{
 "meta": {
  "dossier": "plfs",
  "frequency": "quarterly",
  "base": "PLFS original design (2017-18 to 2024)",
  "source": "MoSPI, National Statistical Office",
  "vintage": "2026-10-09",
  "mock": false,
  "geo": "IND",
  "releaseDate": null,
  "coverage": "All India, current weekly status (CWS), urban areas, original design, Apr-Jun 2018 to Oct-Dec 2024: LFPR, WPR and UR by gender, sector and age band (15 and above, 15 to 29, all ages). All persons 15+ is plfs-quarterly.",
  "revisionPolicy": "Final on release. Two survey designs, never joined: the original design (agriculture years 2017-18 to 2023-24, calendar years 2022 to 2024, the urban quarterly bulletin to Oct-Dec 2024) and the revamped design from January 2025 (monthly bulletin from Apr 2025, quarterly bulletin with rural areas and states from Apr-Jun 2025, calendar year 2025 on).",
  "latestPeriod": "2024-10"
 },
 "dates": [
  "2018-04-01",
  "2018-07-01",
  "2018-10-01",
  "2019-01-01",
  "2019-04-01",
  "2019-07-01",
  "2019-10-01",
  "2020-01-01",
  "2020-04-01",
  "2020-07-01",
  "2020-10-01",
  "2021-01-01",
  "2021-04-01",
  "2021-07-01",
  "2021-10-01",
  "2022-01-01",
  "2022-04-01",
  "2022-07-01",
  "2022-10-01",
  "2023-01-01",
  "2023-04-01",
  "2023-07-01",
  "2023-10-01",
  "2024-01-01",
  "2024-04-01",
  "2024-07-01",
  "2024-10-01"
 ],
 "series": {
  "lfpr_cws__male_urban__a15_29": {
   "name": "plfs_lfpr_cws__male_urban__a15_29_pct",
   "label": "Labour force participation rate · All India · men · urban · age 15 to 29 · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    57.5,
    58.1,
    58.3,
    57.9,
    58.4,
    58.7,
    58.8,
    58.1,
    55.6,
    57.7,
    57.4,
    57.2,
    57.4,
    57.2,
    57.6,
    57,
    57.2,
    57.4,
    57.3,
    57.6,
    57.2,
    57.7,
    57.6,
    58.2,
    58.9,
    59.8,
    60.6
   ]
  },
  "lfpr_cws__male_urban__a15plus": {
   "name": "plfs_lfpr_cws__male_urban__a15plus_pct",
   "label": "Labour force participation rate · All India · men · urban · age 15 and above · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Gender and sector",
   "data": [
    73.6,
    73.5,
    73.6,
    73.4,
    null,
    73.9,
    73.8,
    73.7,
    71.7,
    73.5,
    73.6,
    73.5,
    73.1,
    73.5,
    73.9,
    73.4,
    73.5,
    73.4,
    73.3,
    73.5,
    73.5,
    73.8,
    74.1,
    74.4,
    74.7,
    75,
    75.4
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 73.3, 67.3, 20.1)"
  },
  "lfpr_cws__male_urban__all_ages": {
   "name": "plfs_lfpr_cws__male_urban__all_ages_pct",
   "label": "Labour force participation rate · All India · men · urban · age all ages · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    56,
    56.3,
    56.4,
    56.2,
    null,
    56.6,
    56.7,
    56.7,
    55.5,
    57.1,
    57.4,
    57.5,
    57,
    57.5,
    57.6,
    57.4,
    57.2,
    57.1,
    57.2,
    57.3,
    57.4,
    57.6,
    57.8,
    58,
    58,
    58.2,
    58.5
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 56.3, 51.6, 20.1)"
  },
  "lfpr_cws__female_urban__a15_29": {
   "name": "plfs_lfpr_cws__female_urban__a15_29_pct",
   "label": "Labour force participation rate · All India · women · urban · age 15 to 29 · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    16.4,
    16.9,
    16.7,
    16,
    16.3,
    17.7,
    18.4,
    19.3,
    17.8,
    18.1,
    18.1,
    18.3,
    17.2,
    17.2,
    17.1,
    17.3,
    18.4,
    18.2,
    19.1,
    19.3,
    19.2,
    19.9,
    20.8,
    21.3,
    21.3,
    21.9,
    21.2
   ]
  },
  "lfpr_cws__female_urban__a15plus": {
   "name": "plfs_lfpr_cws__female_urban__a15plus_pct",
   "label": "Labour force participation rate · All India · women · urban · age 15 and above · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Gender and sector",
   "data": [
    18.8,
    19.6,
    19.5,
    19.1,
    null,
    20.3,
    21.1,
    21.9,
    19.6,
    null,
    20.6,
    21.2,
    20.1,
    19.9,
    20.2,
    20.4,
    20.9,
    21.7,
    22.3,
    22.7,
    23.2,
    24,
    25,
    25.6,
    25.2,
    25.5,
    25.2
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01",
    "2020-07-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 19, 16.9, 27.4); the API serves a malformed value (\"20J\")"
  },
  "lfpr_cws__female_urban__all_ages": {
   "name": "plfs_lfpr_cws__female_urban__all_ages_pct",
   "label": "Labour force participation rate · All India · women · urban · age all ages · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    14.6,
    15.3,
    15.4,
    15,
    null,
    16,
    16.6,
    17.3,
    15.5,
    16.1,
    16.4,
    16.9,
    16.1,
    15.8,
    16,
    16.2,
    16.4,
    17.2,
    17.7,
    18,
    18.5,
    19,
    19.9,
    20.3,
    20,
    20.3,
    20
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 15, 13.3, 27.4)"
  },
  "lfpr_cws__person_urban__a15_29": {
   "name": "plfs_lfpr_cws__person_urban__a15_29_pct",
   "label": "Labour force participation rate · All India · person · urban · age 15 to 29 · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    37.3,
    38,
    38.2,
    37.7,
    38.2,
    38.9,
    39.4,
    39.5,
    37.4,
    38.7,
    38.4,
    38.4,
    38.2,
    38,
    38.2,
    38.2,
    38.7,
    38.7,
    39.1,
    39.4,
    39.3,
    39.9,
    40.2,
    40.7,
    40.8,
    41.6,
    41.8
   ]
  },
  "lfpr_cws__person_urban__all_ages": {
   "name": "plfs_lfpr_cws__person_urban__all_ages_pct",
   "label": "Labour force participation rate · All India · person · urban · age all ages · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    35.6,
    36.1,
    36.3,
    36,
    36.2,
    36.8,
    37.2,
    37.5,
    35.9,
    37,
    37.3,
    37.5,
    37.1,
    37,
    37.2,
    37.2,
    37.2,
    37.6,
    37.9,
    38.1,
    38.4,
    38.8,
    39.2,
    39.5,
    39.3,
    39.6,
    39.6
   ]
  },
  "wpr_cws__male_urban__a15_29": {
   "name": "plfs_wpr_cws__male_urban__a15_29_pct",
   "label": "Worker population ratio · All India · men · urban · age 15 to 29 · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    45.4,
    45.9,
    45.4,
    45.8,
    46.6,
    47.2,
    48.3,
    46.4,
    36.5,
    42.7,
    44.4,
    45.2,
    43.6,
    45.1,
    46.4,
    46.3,
    47.3,
    47.8,
    47.8,
    48.6,
    48.1,
    48.7,
    49.2,
    49.4,
    50.2,
    51.3,
    51.9
   ]
  },
  "wpr_cws__male_urban__a15plus": {
   "name": "plfs_wpr_cws__male_urban__a15plus_pct",
   "label": "Worker population ratio · All India · men · urban · age 15 and above · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Gender and sector",
   "data": [
    67,
    67,
    66.9,
    67,
    null,
    68,
    68.4,
    67.3,
    56.9,
    64.3,
    66.7,
    67.2,
    64.2,
    66.6,
    67.8,
    67.7,
    68.3,
    68.6,
    68.6,
    69.1,
    69.2,
    69.4,
    69.8,
    69.8,
    70.4,
    70.7,
    70.9
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 73.3, 67.3, 20.1)"
  },
  "wpr_cws__male_urban__all_ages": {
   "name": "plfs_wpr_cws__male_urban__all_ages_pct",
   "label": "Worker population ratio · All India · men · urban · age all ages · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    51,
    51.2,
    51.2,
    51.3,
    null,
    52.1,
    52.6,
    51.7,
    44,
    49.9,
    52,
    52.5,
    50.3,
    52.1,
    52.9,
    53,
    53.1,
    53.3,
    53.5,
    53.8,
    54.1,
    54.2,
    54.5,
    54.5,
    54.7,
    54.8,
    55
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 56.3, 51.6, 20.1)"
  },
  "wpr_cws__female_urban__a15_29": {
   "name": "plfs_wpr_cws__female_urban__a15_29_pct",
   "label": "Worker population ratio · All India · women · urban · age 15 to 29 · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    11.6,
    11.7,
    11.8,
    11.4,
    11.8,
    13.4,
    14,
    14.6,
    11.4,
    12,
    12.1,
    12.9,
    11.9,
    12.6,
    12.6,
    13,
    14,
    13.7,
    14.3,
    14.9,
    14.7,
    15.3,
    16.1,
    16.5,
    16.4,
    17.3,
    16.7
   ]
  },
  "wpr_cws__female_urban__a15plus": {
   "name": "plfs_wpr_cws__female_urban__a15plus_pct",
   "label": "Worker population ratio · All India · women · urban · age 15 and above · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Gender and sector",
   "data": [
    16.4,
    17.1,
    17.2,
    16.9,
    null,
    18.1,
    19,
    19.6,
    15.5,
    17.1,
    17.9,
    18.7,
    17.2,
    17.6,
    18.1,
    18.3,
    18.9,
    19.7,
    20.2,
    20.6,
    21.1,
    21.9,
    22.9,
    23.4,
    23,
    23.4,
    23.2
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 19, 16.9, 27.4)"
  },
  "wpr_cws__female_urban__all_ages": {
   "name": "plfs_wpr_cws__female_urban__all_ages_pct",
   "label": "Worker population ratio · All India · women · urban · age all ages · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    12.8,
    13.4,
    13.5,
    13.3,
    null,
    14.5,
    15,
    15.5,
    12.2,
    13.6,
    14.3,
    14.9,
    13.8,
    14,
    14.3,
    14.5,
    14.9,
    15.5,
    16,
    16.4,
    16.8,
    17.4,
    18.2,
    18.6,
    18.2,
    18.6,
    18.4
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 15, 13.3, 27.4)"
  },
  "wpr_cws__person_urban__a15_29": {
   "name": "plfs_wpr_cws__person_urban__a15_29_pct",
   "label": "Worker population ratio · All India · person · urban · age 15 to 29 · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    28.8,
    29.3,
    29.1,
    29.2,
    29.9,
    30.8,
    31.9,
    31.2,
    24.4,
    28,
    28.8,
    29.6,
    28.5,
    29.5,
    30.3,
    30.5,
    31.4,
    31.5,
    31.8,
    32.6,
    32.3,
    33,
    33.5,
    33.8,
    33.9,
    35,
    35.1
   ]
  },
  "wpr_cws__person_urban__all_ages": {
   "name": "plfs_wpr_cws__person_urban__all_ages_pct",
   "label": "Worker population ratio · All India · person · urban · age all ages · weekly status",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    32.1,
    32.6,
    32.7,
    32.7,
    32.9,
    33.7,
    34.2,
    34.1,
    28.4,
    32.1,
    33.5,
    34,
    32.4,
    33.4,
    33.9,
    34.2,
    34.4,
    34.9,
    35.2,
    35.6,
    35.9,
    36.2,
    36.7,
    36.9,
    36.7,
    37,
    37.1
   ]
  },
  "ur_cws__male_urban__a15_29": {
   "name": "plfs_ur_cws__male_urban__a15_29_pct",
   "label": "Unemployment rate · All India · men · urban · age 15 to 29 · weekly status",
   "color": "#2E4BD8",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    21.1,
    21.1,
    22.1,
    20.9,
    20.1,
    19.6,
    17.8,
    20.2,
    34.3,
    25.9,
    22.6,
    20.9,
    24,
    21.3,
    19.4,
    18.8,
    17.4,
    16.7,
    16.6,
    15.6,
    15.9,
    15.5,
    14.6,
    15.1,
    14.8,
    14.2,
    14.4
   ]
  },
  "ur_cws__male_urban__a15plus": {
   "name": "plfs_ur_cws__male_urban__a15plus_pct",
   "label": "Unemployment rate · All India · men · urban · age 15 and above · weekly status",
   "color": "#2E4BD8",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Gender and sector",
   "data": [
    8.9,
    8.9,
    9,
    8.6,
    null,
    8,
    7.3,
    8.6,
    20.7,
    12.6,
    9.5,
    8.6,
    12.2,
    9.3,
    8.3,
    7.7,
    7.1,
    6.6,
    6.5,
    6,
    5.9,
    6,
    5.8,
    6.1,
    5.8,
    5.7,
    5.8
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 73.3, 67.3, 20.1)"
  },
  "ur_cws__male_urban__all_ages": {
   "name": "plfs_ur_cws__male_urban__all_ages_pct",
   "label": "Unemployment rate · All India · men · urban · age all ages · weekly status",
   "color": "#2E4BD8",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    9,
    8.9,
    9.2,
    8.7,
    null,
    8,
    7.3,
    8.7,
    20.8,
    12.6,
    9.5,
    8.7,
    12.2,
    9.3,
    8.3,
    7.8,
    7.1,
    6.6,
    6.5,
    6.1,
    5.9,
    6,
    5.8,
    6.1,
    5.8,
    5.7,
    5.9
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 56.3, 51.6, 20.1)"
  },
  "ur_cws__female_urban__a15_29": {
   "name": "plfs_ur_cws__female_urban__a15_29_pct",
   "label": "Unemployment rate · All India · women · urban · age 15 to 29 · weekly status",
   "color": "#2E4BD8",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    29.3,
    30.5,
    29.7,
    29,
    27.4,
    24.1,
    23.7,
    24.2,
    36,
    33.8,
    32.9,
    29.5,
    31,
    27,
    26,
    25,
    23.9,
    24.7,
    25.1,
    22.9,
    23.4,
    22.9,
    22.5,
    22.7,
    23,
    21,
    21.4
   ]
  },
  "ur_cws__female_urban__a15plus": {
   "name": "plfs_ur_cws__female_urban__a15plus_pct",
   "label": "Unemployment rate · All India · women · urban · age 15 and above · weekly status",
   "color": "#2E4BD8",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Gender and sector",
   "data": [
    12.7,
    12.6,
    12.1,
    11.6,
    null,
    9.7,
    9.8,
    10.6,
    21.1,
    15.8,
    13.1,
    11,
    14.3,
    11.6,
    10.5,
    10.1,
    9.5,
    9.4,
    9.6,
    9.2,
    9.1,
    8.6,
    8.6,
    8.5,
    9,
    8.4,
    8.1
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 19, 16.9, 27.4)"
  },
  "ur_cws__female_urban__all_ages": {
   "name": "plfs_ur_cws__female_urban__all_ages_pct",
   "label": "Unemployment rate · All India · women · urban · age all ages · weekly status",
   "color": "#2E4BD8",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    12.8,
    12.7,
    12.3,
    11.6,
    null,
    9.7,
    9.8,
    10.5,
    21.2,
    15.8,
    13.1,
    null,
    14.3,
    11.6,
    10.6,
    10.1,
    9.5,
    9.5,
    9.6,
    9.2,
    9.2,
    8.6,
    8.6,
    8.4,
    8.9,
    8.4,
    8.1
   ],
   "gaps": [
    "2019-04-01",
    "2021-01-01"
   ],
   "gapsNote": "its three ratios break UR = 1 - WPR/LFPR (served 15, 13.3, 27.4); the API serves a malformed value (\"11&\")"
  },
  "ur_cws__person_urban__a15_29": {
   "name": "plfs_ur_cws__person_urban__a15_29_pct",
   "label": "Unemployment rate · All India · person · urban · age 15 to 29 · weekly status",
   "color": "#2E4BD8",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    22.9,
    23.1,
    23.7,
    22.5,
    21.6,
    20.6,
    19.2,
    21.1,
    34.7,
    27.7,
    24.9,
    22.9,
    25.5,
    22.5,
    20.8,
    20.2,
    18.9,
    18.5,
    18.6,
    17.3,
    17.6,
    17.3,
    16.5,
    17,
    16.8,
    15.9,
    16.1
   ]
  },
  "ur_cws__person_urban__all_ages": {
   "name": "plfs_ur_cws__person_urban__all_ages_pct",
   "label": "Unemployment rate · All India · person · urban · age all ages · weekly status",
   "color": "#2E4BD8",
   "unit": "pct",
   "group": "Age",
   "data": [
    9.8,
    9.7,
    9.9,
    9.3,
    8.9,
    8.4,
    7.9,
    9.1,
    20.9,
    13.3,
    10.3,
    9.4,
    12.7,
    9.8,
    8.8,
    8.2,
    7.6,
    7.2,
    7.2,
    6.8,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.5,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.4,
    6.4
   ]
  }
 }
}