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Labour Force Participation Rate for persons aged 15 years & above (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 4.3) 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 stateRural80.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural45.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural62.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban76.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban27.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban52.2%2025—Series data
Total, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal79.1%2025—Series data
Total, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal40.0%2025—Series data
Total, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal59.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural85.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural51.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural67.4%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban82.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban49.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban67.0%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal84.0%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal50.3%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal67.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural80.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural51.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural65.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban74.4%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban33.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban53.1%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal78.3%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal44.8%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal60.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural81.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural65.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural73.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban77.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban43.9%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban61.3%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal80.5%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal61.7%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal71.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural82.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural44.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural63.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban78.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban29.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban52.9%2025—Series data
Total, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal81.7%2025—Series data
Total, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal42.8%2025—Series data
Total, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal61.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural76.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural26.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural50.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban70.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban13.9%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban42.9%2025—Series data
Total, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal75.7%2025—Series data
Total, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal24.7%2025—Series data
Total, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal49.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban74.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban35.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban56.1%2025—Series data
Total, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal74.8%2025—Series data
Total, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal35.6%2025—Series data
Total, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal56.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural84.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural67.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural75.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban79.9%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban32.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban55.9%2025—Series data
Total, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal83.5%2025—Series data
Total, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal59.8%2025—Series data
Total, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal71.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural87.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural59.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural75.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban84.4%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban27.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban61.6%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal85.3%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal38.3%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal66.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural68.7%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural10.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural42.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban71.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban13.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban44.2%2025—Series data
Total, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal71.5%2025—Series data
Total, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal13.1%2025—Series data
Total, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal44.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural71.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural27.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural49.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban74.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban27.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban52.0%2025—Series data
Total, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal73.4%2025—Series data
Total, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal27.4%2025—Series data
Total, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal51.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural85.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural56.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural71.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateUrban80.7%2025—Series data

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