India’s Unemployment Rate Declines To 5.1% In August; Details Here | Economy News

The data indicates that India’s job market is gradually strengthening, supported by rising participation rates and a consistent fall in unemployment, especially among women.

India’s labour market continued to show positive momentum in August 2025, with the overall unemployment rate easing to 5.1%, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released under the Current Weekly Status (CWS). This marks the second consecutive month of decline after the rate fell from 5.6% in June to 5.2% in July.

Male unemployment dropped to 5% in August, its lowest level in five months, highlighting a steady improvement in labour market conditions for men. On the other hand, female participation indicators showed notable progress, pointing towards greater workforce engagement by women.

The Female Worker Population Ratio (WPR) rose to 32% in August, compared to 31.6% in July and 30.2% in June. The overall WPR also edged up to 52.2%, reflecting a broader increase in employment across genders.

Similarly, the Female Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) climbed to 33.7% in August, up from 33.3% in July and 32% in June, underlining an encouraging trend in women entering the labour force.

The data indicates that India’s job market is gradually strengthening, supported by rising participation rates and a consistent fall in unemployment, especially among women.

Meanwhile, last week, Union Labour & Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted how employment generation has taken place across sectors in tandem with India’s rapid economic growth and underlined the schemes, including Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) that have contributed towards the same.

Mandaviya said that these partnerships would make suitable employment opportunities as well as structured mentoring available to jobseekers, particularly in light of PM-VBRY coming into effect in August this year.

Under PM-VBRY, Rs 99,446 crore is allocated towards incentivising the creation of over 3.5 crore jobs in two years, of which 1.92 crore will benefit first-time entrants to the workforce.

Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje had also noted that NCS has emerged as India’s premier platform for digital employment facilitation, offering job matching, counselling, and skilling at one place.

The partnership with Mentor Together is expected to reach 2 lakh youth in its first year, including 1 lakh from NCS and 1 lakh PM-VBRY entrants, delivering personalized career mentoring with city and district-level outreach, so that no jobseeker is left behind, she added.

It will also enable first-time job seekers, particularly those from underserved backgrounds, to access personalized guidance from over 24,000 trained professionals.

The MoU renewal with Quikr aims to further strengthen the employment ecosystem by integrating over 1,200 daily job listings across 1,200 plus cities from Quikr Jobs into the NCS portal.