Editorial photo #13852666 Economy, Business and Finance
India's Employment
Job seekers attend a walk-in interview during a job fair organized by the India National Congress (INC) party at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad, Telangana, on June 19, 2026. India's unemployment rate climbs to an 11-month high of 5.5 percent in May from 5.2 percent in April, 2026, according to the latest monthly bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), released by the National Statistics Office. (Photo by Jwala Kotesh/NurPhoto)