India’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 1-Year Low in September

Urban joblessness also saw a dip ahead of the key festival season in India.

Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
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India’s unemployment rate dropped to a one-year low in September as joblessness in rural areas fell despite weak monsoon rains.