• As per the report, Unemployment Rate (UR) among persons aged 15 years and above declined to 4.7% in November 2025, the lowest level since April 2025 (5.1%).
• The PLFS monthly estimates are based on information collected from a total of 3, 73,229 persons surveyed including 2,13,337 from rural and 1,59,892 persons from urban areas of the country.

• What? Release of PLFS Monthly Bulletin November, 2025
• Released by: NSO, MoSPI
• UR: 4.7% (Overall), 3.9% (Rural) and 6.5% (urban)
• Significance: Lowest UR since April 2025
• LFPR: 55.8%
• WPR: 53.2%
• Survey Sample: 3,73,229 persons

Key Findings:
Area-Specific UR: The report further showed that rural UR dropped to a new low of 3.9%, while the urban UR decreased to 6.5%.
Gender-Specific UR: The overall UR for females decreased to 4.8% (in November 2025) compared to 5.4% (in October 2025).

• Similarly, the UR for males declined to 4.6% (in November 2025) over 5.1% recorded in the last month.

LFPR: The overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for individuals aged 15 and above increased to a 7-month high of 55.8% (in November 2025).

• This increase was mainly driven by LFPR of rural areas, where it increased to 58.6% (in November 2025) compared to 58.0% (April 2025) and 57.8% (in October 2025).
• In contrast to rural LFPR, the urban LFPR declined slightly from 50.5% to 50.4%.
• The over female LFPR increased from 32.0% (in June 2025) to 35.1% (in November 2025) due to higher LFPR in rural areas (39.7%), while urban female LFPR remained relatively stable (25.5%).

WPR: The overall Worker Population Ratio (WPR) for individuals aged 15 years and above, increased from 52.5% (in October 2025) to 53.2% (in November 2025).

• In rural areas, WPR increased to 56.3% in November 2025 and Urban WPR remained largely stable.

Important Terms:
WPR: It is defined as the percentage of employed persons in the population.
LFPR: It is defined as the percentage of persons in the labour force i.e. working or seeking or available for work, in the population.