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All India, original design, calendar years (January to December), plotted at January: LFPR, WPR and UR for every gender, sector, age band, education level, religion and social group, usual status (PS+SS) and weekly status (CWS), base PLFS original design (2017-18 to 2024)

837 series, each with its latest value, its change on a year earlier and its trend.

Source MoSPI, National Statistical Office Base PLFS original design (2017-18 to 2024) Frequency annual Vintage 2026-10-09 Download CSV, JSON
837 series
Trend Data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 to 29, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge65.7%2024+1.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 to 59, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge84.5%2024+0.5 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 and above, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupGender and sector80.6%2024+0.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: scheduled tribeGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group85.2%2024+0.4 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, social group: scheduled tribeGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group59.6%2024−⁠0.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: scheduled casteGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group81.9%2024+2.4 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, social group: scheduled casteGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group57.7%2024+0.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: other backward classGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group79.8%2024+0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, social group: other backward classGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group57.3%2024+0.5 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: othersGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group78.6%2024+0.4 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, social group: othersGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group60.0%2024+1.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge58.2%2024+0.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: HinduismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion80.5%2024+0.9 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, religion: HinduismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion58.7%2024+0.5 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: IslamGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion81.3%2024−⁠0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, religion: IslamGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion54.1%2024+0.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: ChristianityGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion81.1%2024+2.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, religion: ChristianityGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion57.7%2024−⁠0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: SikhismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion79.5%2024−⁠0.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, religion: SikhismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion62.4%2024+0.5 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age 15 and above, weekly statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupGender and sector79.2%2024+0.9 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, weekly statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge57.1%2024+0.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, education: not literateGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation78.7%20240.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, education: literate & upto primaryGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation90.0%2024+0.9 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, education: middleGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation82.1%20240.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, education: secondaryGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation70.8%2024+1.9 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, education: higher secondaryGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation70.0%2024+0.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, education: diploma or certificate courseGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation91.1%2024+2.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, education: graduateGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation89.6%2024+0.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, education: post graduate & aboveGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation95.5%2024+3.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural, age all ages, usual status, education: secondary & aboveGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation76.3%2024+1.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 to 29, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge61.3%2024+2.9 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 to 59, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge82.5%2024+1.5 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 and above, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupGender and sector76.2%2024+1.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: scheduled tribeGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group74.7%2024+0.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, social group: scheduled tribeGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group55.1%2024−⁠0.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: scheduled casteGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group79.2%2024+2.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, social group: scheduled casteGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group60.9%2024+1.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: other backward classGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group76.7%2024+1.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, social group: other backward classGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group58.8%2024+0.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: othersGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group74.6%2024+1.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, social group: othersGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group59.9%2024+0.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge59.4%2024+0.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: HinduismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion75.9%2024+1.4 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, religion: HinduismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion59.9%2024+0.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: IslamGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion79.3%2024+1.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, religion: IslamGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion57.2%2024+0.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: ChristianityGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion70.0%2024+1.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, religion: ChristianityGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion55.7%2024−⁠0.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: SikhismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion73.9%2024−⁠0.9 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, religion: SikhismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion60.5%2024−⁠0.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age 15 and above, weekly statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupGender and sector75.6%2024+1.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, weekly statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge58.9%2024+0.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, education: not literateGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation74.9%2024+2.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, education: literate & upto primaryGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation83.9%2024+0.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, education: middleGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation79.0%2024+0.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, education: secondaryGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation65.5%2024+1.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, education: higher secondaryGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation61.5%2024+2.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, education: diploma or certificate courseGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation87.0%2024−⁠0.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, education: graduateGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation84.5%2024+1.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, education: post graduate & aboveGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation88.0%2024+0.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, urban, age all ages, usual status, education: secondary & aboveGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation73.9%2024+1.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 to 29, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge64.4%2024+1.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 to 59, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge83.8%2024+0.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 and above, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupGender and sector79.2%2024+0.9 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: scheduled tribeGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group84.0%2024+0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, social group: scheduled tribeGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group59.1%2024−⁠0.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: scheduled casteGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group81.2%2024+2.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, social group: scheduled casteGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group58.5%2024+0.9 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: other backward classGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group78.9%2024+0.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, social group: other backward classGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group57.8%2024+0.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: othersGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group76.7%2024+0.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, social group: othersGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group60.0%2024+1.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge58.6%2024+0.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: HinduismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion79.1%2024+1.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, religion: HinduismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion59.0%2024+0.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: IslamGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion80.5%2024+0.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, religion: IslamGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion55.3%2024+0.9 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: ChristianityGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion77.2%2024+1.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, religion: ChristianityGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion57.1%2024−⁠0.4 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 and above, usual status, religion: SikhismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion78.1%2024−⁠0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, religion: SikhismGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupReligion61.9%2024+0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age 15 and above, weekly statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupGender and sector78.1%2024+1.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, weekly statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge57.7%2024+0.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, education: not literateGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation78.0%2024+0.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, education: literate & upto primaryGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation88.5%2024+0.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, education: middleGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation81.2%2024+0.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, education: secondaryGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation69.1%2024+1.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, education: higher secondaryGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation67.0%2024+1.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, education: diploma or certificate courseGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation89.3%2024+0.9 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, education: graduateGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation86.9%2024+1.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, education: post graduate & aboveGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation91.0%2024+2.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, men, rural and urban, age all ages, usual status, education: secondary & aboveGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupEducation75.3%2024+1.6 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, women, rural, age 15 to 29, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge29.2%2024−⁠1.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, women, rural, age 15 to 59, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupAge49.2%2024−⁠1.8 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, women, rural, age 15 and above, usual statusGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupGender and sector45.8%2024−⁠1.5 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, women, rural, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: scheduled tribeGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group66.8%20240.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, women, rural, age all ages, usual status, social group: scheduled tribeGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group47.8%2024−⁠0.7 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, women, rural, age 15 and above, usual status, social group: scheduled casteGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group44.9%2024−⁠2.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate, All India, women, rural, age all ages, usual status, social group: scheduled casteGender, sector, age, education, religion, social groupSocial group32.5%2024−⁠1.8 ptSeries data

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