PLFS bulletin puts April-June 2026 unemployment rate at 5.4 per cent

12 Aug 2026 Economy

The National Statistics Office released the Periodic Labour Force Survey quarterly bulletin for April-June 2026, showing the unemployment rate at 5.4 per cent, up 0.4 percentage points from the previous quarter. The overall Labour Force Participation Rate stood at 54.6 per cent. (Verify before publishing.)

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