Current Affairs - Economy - Discussion

In Q2 2025, India’s unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 years and above fell to 5.2%, reflecting a modest but positive improvement in the labour market. This decline from 5.4% in Q1 2025 indicates better job creation and higher labour absorption, especially in rural areas supported by agricultural and government-led employment schemes like MGNREGA. The data, based on the Current Weekly Status (CWS) approach of MoSPI’s Periodic Labour Force Survey, also highlighted a rise in the female labour participation rate to 33.7% and a slight increase in the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) to 55.1%, showing signs of gradual employment recovery.