{
  "id": 14693506,
  "title": "India Records Year-On-Year Rise In Employment In September As Unemployment Rate Falls To 5 Per Cent: NSO Data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/india-records-year-on-year-rise-in-employment-in-september-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T12:20:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/india-records-year-on-year-rise-in-employment-in-september-as-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-per-cent-nso-data"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India saw a year-on-year increase in employment in September, as per data from the National Statistics Office (NSO). The overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) rose by 0.2 percentage points, reaching 55.5% from 55.3% in September 2025. Rural LFPR saw a more significant increase of 0.6 percentage points, reaching 58.0% from 57.4%, while urban LFPR declined marginally by 0.2 percentage points, falling to 50.7% from 50.9%.\n\nFemale LFPR also showed an upward trend, with the overall rate increasing by 0.5 percentage points to 34.6% in September 2026. Urban female LFPR saw a notable month-on-month increase of 0.5 percentage points, reaching its highest level since October 2025 at 25.9%. Rural female LFPR rose by 1.0 percentage points, climbing from 37.9% to 38.9%.\n\nThe overall Worker Population Ratio (WPR) remained stable at 52.7% in September, with urban WPR hitting its highest level since October 2025 at 47.2%. Urban male WPR increased from 70.7% to 71.0%, while urban female WPR rose slightly from 23.2% to 23.5%. On a year-on-year basis, both overall and urban WPR improved by 0.3 percentage points.\n\nThe overall unemployment rate (UR) decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 5.0% in September 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. The rural unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points, dropping from 4.6% to 4.2%, while the urban unemployment rate remained relatively stable at 6.8%.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, October 15, 2026: India recorded an increase in the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in September compared with the same month last year, reflecting a year-on-year rise in employment, according to figures released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Thursday. The overall LFPR increased by 0.2 percentage points, from 55.3% in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}