{"id":43510,"date":"2025-05-16T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=43510"},"modified":"2025-05-16T22:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:30:29","slug":"unemployment-at-5-1-women-labour-force-rises-plfs-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/16-05-2025\/unemployment-at-5-1-women-labour-force-rises-plfs-data","title":{"rendered":"Unemployment at 5.1%, Women Labour Force Rises: PLFS Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Economy; Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The latest <strong>Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data<\/strong>, released by the Ministry of Statistics &amp; Programme Implementation (MoSPI), shows that India\u2019s unemployment rate stood at 5.1% in April 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>About:<\/strong> It is <strong>conducted by the MoSPI <\/strong>to assess employment and unemployment trends in India.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It provides key labour market indicators, including the <strong>Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR), and Unemployment Rate (UR).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Features:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Revamped Sampling Design (2025):<\/strong> The survey now includes <strong>monthly estimates for both rural and urban areas<\/strong>, improving data accuracy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Weekly Status (CWS) Approach:<\/strong> Measures employment status <strong>based on activity in the last seven days<\/strong> preceding the survey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expanded Coverage:<\/strong> The sample size has increased to 22,692 <strong>First Stage Units (FSUs)<\/strong>, covering both rural and urban sectors.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earlier, 12,800 FSUs surveyed in PLFS up to December, 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Annual Reports:<\/strong> PLFS results are now released based on the calendar year, ensuring timely updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"bee674\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Periodic-Labour-Force-Survey-PLFS.png\" alt=\"Periodic Labour Force Survey PLFS\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-43512\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bee674; width:508px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Periodic-Labour-Force-Survey-PLFS.png 596w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Periodic-Labour-Force-Survey-PLFS-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Findings of the PLFS Report<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Unemployment Rate<\/strong>: It\u00a0 is defined as the percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overall (persons aged 15 years and above): 5.1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Male: 5.2%; Female: 5.0%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rural: 4.5%; Urban: 6.5%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Youth among urban females (15-29 years): 23.7%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d5e1e7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/state-of-unemployment.png\" alt=\"state of unemployment\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-43511\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d5e1e7; width:419px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/state-of-unemployment.png 453w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/state-of-unemployment-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>L<\/strong><strong>abour Force Participation Rate (LFPR):<\/strong> It is defined as the percentage of persons in the labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work) in the population.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For persons aged 15 years and above: 55.6%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rural: 58.0%; Urban: 50.7%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Male: 79.0% (rural areas); 75.3% (urban areas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Female: 38.2% (rural areas); 25.7% (urban areas)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Worker Population Ratio (WPR):<\/strong> It measures employed persons as a percentage of the total population.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overall: 52.8%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rural WPR: 55.4%; Urban WPR: 47.4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Female WPR: 36.8% (rural areas); 23.5% (urban areas)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance of the Findings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The rise in female labour force participation, particularly in rural areas, signifies increasing economic engagement.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, high youth unemployment among urban females raises concerns about gender disparities, job availability, and skill gaps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The revamped PLFS model provides monthly employment estimates, but timely implementation of corrective measures remains a challenge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/unemployment-rate-at-51-increase-in-women-labour-force-plfs-data-show\/article69580414.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source: TH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data, released by the Ministry of Statistics &#038; Programme Implementation (MoSPI), shows that India\u2019s unemployment rate stood at 5.1% in April 2025.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Significance of the Findings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The rise in female labour force participation, particularly in rural areas, signifies increasing economic engagement.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">However, high youth unemployment among urban females raises concerns about gender disparities, job availability, and skill gaps.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The revamped PLFS model provides monthly employment estimates, but timely implementation of corrective measures remains a challenge.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/16-05-2025\/unemployment-at-5-1-women-labour-force-rises-plfs-data\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43510"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43528,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43510\/revisions\/43528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}