FX.co ★ India Unemployment Rate Falls to Record Low

In August 2025, India's unemployment rate decreased to 5.1% from the previous month's 5.2%, matching the record low observed in April of this year. This result defied market predictions, which expected a rise to 5.3%, and indicated robust economic performance in the country, even amidst aggressive tariffs imposed by the United States during this period. Notably, the unemployment rate among males dropped to 5%, the lowest in five months. Concurrently, the female labor force participation rate increased to 33.7% from 33.3% in the prior month, driven by employment growth across both rural and urban regions of India.