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Youth informal employment rate by sex and age; Care employment by sex and age; Care employment by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Care employment by sex and economic activity; Care employment by sex and education; Care employment by sex and rural / urban areas; Care employment by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Care employment by sex and working time arrangement; Care employment by sex and marital status; Care employment by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Care employment by sex and occupation; Care employment by sex and status in employment; Informal care employment by sex; Informal care employment rate by sex; Care employment outside the formal sector by sex; Share of care employment outside the formal sector by sex; Employment-to-population ratio by sex and age; Employment-to-population ratio by sex and education; Employment-to-population ratio by sex and rural / urban areas; Employment-to-population ratio by sex and marital status; Informal employment by age and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Informal employment rate by age and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Informal employment by age and occupation - ISCO level 2; Informal employment rate by age and occupation - ISCO level 2; Informal employment by economic activity and occupation; Informal employment rate by economic activity and occupation; Informal employment by sex and age; Informal employment rate by sex and age; Informal employment by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Informal employment rate by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Informal employment by sex and economic activity; Informal employment rate by sex and economic activity; Informal employment by sex and education; Informal employment rate by sex and education; Informal employment by sex and rural / urban areas; Informal employment rate by sex and rural / urban areas; Informal employment by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Informal employment rate by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Informal employment by ILO sector and sex; Informal employment rate by ILO sector and sex; Informal employment by sex and marital status; Informal employment rate by sex and marital status; Informal employment by sex; Informal employment by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Informal employment rate by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Informal employment by sex and occupation; Informal employment rate by sex and occupation; Informal employment rate by sex; Informal employment by sex and status in employment; Informal employment rate by status in employment (by sex); Employment outside the formal sector by age and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Share of employment outside the formal sector by age and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Employment outside the formal sector by age and occupation - ISCO level 2; Share of employment outside the formal sector by age and occupation - ISCO level 2; Employment outside the formal sector by economic activity and occupation; Share of employment outside the formal sector by economic activity and occupation; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and age; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and age; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and economic activity; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and economic activity; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and education; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and education; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and rural / urban areas; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and rural / urban areas; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and marital status; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and marital status; Employment outside the formal sector by sex; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and occupation; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex and occupation; Share of employment outside the formal sector by sex; Employment outside the formal sector by sex and status in employment; Share of employment outside the formal sector by status in employment (by sex); Incidence of part-time employment by sex; Informal employment in STEM occupations; Informal employment rate in STEM occupations; Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector; Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and age; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and economic activity; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and education; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and rural / urban areas; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and working time arrangement; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and marital status; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and occupation; Employment in STEM occupations by sex and status in employment; Employment by age and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Employment by age and occupation - ISCO level 2; Employment by age and status in employment; Employment by economic activity and occupation; Employment by sex and age; Employment by sex and care worker type; Employment by sex and economic activity - ISIC level 2; Employment by sex and economic activity; Employment by sex and education; Employment by sex and rural / urban areas; Employment by sex and weekly hours actually worked; Employment by ILO sector and sex; Employment by sex and marital status; Employment by sex and occupation - ISCO level 2; Employment by sex and occupation; Employment by sex and status in employment. LFS - Periodic Labour Force Survey, annual

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Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-29All IndiaSex and age85.8%2025−⁠1.0 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-19All IndiaSex and age95.5%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 20-24All IndiaSex and age87.8%2025−⁠0.5 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25-29All IndiaSex and age82.0%2025−⁠1.3 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-29All IndiaSex and age85.7%2025−⁠1.0 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-19All IndiaSex and age94.7%2025−⁠1.2 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 20-24All IndiaSex and age88.1%2025−⁠0.2 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25-29All IndiaSex and age81.6%2025−⁠1.4 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15-29All IndiaSex and age86.3%2025−⁠1.0 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15-19All IndiaSex and age97.8%2025+0.9 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 20-24All IndiaSex and age86.7%2025−⁠1.4 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 25-29All IndiaSex and age83.3%2025−⁠1.0 ptSeries data
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 15-29All IndiaSex and age100.0%2025—Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15+ (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age3.15 crore2025+3.2%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-64 (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age3.08 crore2025+2.9%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-24 (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age25.24 lakh2025+0.3%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25+ (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age2.89 crore2025+3.4%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15+ (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age3.15 crore2025+3.2%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-24 (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age25.24 lakh2025+0.3%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25-54 (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age2.50 crore2025+2.8%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 55-64 (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age32.68 lakh2025+6.2%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 65+ (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age6.56 lakh2025+18.5%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15+ (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age1.34 crore2025−⁠0.1%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-64 (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age1.30 crore2025−⁠0.5%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-24 (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age8.82 lakh2025−⁠7.4%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25+ (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age1.25 crore2025+0.5%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15+ (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age1.34 crore2025−⁠0.1%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-24 (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age8.82 lakh2025−⁠7.4%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25-54 (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age1.06 crore2025+0.8%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 55-64 (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age15.19 lakh2025−⁠4.6%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 65+ (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age3.43 lakh2025+15.2%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15+ (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age1.81 crore2025+5.8%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15-64 (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age1.78 crore2025+5.5%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15-24 (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age16.42 lakh2025+4.9%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 25+ (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age1.65 crore2025+5.8%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15+ (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age1.81 crore2025+5.8%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15-24 (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age16.42 lakh2025+4.9%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 25-54 (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age1.44 crore2025+4.2%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 55-64 (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age17.50 lakh2025+17.8%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 65+ (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age3.14 lakh2025+22.4%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 15+ (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age10,7712019−⁠55.4%Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 25+ (youth and adults)All India, published in thousandsSex and age10,7712019—Series data
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Other, 15+ (broad age bands)All India, published in thousandsSex and age10,7712019−⁠55.4%Series data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age52.8%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-64 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age55.7%2025−⁠0.8 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-24 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age26.0%2025−⁠1.3 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age60.8%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age52.8%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-24 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age26.0%2025−⁠1.3 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25-54 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age67.8%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 55-64 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age56.8%2025−⁠0.8 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 65+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age26.2%2025+1.5 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15+ (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age52.8%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-24 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age26.0%2025−⁠1.3 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25-34 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age61.4%2025−⁠1.0 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 35-44 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age72.1%2025−⁠0.4 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 45-54 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age71.2%2025−⁠0.9 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 55-64 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age56.8%2025−⁠0.8 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 65+ (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age26.2%2025+1.5 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15+ (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age52.8%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-19 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age13.2%2025−⁠0.6 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 20-24 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age39.5%2025−⁠2.1 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25-29 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age57.0%2025−⁠1.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 30-34 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age66.2%2025−⁠0.1 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 35-39 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age71.1%2025−⁠0.4 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 40-44 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age73.2%2025−⁠0.4 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 45-49 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age72.8%2025−⁠1.0 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 50-54 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age69.1%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 55-59 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age64.8%2025−⁠1.3 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 60-64 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age48.2%2025−⁠0.1 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 65+ (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age26.2%2025+1.5 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age73.6%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-64 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age77.2%2025−⁠0.8 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-24 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age38.0%2025−⁠1.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age84.9%2025−⁠0.5 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age73.6%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-24 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age38.0%2025−⁠1.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25-54 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age93.7%2025−⁠0.6 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 55-64 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age80.6%2025−⁠0.1 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 65+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age40.7%2025+2.2 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15+ (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age73.6%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-24 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age38.0%2025−⁠1.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25-34 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age90.4%2025−⁠1.2 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 35-44 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age96.5%2025−⁠0.1 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 45-54 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age94.8%2025−⁠0.3 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 55-64 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age80.6%2025−⁠0.1 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 65+ (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age40.7%2025+2.2 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15+ (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age73.6%2025−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-19 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age18.9%2025−⁠1.0 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 20-24 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age59.0%2025−⁠2.6 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25-29 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age86.7%2025−⁠1.8 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 30-34 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age94.4%2025−⁠0.4 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 35-39 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age96.2%2025−⁠0.4 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 40-44 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age96.8%2025+0.2 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 45-49 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age95.8%2025−⁠0.5 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 50-54 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age93.5%2025−⁠0.2 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 55-59 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age90.0%2025−⁠0.6 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 60-64 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age70.4%2025+0.8 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 65+ (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age40.7%2025+2.2 ptSeries data
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age32.5%2025−⁠0.5 ptSeries data

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