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Percentage Distribution of Workers According to Broad Employment Status (PLFS, revamped design, calendar year)

438 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 4.9) Base PLFS, revamped design, calendar year Frequency cross-sectional Vintage 2026-10-09 Download CSV, JSON
438 series
Trend Data
Rural, Male, Casual Labour, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural25.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural17.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Self-employed, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural57.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Casual Labour, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural20.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural9.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Self-employed, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural70.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Casual Labour, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban13.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban46.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Self-employed, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban40.4%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Casual Labour, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban8.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban50.9%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Self-employed, All IndiaRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban40.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Casual Labour, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural10.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural32.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Self-employed, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural57.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Casual Labour, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural7.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural20.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Self-employed, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural71.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Casual Labour, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban15.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban50.9%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Self-employed, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban33.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Casual Labour, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban3.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban55.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Self-employed, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban41.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Casual Labour, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural29.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural17.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Self-employed, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural53.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Casual Labour, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural43.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural9.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Self-employed, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural46.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Casual Labour, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban17.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban45.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Self-employed, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban36.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Casual Labour, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban17.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban43.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Self-employed, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban39.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Casual Labour, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural8.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural20.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Self-employed, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural71.7%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Casual Labour, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural6.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural9.7%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Self-employed, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural84.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Casual Labour, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban6.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban56.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Self-employed, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban37.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Casual Labour, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban4.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban49.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Self-employed, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban45.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Casual Labour, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural31.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural15.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Self-employed, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural52.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Casual Labour, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural9.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural13.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Self-employed, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural77.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Casual Labour, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban13.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban39.4%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Self-employed, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban47.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Casual Labour, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban3.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban49.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Self-employed, AssamRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban47.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Casual Labour, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural29.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural11.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Self-employed, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural59.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Casual Labour, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural11.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural5.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Self-employed, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural82.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Casual Labour, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban14.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban32.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Self-employed, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban53.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Casual Labour, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban4.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban39.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Self-employed, BiharRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban56.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Casual Labour, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban9.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban60.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Self-employed, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban30.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Casual Labour, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban0.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban71.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Self-employed, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban28.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Casual Labour, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural21.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural15.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Self-employed, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural63.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Casual Labour, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural17.7%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural9.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Self-employed, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural72.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Casual Labour, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban15.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban43.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Self-employed, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban41.4%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Casual Labour, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban14.4%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban51.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Self-employed, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban34.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Casual Labour, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural10.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural68.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Self-employed, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural21.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Casual Labour, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural9.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural29.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Self-employed, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateRural61.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Casual Labour, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban0.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Regular wage/ Salaried Employee, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban87.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Self-employed, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban11.9%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Casual Labour, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex, employment status and stateUrban0.4%2025—Series data

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