bulletin?

The all-India UR was 5.5%, unchanged from May 2026.

2. Under the Current Weekly Status approach, a person is employed if they worked at least how long in the last seven days?

CWS needs at least one hour of work.

3. Which body conducts the Periodic Labour Force Survey?

PLFS is conducted by the NSO under MoSPI.

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