Overview
- Rural unemployment edged down to 4.4% from 4.6% in September, while urban unemployment rose to 7.0% from 6.8%, keeping the national rate unchanged.
- Female unemployment dipped to 5.4% from 5.5%, driven by a fall in rural female joblessness to 4.0% from 4.3%.
- Male unemployment stayed at 5.1%, with a slight rural decline to 4.6% offset by an urban uptick to 6.1%.
- Labour Force Participation Rate reached a six‑month high of 55.4% in October, with rural LFPR rising to 57.8% and female LFPR at 34.2%.
- Worker Population Ratio rose to 52.5%, supported by continuing gains in the rural female workforce; estimates draw on a 374,164‑person PLFS sample.