India's unemployment rate rises to 11-month high of 5.5% in May

India's unemployment rate rose to an 11-month high of 5.5% in May, according to the latest government data. The rural unemployment rate climbed to 5.1% in May from 4.6% a month earlier, while urban unemployment eased slightly to 6.4% from 6.6% during the same period. The labour force participation rate fell across both rural and urban India in May.