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Proportion (in per cent) of worker in usual status (ps+ss) in informal sector (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 4.12) 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 stateRural82.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural69.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural79.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban69.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban56.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban66.0%2025—Series data
Total, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal76.3%2025—Series data
Total, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal63.1%2025—Series data
Total, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal73.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural74.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural71.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural73.4%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban65.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban57.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban63.2%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal70.0%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal65.5%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal68.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural80.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural58.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural72.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban72.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban65.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban70.2%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal76.1%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal61.8%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal71.5%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural53.7%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural65.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural57.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban51.4%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban46.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban49.9%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal52.9%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal59.9%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal55.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural84.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural71.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural81.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban72.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban53.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban67.9%2025—Series data
Total, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal82.0%2025—Series data
Total, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal67.4%2025—Series data
Total, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal79.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural92.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural81.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural91.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban81.0%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban56.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban78.2%2025—Series data
Total, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal90.8%2025—Series data
Total, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal77.7%2025—Series data
Total, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal89.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban59.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban36.6%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban53.0%2025—Series data
Total, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal59.1%2025—Series data
Total, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal36.6%2025—Series data
Total, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal53.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural80.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural72.1%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural78.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban76.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban61.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban72.3%2025—Series data
Total, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal79.2%2025—Series data
Total, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal68.8%2025—Series data
Total, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal76.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural40.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural43.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural40.8%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban28.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban35.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban29.4%2025—Series data
Total, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal31.8%2025—Series data
Total, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal38.1%2025—Series data
Total, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal32.9%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural60.3%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural69.0%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural61.1%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban61.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban38.5%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban58.3%2025—Series data
Total, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal61.5%2025—Series data
Total, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal39.0%2025—Series data
Total, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal58.4%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural62.8%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural49.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural59.3%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban64.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban44.7%2025—Series data
Urban, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban59.2%2025—Series data
Total, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal63.7%2025—Series data
Total, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal46.2%2025—Series data
Total, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal59.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Male, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural67.6%2025—Series data
Rural, Female, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural74.2%2025—Series data
Rural, Person, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural69.2%2025—Series data
Urban, Male, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateUrban69.7%2025—Series data

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