Labour Force Survey

August 2025 Labour Market Report: Positive Trends in Employment

The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for August 2025 indicates a positive trend in the Indian labour market, with the overall unemployment rate declining to 5.1%, the male unemployment rate reaching a five-month low of 5.0%, and a sustained increase in female workforce participation. The Female Worker Population

PLFS

Data User’s Conference on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)

The National Statistics Office (NSO) is organizing a Data User’s Conference on the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on August 28, 2025, in New Delhi. This conference aims to enhance dialogue between data users and producers, reflecting on innovations in PLFS since January 2025. The revamped sampling methodology will