NEW DELHI: The unemployment rate for those in the 15 years and above age group in the country was estimated at 5.1% in Apr while in rural areas it was at 4.5% and urban centres at 6.5%, the first monthly bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) showed on Thursday.
PLFS has been revamped since Jan this year and the latest addition to the jobs data in the form of a monthly bulletin has been done to ensure availability of high frequency labour market data with enhanced coverage to aid timely policy intervention. It contains data for both urban and rural areas.
Among males in the 15 years and above age group the joblessness rate was 5.2% while it was 5% for females in this category.
The unemployment rate among rural male of age 15 years and above was 4.9% during Apr while it was 3.9% for females. In urban areas the joblessness rate among females in the 15 years and above age group during Apr was 8.7% compared to 5.8% for males in the same age group.
The estimates of unemployment under the current weekly status (CWS) provides an average picture of joblessness in a short period of seven days during the survey period. A person is considered as unemployed in a week if he/she did not work even for one hour on any day during the reference week but sought or was available for work at least for one hour on any day during this period.
The statistics office said that the results of the PLFS post Jan 2025 needs to be understood and used in the context with which the sample selection methodology of the survey has been designed. Previous data for the Oct-Dec quarter had shown that unemployment in urban areas was at 6.4%.
The monthly data showed that the unemployment rate in the 15-29 years age group across the country was at 13.8%. In rural areas the rate was higher among females at 14.4% while among males it was at 13.6%.
The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) under the current weekly status (CWS) among those in the 15 years and above age group was 55.6% during Apr. The LFPR in rural areas was 58.0% and in urban areas was 50.7% in the same category. The LFPR for males in the 15 years and above category in rural and urban areas were 79.0% and 75.3% during the month. LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons in the labour force (working or seeking or available for work) in the population.
The survey data showed that 7,511 first-stage sampling units were surveyed across the country during April and the number of households surveyed was pegged at 89,434 (49,323 in rural areas and 40,111 in urban areas) and number of persons surveyed was 3,80,838 (2,17,483 in rural areas and 1,63,355 in urban areas), according to the data.
PLFS has been revamped since Jan this year and the latest addition to the jobs data in the form of a monthly bulletin has been done to ensure availability of high frequency labour market data with enhanced coverage to aid timely policy intervention. It contains data for both urban and rural areas.
Among males in the 15 years and above age group the joblessness rate was 5.2% while it was 5% for females in this category.
The unemployment rate among rural male of age 15 years and above was 4.9% during Apr while it was 3.9% for females. In urban areas the joblessness rate among females in the 15 years and above age group during Apr was 8.7% compared to 5.8% for males in the same age group.
The estimates of unemployment under the current weekly status (CWS) provides an average picture of joblessness in a short period of seven days during the survey period. A person is considered as unemployed in a week if he/she did not work even for one hour on any day during the reference week but sought or was available for work at least for one hour on any day during this period.
The statistics office said that the results of the PLFS post Jan 2025 needs to be understood and used in the context with which the sample selection methodology of the survey has been designed. Previous data for the Oct-Dec quarter had shown that unemployment in urban areas was at 6.4%.
The monthly data showed that the unemployment rate in the 15-29 years age group across the country was at 13.8%. In rural areas the rate was higher among females at 14.4% while among males it was at 13.6%.
The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) under the current weekly status (CWS) among those in the 15 years and above age group was 55.6% during Apr. The LFPR in rural areas was 58.0% and in urban areas was 50.7% in the same category. The LFPR for males in the 15 years and above category in rural and urban areas were 79.0% and 75.3% during the month. LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons in the labour force (working or seeking or available for work) in the population.
The survey data showed that 7,511 first-stage sampling units were surveyed across the country during April and the number of households surveyed was pegged at 89,434 (49,323 in rural areas and 40,111 in urban areas) and number of persons surveyed was 3,80,838 (2,17,483 in rural areas and 1,63,355 in urban areas), according to the data.
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