Work, as the ILO counts it: every series, every cut

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

12,732 series, each with its latest value, its change on a year earlier and its trend. Page 3 of 3.

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Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), Total (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	41.55 crore2025	−⁠2.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), Skill levels 3 and 4 ~ high (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	2.66 crore2025	−⁠11.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), Skill level 2 ~ medium (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	29.68 crore2025	−⁠1.9%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), Skill level 1 ~ low (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	9.21 crore2025	−⁠0.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), X - Not elsewhere classified (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	15.50 lakh2020	−⁠38.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), Total (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	41.55 crore2025	−⁠2.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 1. Managers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	76.43 lakh2025	−⁠34.9%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 2. Professionals (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	1.22 crore2025	+0.7%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 3. Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	67.53 lakh2025	+9.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 4. Clerical support workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	44.60 lakh2025	+10.0%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 5. Service and sales workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.66 crore2025	+4.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 6. Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	16.10 crore2025	−⁠5.0%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 7. Craft and related trades workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.01 crore2025	+0.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 8. Plant and machine operators, and assemblers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	2.46 crore2025	−⁠0.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 9. Elementary occupations (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	9.21 crore2025	−⁠0.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), Total (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	34.55 crore2020	+2.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 1. Legislators, senior officials and managers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	3.09 crore2020	+3.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 2. Professionals (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	81.23 lakh2020	−⁠16.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 3. Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	75.61 lakh2020	−⁠7.9%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 4. Clerks (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	32.70 lakh2020	−⁠9.0%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 5. Service workers and shop and market sales workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	2.94 crore2020	−⁠11.7%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 6. Skilled agricultural and fishery workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	13.23 crore2020	+18.8%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 7. Craft and related trades workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	3.99 crore2020	+0.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 8. Plant and machine operators and assemblers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	1.67 crore2020	−⁠9.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), 9. Elementary occupations (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	7.58 crore2020	−⁠5.9%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total (broad sectors), X. Not elsewhere classified (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	15.50 lakh2020	−⁠38.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), Total (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	19.52 crore2025	−⁠3.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), Skill levels 3 and 4 ~ high (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	71,4062025	−⁠78.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), Skill level 2 ~ medium (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	16.14 crore2025	−⁠5.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), Skill level 1 ~ low (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	3.37 crore2025	+6.7%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), X - Not elsewhere classified (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.45 lakh2020	−⁠41.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), Total (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	19.52 crore2025	−⁠3.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 1. Managers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	50,8622025	−⁠78.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 2. Professionals (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	12,0082025	−⁠83.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 3. Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	8,5362025	−⁠62.9%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 4. Clerical support workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	25,4632025	+15.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 5. Service and sales workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	4.70 lakh2025	+6.7%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 6. Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	16.01 crore2025	−⁠5.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 7. Craft and related trades workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	1.14 lakh2025	−⁠24.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 8. Plant and machine operators, and assemblers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	6.61 lakh2025	+30.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 9. Elementary occupations (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	3.37 crore2025	+6.7%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), Total (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	17.19 crore2020	+11.8%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 1. Legislators, senior officials and managers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	23.63 lakh2020	−⁠8.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 2. Professionals (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	1.97 lakh2020	+36.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 3. Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	2.80 lakh2020	+99.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 4. Clerks (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	32,5172020	−⁠19.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 5. Service workers and shop and market sales workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	1.75 lakh2020	−⁠47.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 6. Skilled agricultural and fishery workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	13.12 crore2020	+18.9%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 7. Craft and related trades workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	1.27 lakh2020	−⁠24.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 8. Plant and machine operators and assemblers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	2.86 lakh2020	−⁠22.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), 9. Elementary occupations (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	3.67 crore2020	−⁠5.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Agriculture (broad sectors), X. Not elsewhere classified (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.45 lakh2020	−⁠41.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), Total (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	22.04 crore2025	−⁠1.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), Skill levels 3 and 4 ~ high (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	2.66 crore2025	−⁠10.7%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), Skill level 2 ~ medium (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	13.54 crore2025	+2.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), Skill level 1 ~ low (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.84 crore2025	−⁠4.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), X - Not elsewhere classified (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	10.05 lakh2020	−⁠36.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), Total (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	22.04 crore2025	−⁠1.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 1. Managers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	75.92 lakh2025	−⁠34.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 2. Professionals (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	1.22 crore2025	+1.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 3. Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	67.45 lakh2025	+9.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 4. Clerical support workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	44.34 lakh2025	+10.0%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 5. Service and sales workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.61 crore2025	+4.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 6. Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	8.82 lakh2025	+44.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 7. Craft and related trades workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.00 crore2025	+0.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 8. Plant and machine operators, and assemblers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	2.39 crore2025	−⁠1.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 9. Elementary occupations (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.84 crore2025	−⁠4.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), Total (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	17.36 crore2020	−⁠5.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 1. Legislators, senior officials and managers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	2.86 crore2020	+4.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 2. Professionals (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	79.26 lakh2020	−⁠17.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 3. Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	72.81 lakh2020	−⁠9.8%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 4. Clerks (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	32.37 lakh2020	−⁠8.9%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 5. Service workers and shop and market sales workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	2.92 crore2020	−⁠11.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 6. Skilled agricultural and fishery workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	11.47 lakh2020	+6.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 7. Craft and related trades workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	3.98 crore2020	+0.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 8. Plant and machine operators and assemblers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	1.64 crore2020	−⁠9.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), 9. Elementary occupations (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	3.91 crore2020	−⁠6.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Non-agriculture (broad sectors), X. Not elsewhere classified (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	10.05 lakh2020	−⁠36.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), Total (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	10.05 crore2025	−⁠3.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), Skill levels 3 and 4 ~ high (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	39.09 lakh2025	−⁠27.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), Skill level 2 ~ medium (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.16 crore2025	+1.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), Skill level 1 ~ low (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	4.49 crore2025	−⁠6.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), X - Not elsewhere classified (skill level)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	4.30 lakh2020	−⁠47.3%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), Total (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	10.05 crore2025	−⁠3.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 1. Managers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	22.86 lakh2025	−⁠31.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 2. Professionals (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	4.68 lakh2025	−⁠23.7%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 3. Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	11.55 lakh2025	−⁠19.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 4. Clerical support workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.70 lakh2025	+50.4%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 5. Service and sales workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	19.62 lakh2025	+17.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 6. Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	4.49 lakh2025	+38.6%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 7. Craft and related trades workers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	4.33 crore2025	−⁠0.9%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 8. Plant and machine operators, and assemblers (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	53.35 lakh2025	+12.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 9. Elementary occupations (ISCO-08)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	4.49 crore2025	−⁠6.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), Total (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	7.82 crore2020	−⁠4.5%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 1. Legislators, senior officials and managers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	70.89 lakh2020	−⁠4.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 2. Professionals (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	8.20 lakh2020	−⁠26.7%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 3. Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	6.18 lakh2020	+9.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 4. Clerks (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	4.99 lakh2020	−⁠19.2%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 5. Service workers and shop and market sales workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	11.88 lakh2020	−⁠25.1%	Series data
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Industry (broad sectors), 6. Skilled agricultural and fishery workers (ISCO-88)All India, published in thousands	Economic activity and occupation	5.34 lakh2020	+2.9%	Series data

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