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  "id": 7565346,
  "title": "India’s unemployment rate holds at 5% in August as rural joblessness eases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/indias-unemployment-rate-holds-at-5-in-august-as-rural-joblessness",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T14:07:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indias-unemployment-rate-holds-at-5-in-august-as-rural-joblessness-eases-11789472639802.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "India's unemployment rate remained steady at 5% in August, with rural unemployment easing compared to urban unemployment, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) monthly bulletin. The overall labour force participation rate rose marginally to 55.6%, and the worker population ratio increased to 52.8%. Among women, the unemployment rate fell for the second consecutive month to 5.1%, while rural unemployment declined to 4.1% from 4.5%, and urban unemployment remained stable at 6.1%.",
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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."
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