3 Indian & AP Economy and Planning · 3.1.4 Employment and unemployment

3.1.4.2 Periodic Labour Force Survey: design, latest findings and the structure of employment

PLFS, run by the National Statistical Office under MoSPI since 2017-18, is India's main source of labour data; in 2023-24 the unemployment rate was 3.2%, female participation rose to 41.7%, and more than half of workers were self-employed.

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Key terms

  • PLFS
  • usual status
  • current weekly status
  • UPSS
  • LFPR
  • WPR
  • female labour force participation
  • self-employed
  • regular salaried
  • casual labour
  • MoSPI

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