Employment & Labour (PLFS)

Unemployment rate, LFPR, WPR from the Periodic Labour Force Survey.

Unemployment Rate (2023-24)

3.2%

Overall (PS+SS)

LFPR (2023-24)

60.1%

Labour Force Participation Rate

WPR (2023-24)

58.2%

Worker Population Ratio

Female LFPR (2023-24)

41.7%

Up from 23.3% in 2017-18

Unemployment Rate by Gender

Usual status (PS+SS), age 15+, All India

Source: MoSPI PLFS

Unemployment Rate — Rural vs Urban

Overall (persons), usual status (PS+SS), age 15+

Source: MoSPI PLFS

Labour Force Participation Rate by Gender

Usual status (PS+SS), age 15+, All India

Source: MoSPI PLFS

Worker Population Ratio by Gender

Usual status (PS+SS), age 15+, All India

Source: MoSPI PLFS

About this data

Data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), PS+SS status, age 15+, All India. PLFS Annual data, PS+SS status, age 15+, All India, all religions, all social groups, all education levels

Last updated: 2026-02-19