In 2025, India's unemployment rate declined to 2.4% in rural areas and 4.8% in urban areas, down from 2.5% and 5%, respectively, a year earlier, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey. The improvement was broad-based, with unemployment among educated persons (secondary and above) easing to 6.5% from 7%. The youth unemployment rate (15-29 years) fell to 9.9% from 10.3%.