India's unemployment rate in May was at 23.48%, marginally lower from 23.52% in April, according to data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) on Monday, which reflected the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
India has reported 190,535 coronavirus cases, with 5,394 deaths.
India's infrastructure output, contributing nearly 40% in industrial production, contracted 38.1% in April from a year earlier, the worst performance in years, government data showed on Friday.
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