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Youth informal employment rate by sex and age; Care employment by sex and age; Care employment by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Care employment by sex and economic activity; Care employment by sex and education; Care employment by sex and rural / urban areas; Care employment by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Care employment by sex and working time arrangement; Care employment by sex and marital status; Care employment by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Care employment by sex and occupation; Care employment by sex and status in employment; Informal care employment by sex; Informal care employment rate by sex; Care employment outside the formal sector by sex; Share of care employment outside the formal sector by sex; Employment-to-population ratio by sex and age; Employment-to-population ratio by sex and education; Employment-to-population ratio by sex and rural / urban areas; Employment-to-population ratio by sex and marital status; Informal employment by age and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Informal employment rate by age and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Informal employment by age and occupation - ISCO level 2; Informal employment rate by age and occupation - ISCO level 2; Informal employment by economic activity and occupation; Informal employment rate by economic activity and occupation; Informal employment by sex and age; Informal employment rate by sex and age; Informal employment by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Informal employment rate by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Informal employment by sex and economic activity; Informal employment rate by sex and economic activity; Informal employment by sex and education; Informal employment rate by sex and education; Informal employment by sex and rural / urban areas; Informal employment rate by sex and rural / urban areas; Informal employment by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Informal employment rate by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Informal employment by ILO sector and sex; Informal employment rate by ILO sector and sex; Informal employment by sex and marital status; Informal employment rate by sex and marital status; Informal employment by sex; Informal employment by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Informal employment rate by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Informal employment by sex and occupation; Informal employment rate by sex and occupation; Informal employment rate by sex; Informal employment by sex and status in employment; Informal employment rate by status in employment (by sex); Employment outside the formal sector by age and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Share of employment outside the formal sector by age and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Employment outside the formal sector by age and occupation - ISCO level 2; Share of employment outside the formal sector by age and occupation - ISCO level 2; Employment outside the formal sector by economic activity and occupation; Share of employment outside the formal sector by economic activity and occupation; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and age; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and age; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and economic activity; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and economic activity; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and education; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and education; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and rural / urban areas; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and rural / urban areas; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and marital status; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and marital status; Employment outside the formal sector by sex; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and occupation; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and occupation; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and status in employment; Share of employment outside the formal sector by status in employment (by sex); Incidence of part-time employment by sex; Informal employment in STEM occupations; Informal employment rate in STEM occupations; Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector; Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and age; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and economic activity; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and education; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and rural / urban areas; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and working time arrangement; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and marital status; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and occupation; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and status in employment; Employment by age and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Employment by age and occupation - ISCO level 2; Employment by age and status in employment; Employment by economic activity and occupation; Employment by sex and age; Employment by sex and care worker type; Employment by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Employment by sex and economic activity; Employment by sex and education; Employment by sex and rural / urban areas; Employment by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Employment by ILO sector and sex; Employment by sex and marital status; Employment by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Employment by sex and occupation; Employment by sex and status in employment. LFS - Periodic Labour Force Survey, annual

12,732 series, each with its latest value, its change on a year earlier and its trend. Page 12 of 17.

Source ILO, ILOSTAT (LFS - Periodic Labour Force Survey) Base PLFS unit data, ILO processing Frequency annual Vintage 2026-10-03 Download CSV, JSON
48 series
Trend Data
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 53 - Personal care workers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 10.49 lakh2025 +11.0% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 54 - Protective services workers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 50.57 lakh2025 +3.9% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 61 - Market-oriented skilled agricultural workers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 12.98 crore2025 −⁠6.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 62 - Market-oriented skilled forestry, fishery and hunting workers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 21.62 lakh2025 +7.3% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 63 - Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 1.55 crore2025 +20.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 71 - Building and related trades workers, excluding electricians (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 1.41 crore2025 −⁠2.8% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 72 - Metal, machinery and related trades workers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 68.63 lakh2025 +5.2% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 73 - Handicraft and printing workers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 53.17 lakh2025 −⁠0.1% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 74 - Electrical and electronic trades workers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 42.83 lakh2025 +14.0% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 75 - Food processing, wood working, garment and other craft and related trades workers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 1.58 crore2025 +0.0% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 81 - Stationary plant and machine operators (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 59.44 lakh2025 +15.3% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 82 - Assemblers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 3.42 lakh2025 +42.9% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 83 - Drivers and mobile plant operators (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 1.91 crore2025 −⁠0.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 91 - Cleaners and helpers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 81.80 lakh2025 +5.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 92 - Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 3.22 crore2025 +6.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 93 - Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 4.36 crore2025 −⁠4.5% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 94 - Food preparation assistants (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 6.13 lakh2025 +17.1% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 95 - Street and related sales and service workers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 14.04 lakh2025 +16.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 96 - Refuse workers and other elementary workers (ISCO-08, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 29.96 lakh2025 +25.5% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, Total (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 34.24 crore2020 +2.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 11 - Legislators and senior officials (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 8.37 lakh2020 −⁠14.2% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 12 - Corporate managers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 3.14 crore2020 +1.3% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 13 - General managers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 5.20 lakh2020 −⁠20.7% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 21 - Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 29.27 lakh2020 +10.8% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 22 - Life science and health professionals (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 14.46 lakh2020 +9.3% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 23 - Teaching professionals (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 47.28 lakh2020 −⁠5.9% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 24 - Other professionals (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 50.85 lakh2020 −⁠12.5% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 31 - Physical and engineering science associate professionals (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 16.41 lakh2020 −⁠22.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 32 - Life science and health associate professionals (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 19.39 lakh2020 +31.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 33 - Teaching associate professionals (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 49.84 lakh2020 −⁠15.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 34 - Other associate professionals (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 42.74 lakh2020 −⁠4.8% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 41 - Office clerks (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 56.44 lakh2020 −⁠10.0% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 42 - Customer services clerks (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 9.38 lakh2020 −⁠6.0% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 51 - Personal and protective services workers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 98.63 lakh2020 −⁠8.8% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 52 - Models, salespersons and demonstrators (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 1.86 crore2020 −⁠12.8% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 61 - Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 11.64 crore2020 +19.0% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 62 - Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 37.87 lakh2020 +11.1% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 71 - Extraction and building trades workers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 1.77 crore2020 +6.5% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 72 - Metal, machinery and related trades workers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 60.99 lakh2020 −⁠0.1% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 73 - Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 20.99 lakh2020 −⁠1.1% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 74 - Other craft and related trades workers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 1.11 crore2020 −⁠3.9% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 81 - Stationary-plant and related operators (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 13.87 lakh2020 +10.3% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 82 - Machine operators and assemblers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 40.58 lakh2020 −⁠2.5% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 83 - Drivers and mobile-plant operators (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 1.18 crore2020 −⁠9.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 91 - Sales and services elementary occupations (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 1.11 crore2020 +5.1% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 92 - Agricultural, fishery and related labourers (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 3.41 crore2020 −⁠4.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, 93 - Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 2.62 crore2020 −⁠8.9% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): 25+, X - Not elsewhere classified (ISCO-88, 2-digit)All India, published in thousands Age and occupation (2-digit) 16.81 lakh2020 −⁠29.0% CSV

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