The unemployment rate in urban areas of the country decreased from 7.2% in July-September, 2022 to 6.6% in July–September 2023 according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).

• The survey for the period July-September, 2023 was released  by the Union Labour Ministry.
• For persons of age 15 years and above, the unemployment rate was 6.6% while it was 6% for male category.
• For the female category, it decreased from 9.4% in July–September last year to 8.6% in this year for the same quarter. In the previous quarter this year too, it was 6.6% for persons of all age groups.