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Labour Force Participation Rate for persons of all ages (PLFS, revamped design, calendar year)

330 series, each with its source estimate and downloads.

Source Periodic Labour Force Survey, National Statistics Office, MoSPI, as reprinted in MoSPI's Women and Men in India 2025 (table 4.2) Base PLFS, revamped design, calendar year Frequency cross-sectional Vintage 2026-10-09 Download CSV, JSON
330 series
Trend Data
Rural, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural58.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural34.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural46.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban59.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban22.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban41.3%2025—Series data
Total, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal59.1%2025—Series data
Total, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal30.7%2025—Series data
Total, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal44.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural68.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural43.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural55.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban66.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban39.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban54.0%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal67.7%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal41.7%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal55.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural64.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural40.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural52.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban58.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban26.9%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban42.4%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal62.1%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal35.9%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal48.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural59.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural48.7%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural54.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban60.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban31.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban46.4%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal60.1%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal45.6%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal53.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural59.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural33.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural46.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban62.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban23.9%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban42.9%2025—Series data
Total, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal60.2%2025—Series data
Total, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal32.0%2025—Series data
Total, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal46.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural49.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural17.7%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural33.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban50.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban31.1%2025—Series data
Total, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal49.1%2025—Series data
Total, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal17.0%2025—Series data
Total, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal32.9%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban58.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban28.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban44.3%2025—Series data
Total, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal58.2%2025—Series data
Total, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal28.6%2025—Series data
Total, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal44.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural64.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural51.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural58.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban62.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban26.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban44.3%2025—Series data
Total, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal64.1%2025—Series data
Total, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal46.4%2025—Series data
Total, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal55.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural69.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural44.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural58.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban66.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban22.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban49.0%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal67.1%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal30.2%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal51.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural53.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural8.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural32.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban56.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban34.9%2025—Series data
Total, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal56.1%2025—Series data
Total, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal10.4%2025—Series data
Total, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal34.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural61.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural22.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural42.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban63.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban23.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban44.3%2025—Series data
Total, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal62.9%2025—Series data
Total, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal23.0%2025—Series data
Total, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal43.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural64.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural42.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural53.9%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateUrban63.5%2025—Series data

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