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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

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Source ILO, ILOSTAT (LFS - Periodic Labour Force Survey) Base PLFS unit data, ILO processing Frequency annual Vintage 2026-10-03 Download CSV, JSON
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Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 3.15 crore2025 +3.2% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, EmployeesAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 2.70 crore2025 +4.0% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Self-employedAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 32.49 lakh2025 +1.2% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Workers not classifiable by statusAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 12.36 lakh2025 −⁠8.3% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.34 crore2025 −⁠0.1% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, EmployeesAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.10 crore2025 −⁠0.8% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Self-employedAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 18.02 lakh2025 +4.0% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Workers not classifiable by statusAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 5.27 lakh2025 +0.3% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.81 crore2025 +5.8% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, EmployeesAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.60 crore2025 +7.6% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Self-employedAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 14.47 lakh2025 −⁠2.1% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Workers not classifiable by statusAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 7.09 lakh2025 −⁠13.7% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 10,7712019 −⁠55.4% CSV
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, EmployeesAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 24,1442018 — CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 41.55 crore2025 −⁠2.3% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 6.99 crore2025 +2.7% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 33.92 crore2025 −⁠3.2% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 64.41 lakh2025 −⁠7.8% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 41.55 crore2025 −⁠2.3% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 6.99 crore2025 +2.7% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.47 crore2025 +7.0% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 25.57 crore2025 −⁠1.7% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 6.88 crore2025 −⁠10.2% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 64.41 lakh2025 −⁠7.8% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 28.12 crore2025 −⁠2.4% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 4.97 crore2025 +3.8% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 22.67 crore2025 −⁠3.5% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 47.86 lakh2025 −⁠9.2% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 28.12 crore2025 −⁠2.4% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 4.97 crore2025 +3.8% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.36 crore2025 +5.9% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 18.71 crore2025 −⁠2.6% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 2.60 crore2025 −⁠13.7% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 47.86 lakh2025 −⁠9.2% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 13.43 crore2025 −⁠2.2% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 2.02 crore2025 −⁠0.1% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 11.24 crore2025 −⁠2.5% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 16.55 lakh2025 −⁠3.2% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 13.43 crore2025 −⁠2.2% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 2.02 crore2025 −⁠0.1% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 10.64 lakh2025 +23.0% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 6.86 crore2025 +0.8% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 4.28 crore2025 −⁠7.9% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 16.55 lakh2025 −⁠3.2% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 14,7682025 — CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 4,3142019 — CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 9,5462025 — CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 14,7682025 — CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 4,3142019 — CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 9,2992025 — CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 9,4502020 — CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 87.2%2025 −⁠0.9 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Employees (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 58.0%2025 −⁠0.3 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Self-employed (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 97.4%2025 −⁠0.5 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 83.9%2025 −⁠2.0 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 87.2%2025 −⁠0.9 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 58.0%2025 −⁠0.3 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 88.1%2025 +1.3 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 97.3%2025 −⁠0.7 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2025 0.0 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 83.9%2025 −⁠2.0 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Total (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 85.8%2025 −⁠0.8 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Employees (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 56.3%2025 +0.6 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Self-employed (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 97.0%2025 −⁠0.5 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 85.9%2025 −⁠3.9 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Total (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 85.8%2025 −⁠0.8 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 56.3%2025 +0.6 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 87.8%2025 +1.3 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 97.3%2025 −⁠0.7 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2025 0.0 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 85.9%2025 −⁠3.9 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Total (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 90.2%2025 −⁠1.3 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Employees (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 62.7%2025 −⁠2.8 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Self-employed (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 98.2%2025 −⁠0.5 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 78.6%2025 +2.8 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Total (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 90.2%2025 −⁠1.3 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 62.7%2025 −⁠2.8 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 92.1%2025 −⁠0.8 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 97.2%2025 −⁠0.8 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2025 0.0 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 78.6%2025 +2.8 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Total (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2025 — CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Employees (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 30.5%2019 — CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Self-employed (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2025 — CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Total (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2025 — CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 30.5%2019 — CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2025 — CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2020 — CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 38.09 crore2025 −⁠2.9% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 3.69 crore2025 +1.3% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 33.84 crore2025 −⁠3.2% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 56.13 lakh2025 −⁠8.6% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 38.09 crore2025 −⁠2.9% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 3.69 crore2025 +1.3% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.47 crore2025 +7.0% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 25.57 crore2025 −⁠1.7% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 6.80 crore2025 −⁠10.3% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 56.13 lakh2025 −⁠8.6% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 25.73 crore2025 −⁠2.9% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 2.67 crore2025 +3.5% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 22.63 crore2025 −⁠3.5% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 43.18 lakh2025 −⁠10.1% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 25.73 crore2025 −⁠2.9% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 2.67 crore2025 +3.5% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.36 crore2025 +5.9% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 18.71 crore2025 −⁠2.6% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 2.56 crore2025 −⁠13.6% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 43.18 lakh2025 −⁠10.1% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 12.37 crore2025 −⁠2.7% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.03 crore2025 −⁠4.1% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 11.21 crore2025 −⁠2.6% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 12.94 lakh2025 −⁠3.3% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 12.37 crore2025 −⁠2.7% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.03 crore2025 −⁠4.1% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 10.64 lakh2025 +23.0% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 6.86 crore2025 +0.8% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 4.25 crore2025 −⁠8.1% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 12.94 lakh2025 −⁠3.3% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 11,1462025 — CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 9,5462025 — CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 11,1462025 — CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 9,2992025 — CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 9,4502020 — CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 79.9%2025 −⁠1.3 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Employees (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 30.6%2025 −⁠0.6 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Self-employed (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 97.1%2025 −⁠0.5 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 73.1%2025 −⁠2.5 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 79.9%2025 −⁠1.3 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 30.6%2025 −⁠0.6 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 88.1%2025 +1.3 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 97.3%2025 −⁠0.7 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 98.9%2025 −⁠0.1 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 73.1%2025 −⁠2.5 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Total (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 78.5%2025 −⁠1.1 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Employees (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 30.2%2025 +0.2 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Self-employed (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 96.8%2025 −⁠0.5 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 77.5%2025 −⁠4.3 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Total (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 78.5%2025 −⁠1.1 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 30.2%2025 +0.2 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 87.8%2025 +1.3 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 97.3%2025 −⁠0.7 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 98.2%2025 +0.1 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 77.5%2025 −⁠4.3 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Total (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 83.1%2025 −⁠1.7 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Employees (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 31.8%2025 −⁠2.8 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Self-employed (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 97.9%2025 −⁠0.6 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 61.5%2025 +2.2 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Total (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 83.1%2025 −⁠1.7 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 31.8%2025 −⁠2.8 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 92.1%2025 −⁠0.8 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 97.2%2025 −⁠0.8 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 99.3%2025 −⁠0.3 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 61.5%2025 +2.2 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Total (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 75.5%2025 — CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Self-employed (aggregate)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2025 — CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Total (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 75.5%2025 — CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2025 — CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India Sex and status in employment 100.0%2020 — CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.62 crore2025 +2.6% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, EmployeesAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.41 crore2025 +2.0% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Self-employedAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 18.30 lakh2025 +4.1% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Workers not classifiable by statusAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 2.64 lakh2025 +29.0% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.09 crore2025 −⁠2.9% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, EmployeesAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 91.51 lakh2025 −⁠4.1% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Self-employedAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 15.76 lakh2025 +3.0% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Workers not classifiable by statusAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.54 lakh2025 +16.4% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 52.88 lakh2025 +16.2% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, EmployeesAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 49.23 lakh2025 +15.8% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Self-employedAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 2.55 lakh2025 +11.8% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Workers not classifiable by statusAll India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.10 lakh2025 +52.1% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 47.66 crore2025 −⁠1.3% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 12.05 crore2025 +3.2% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 34.83 crore2025 −⁠2.7% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 76.76 lakh2025 −⁠5.5% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 47.66 crore2025 −⁠1.3% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 12.05 crore2025 +3.2% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.67 crore2025 +5.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 26.29 crore2025 −⁠1.0% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 6.88 crore2025 −⁠10.2% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 76.76 lakh2025 −⁠5.5% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 32.77 crore2025 −⁠1.5% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 8.83 crore2025 +2.8% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 23.39 crore2025 −⁠3.0% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 55.71 lakh2025 −⁠5.1% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 32.77 crore2025 −⁠1.5% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 8.83 crore2025 +2.8% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 1.55 crore2025 +4.3% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 19.23 crore2025 −⁠1.9% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 2.60 crore2025 −⁠13.7% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 55.71 lakh2025 −⁠5.1% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 14.88 crore2025 −⁠0.7% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 3.22 crore2025 +4.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 11.45 crore2025 −⁠2.0% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Workers not classifiable by status (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 21.05 lakh2025 −⁠6.7% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 14.88 crore2025 −⁠0.7% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 3.22 crore2025 +4.4% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 2. Employers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 11.56 lakh2025 +24.1% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 7.06 crore2025 +1.6% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 4.28 crore2025 −⁠7.9% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 6. Workers not classifiable by status (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 21.05 lakh2025 −⁠6.7% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Total (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 14,7682025 — CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Employees (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 14,1522019 −⁠49.2% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Self-employed (aggregate)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 9,5462025 — CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, Total (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 14,7682025 — CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 1. Employees (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 14,1522019 −⁠49.2% CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 3. Own-account workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 9,2992025 — CSV
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 5. Contributing family workers (ICSE-93)All India, published in thousands Sex and status in employment 9,4502020 — CSV
Informal care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex 1.95 crore2025 +1.1% CSV
Informal care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 71.20 lakh2025 +0.8% CSV
Informal care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 1.24 crore2025 +1.2% CSV
Informal care employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India Sex 62.1%2025 −⁠1.3 pt CSV
Informal care employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India Sex 53.3%2025 +0.5 pt CSV
Informal care employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India Sex 68.6%2025 −⁠3.1 pt CSV
Care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex 1.14 crore2025 +0.8% CSV
Care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 43.51 lakh2025 +3.6% CSV
Care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 70.69 lakh2025 −⁠0.8% CSV
Share of care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India Sex 36.3%2025 −⁠0.9 pt CSV
Share of care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India Sex 32.6%2025 +1.2 pt CSV
Share of care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India Sex 39.0%2025 −⁠2.6 pt CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex 41.55 crore2025 −⁠2.3% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 28.12 crore2025 −⁠2.4% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 13.43 crore2025 −⁠2.2% CSV
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): OtherAll India, published in thousands Sex 14,7682025 — CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India Sex 87.2%2025 −⁠0.9 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India Sex 85.8%2025 −⁠0.8 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India Sex 90.2%2025 −⁠1.3 pt CSV
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): OtherAll India Sex 100.0%2025 — CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex 38.09 crore2025 −⁠2.9% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 25.73 crore2025 −⁠2.9% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 12.37 crore2025 −⁠2.7% CSV
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): OtherAll India, published in thousands Sex 11,1462025 — CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India Sex 79.9%2025 −⁠1.3 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India Sex 78.5%2025 −⁠1.1 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India Sex 83.1%2025 −⁠1.7 pt CSV
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): OtherAll India Sex 75.5%2025 — CSV
Incidence of part-time employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India Sex 24.8%2025 +0.4 pt CSV
Incidence of part-time employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India Sex 14.9%2025 +0.6 pt CSV
Incidence of part-time employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India Sex 46.5%2025 −⁠0.2 pt CSV
Incidence of part-time employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): OtherAll India Sex 31.6%2021 — CSV
Informal employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex 56.37 lakh2025 +2.6% CSV
Informal employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 34.81 lakh2025 −⁠2.8% CSV
Informal employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 21.55 lakh2025 +12.8% CSV
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India Sex 34.9%2025 +0.0 pt CSV
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India Sex 32.0%2025 +0.0 pt CSV
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India Sex 40.8%2025 −⁠1.2 pt CSV
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India, published in thousands Sex 27.39 lakh2025 +1.4% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 21.77 lakh2025 −⁠3.1% CSV
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India, published in thousands Sex 5.62 lakh2025 +23.1% CSV
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): TotalAll India Sex 16.9%2025 −⁠0.2 pt CSV
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): MaleAll India Sex 20.0%2025 −⁠0.0 pt CSV
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): FemaleAll India Sex 10.6%2025 +0.6 pt CSV

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