The unemployment rate (UR) for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 12.6 per cent in April-June 2021 from 20.8 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year, found the labour force survey of the National
Retail inflation fell marginally to 5.3 % in August mainly due to easing food prices, official data shows. The figure based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 5.59 % in July and 6.69 per cent in August 2020. As per data released by the National Statistical