Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report -2022-

Conducted by: National Sample Survey Office (NSSO-PLFS)

National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017.

Survey Period: July 2022 – June 2023

Key employment and unemployment indicators Indicators ofPLFS:

Worker Population Ratio

WPR is defined as the percentage of employed persons in the population.

Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR):

LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons in labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work)in the population

Age: 15-59 years

Unemployment Rate (UR):UR is defined as the percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force.

Labour Force- Persons working or seeking or available for work in the age group of 15-59.

Urban Report:

Three months once for the urban areas only in the ‘Current Weekly Status’ (CWS).

Reference Period of CWS- 7 Days

Annual Report : For both rural and urban areas- Usual Status (ps+ss) and CWS

Reference Period for Usual Status: 365 Days

Improvement in Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR)

All India LFPR – 57.9%

Among the population of 15-59 age group, 57.9 % of them are either workingor Seeking /Ready to work.

In rural areas, LFPR increased to 60.8% in 2022-23 from 50.7% in 2017-18

LFPR for urban areas increased to 50.4%. from 47.6% .

LFPR for male in India increased to 78.5% in 2022-23from 75.8% in 2017-18

LFPR for female was increased to 37.0%from 23.3%

Improvement in Worker Population Ratio.

Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in usual status (ps+ss) for persons of age 15 years and above – India- 56%

Among the population of above15 age group, 56% of them are working.

In rural areas, WPR increased from 48.1% in 2017-18 to 59.4% in 2022-23

Urban areas it increased from 43.9% to 47.7%.

WPR for male - increased from 71.2% in 2017-18 to 76.0% in 2022-23

WPR for female –Increased from 22.0% to 35.9%.

Decline in Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate (UR) in usual status (ps+ss) for persons of age 15 years and above- All India Level – 3.2%

3.2% of people in the Labour force are unemployed.

In rural areas, UR decreased from 5.3% in 2017-18 to 2.4% in 2022-23

Urban areas-UR decreased from 7.7% to 5.4%.

UR for male in India decreased from 6.1% in 2017-18 to 3.3% in 2022-23 and

UR for female –decreasedfrom 5.6% to 2.9%.