NSO may release monthly jobs data for rural, urban areas from March-end

Currently, the NSO releases the PLFS data for urban areas on a quarterly and yearly basis, while for rural areas it is released only annually

The National Statistics Office (NSO) is likely to start releasing the periodic force labour survey (PLFS) data every month for the rural and urban areas from March, in a bid to make data readily available to help policymakers, an official told Business Standard.

 

Currently, the NSO releases the PLFS data for urban areas on a quarterly and yearly basis, and only annually for rural areas. 

 

“Come March, we will start releasing the unemployment data on a monthly basis, on par with developed economies. The idea is to provide users with as real-time data as possible for the Indian labour market.