- Launched in 2017, the key objective of PLFS is to estimate the key employment and unemployment indicators (viz. LFPR, WPR, UR):
- in the short time interval of three months for the urban areas only in ‘Current Weekly Status’ (CWS) and
- in both ‘Usual Status’ and CWS in both rural and urban areas annually.
- Key Indicators used in PLFS:
- Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): Percentage of persons in the labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work) in the population.
- Worker Population Ratio (WPR): Percentage of employed persons in the population.
- Unemployment Rate (UR): Percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force.
- Activity Status: It is determined on the basis of the activities pursued by the person during the specified reference period (preceding date of survey).
- Usual Status: Reference period is 365
- Current Weekly Status (CWS): Reference period is 7 days
- Key findings
| Indicator | 2021 (Jan –Dec) | 2023 (Jan –Dec) | Trend | |
LFPR
| Total | 55.2% | 59.8% | Increase |
| Rural | 57.6 % | 63.4 % | Increase | |
| Urban | 49.4 % | 51.4 % | Increase | |
| Male | 77.4 % | 78.3 % | Increase | |
| Female | 32.8 % | 41.3 % | Increase | |
| WPR | Total | 52.9% | 58.0% | Increase |
UR | Total | 4.2% | 3.1% | Decrease |