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18-10-2023 | 15:43 PM

Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report 2022-2023

The National Sample Survey Office(NSSO) has released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report 2022-23.

Key Highlights: 

• Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) increased significantly over the last six years, from 36.9 per cent in 2017-18 to 57.9 percent in 2022-23.
• In rural areas, LFPR increased from 50.7% in 2017-18 to 60.8% in 2022-23 while for urban areas it increased from 47.6% to 50.4%.
• LFPR for male in India increased from 75.8% in 2017- 18 to 78.5% in 2022-23 and corresponding increase in LFPR for females was from 23.3% to 37.0%.
• In rural areas, WPR increased from 48.1% in 2017-18 to 59.4% in 2022-23 while for urban areas it increased from 43.9% to 47.7%.
• WPR for male in India increased from 71.2% in 2017-18 to 76.0% in 2022-23 and the corresponding increase in WPR for females was from 22.0% to 35.9%.
• India’s unemployment rate dropped to a six-year low in the financial year July-June 2022-23 to 3.2 per cent.
• In rural areas, UR decreased from 5.3% in 2017-18 to 2.4% in 2022-23 while for urban areas it 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 corresponding decrease in UR for females was from 5.6% to 2.9%.