PLFS Monthly Bulletin June 2026: Unemployment Steady at 5.5%

19 July 2026National

The National Statistical Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Monthly Bulletin for June 2026. India's overall Unemployment Rate (UR) for persons aged 15 years and above remained unchanged at 5.5% in June 2026. PLFS methodology was revamped from January 2025 to provide monthly and quarterly labour-force estimates for both rural and urban India.

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PLFS launched 2017 by NSO | Monthly UR uses Current Weekly Status (CWS) | NSO formed by merging NSSO + CSO in 2019 | MoSPI publishes GDP, CPI, IIP too

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Per the PLFS Monthly Bulletin (June 2026) by NSO/MoSPI, India's overall unemployment rate (age 15+) held steady at 5.5%.

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