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India’s September unemployment rate at 5 %

By Thomson Reuters Oct 15, 2026 | 6:19 AM

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (Reuters) – ​India’s ‌unemployment rate for ‌people ​aged ⁠15 years ⁠and above stood unchanged ​at ⁠5% ⁠in September, ​government ​data showed on ‌Thursday.

A Reuters poll ⁠had projected the ⁠September ‌unemployment ⁠rate at ​5.2%.

(Reporting ‌by ​Sarita Chaganti ⁠Singh; Editing by Nivedita ​Bhattacharjee)