Plfs Survey

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

More people now employed in agri than before Covid, says PLFS data

PLFS data says share of manufacturing up

Share of self-employed women increased to 67% in 2023-24: PLFS data

Labour force participation rate for women rose to 41.7% from 23.3% in 2017-18

Jobless rate stagnates at 3.2% in July 2023-June 2024, shows PLFS data

PLFS data for the period suggests share of self-employed, wage-jobbers up

Urban unemployment rate declines to 6.6% in Q1 FY25, shows PLFS data

In contrast, the female unemployment rate increased to 9 per cent in Q1 FY25 from 8.5 per cent in Q4 FY24

Women employment

Indian economy poses structural constraints

Share of women in urban salaried jobs at 6-year low in Q4FY24: PLFS

The share of women in wage work was the highest in Q1 of FY21 at 61.2 per cent

Urban jobless rate reaches four quarter high in Q4FY24: PLFS data

Previously, the jobless rate in urban areas has been steadily declining since the high of 12.6 per cent reported during the April-June quarter of FY22 during the peak of the pandemic

India's economy boosts jobs, but for unskilled and semi-skilled workers

It is not really a case of jobless growth, just that job creation is more for the low-skilled

India's unemployment rate in 2023 dropped to 3.1%, shows NSO data

Since the quarterly samples are drawn independently, estimates of labour force indicators for a calendar year have been obtained by combining the data from the four quarters of the calendar year

Religious minorities see sharper loss of regular wage jobs: PLFS data

Overall, the share of workers having wage/salaried employment has declined to 20.9 per cent in 2022-23 from 23.8 per cent in 2018-19

India's urban jobless rate eases to 6.5% in Q3FY24, shows PLFS data

The jobless rate in urban areas has been steadily declining since the high of 12.6 per cent recorded in the COVID-affected April-June quarter of FY22

Concerns over the sampling design of national surveys not tenable: Govt

NSS sampling design are not tenable, since the conclusions drawn have been based on the assessment of sampling design with faulty application inapplicable method/approach

Regular wage employment for general category people worst in 5 years: PLFS

Decline in regular wage employment in general category led to an increase in self-employment and casual work

No place for women

A hostile public environment adds to workplace patriarchy

10% fewer fresh formal jobs created in April-August, shows EPFO data

Payroll data released by the EPFO showed that cumulatively 4.92 million new subscribers have joined the social security organisation between April-August this year

India's self-employed

The quality of jobs needs to improve

Salaried employment slips in 12 major states, UTs, shows PLFS data

It's widely held that salaried roles, which guarantee consistent wages, offer better job security than casual positions or self-employment

India's jobless rate at 6-year low; wage employment share shrinks

The unemployment rate under the so-called "usual status" during the one-year period declined for the fifth consecutive year since its launch in April 2017

Unemployment rate at 5-year low of 4.1% in 2021-22, shows PLFS data

Quarterly PLFS survey for urban India shows unemployment rate stagnated at 7.2% after declining for five consecutive quarters